sick bantam rooster. wheezing

[KyBockBock]

I got him a a few months ago. Wasnt sure of his age at least a year. I got him and a hen together as a pair. Shes doing great and now trying to rasie lil ones for me. But my lil guy is sick. Ive never herd him crow. And his wheezing is most noticeable at night. I had him with my free range flock. Now he has seprated and is on terramicine feed. (All i had or thought it couldnt hurt) and hes starting to get some color back to his cone is was pretty pale. But the wheezing is still there and the rest of my flock is fine... help

 

[KyBockBock]

And i have done some research. Just haven't got anything that fit. :/ i just wanna get him fixed up and back with the flock.

 

[fluffychooks]

The cockerel in question should be checked for gape worm, which will cause open mouthed, laboured breathing. There will be a small (but visible) reddish "Y" shaped worm (male and female mated and joined together) at the back of the throat, obstructing breathing. There are several meds available to treat gapeworm- I believe Flubenvet will kill the worms. If the cockrel doesn't respond to the worming meds, he may need antibiotics (though it sounds like it is not a respiratory infection, as he would have other symptoms, like foamy eyes, sneezing, mucky nostrils, gurgling...). If that is the case, skip the terramycin (not extremely effective) and the tetramycene (about the same as terramycin) as they will not likely touch a chronic infection. High doses of baytril (15 mg/kg, twice a day, for 7 days, orally or injected IM) or tylan injectable (35 mg/kg, two to three times a day, orally or IM for 7-10 days) is your best bet. I still suspect gapeworm...