Sick rooster, maybe Marek's, part paralysed also molting

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Ah ok. He's looking much worse today, and doesn't seem to want to eat. He's really not going for water, either.
I'm just trying to make him comfortable.
 
So sorry that he is worse and not eating or drinking. Will he take some poultry NutriDrench or electrolytes? Let us know how he does overnight. Do you plan to get a necropsy on him if he dies? The link in post #3 has the list of state vets.
 
I will update tomorrow if there are any changes. He had a go at some egg and some water, but I think he might have drank too fast and got some down the wrong pipe because he started spluttering quite significantly. It wouldn't have been much, but he's just generally making very weak, laboured noises.
I can't really get him to a good avian vet for a necropsy - I'm not in the US, and all the vets here aren't really trained with birds, let alone chickens. I think avian vets are almost all commerical here.
 
Does he have a bad odor to him? About a year ago we had a hen get sick. We brought her in the house in a dog cage to quarantine and care for her. As I recall, she ate and drank a bit for a few days but she developed this foul stench about her. And it was herself that stank, we cleaned her cage daily. We asked a vet about it and he said to put her down. I can't remember now what he told us it was, but he said she wouldn't get better and there was a good chance the rest of the flock would go down too. But thank God they didn't. I'm pretty sure I would recognize that smell again. But I wish I could remember the name of what caused it. That hen was at least a couple of years old.
 
Next update:
He had a bad day yesterday, but a better one today. I made him an omelette with some seeds and grit, and he had about half - he prefers just the egg. He didn't drink much, but I've been drip feeding him a couple of drops as much as possible. He's had a lot of sunflower seeds, lettuce and about 2 and a half eggs, some vitamin b and some electrolytes.
He's seemed a bit more alert today and he definitely took some joy from the food, but he's not looking good.

I'm sorry about your hen. You did the right thing. It's good you were able to give her a painless send off.

He doesn't have a bad odor at all, actually - even his poo has been pretty normal, and it hasn't looked too runny, discoloured or anything, and it's been regular. The paralysis has hit him for six though, and he really wants to walk, so he ends up flailing about a lot. I've made a makeshift sling and put him in when I think he needs a good rest, and he protests, but I think it's been relieving his legs and neck a bit. Good thing is he seems to have fixed whatever the breathing issue is, and hasn't been panting much today, and every time I've dropped some liquid into his beak he's swallowed normally and been able to swallow himself. I'm not giving up until he tells me he's had enough.
 
Well, I am glad that he is eating some. I would try a small portion of chicken feed soaked in warm water to offer before his egg. It would be good to take some of the chicken feed if he will, then give his egg treat after that. The feed has more nutrients overall. What country are you in? We have members all over, and some may know of place that does necropsies. But hopefully, he will get some strength back.
 
He's really having difficulty picking at anything now, he seems hungry and enthusiastic to try but he can't hold onto to tear into anything with his beak.
Is tube feeding an option?
He still seems to be fairly alert, otherwise I wouldn't even consider it.
 
Sorry, on my phone I forget all the points I should answer. I'm in Australia. I've had a look at some videos and I've got a tube but not a big syringe so I'll try and get one from a chemist.
I'm not sure about a liquid parrot diet, the nearest seller is a bit far for me.
I'm scared of asphyxiating him.
 
Aquarium air tubing (a 12-15 inch length) will fit onto a normal syringe, while a catheter tipped syringe with fit on most feeding tubes. If using tubing not meant for feeding tubes, be sure to melt the sharp edges to prevent cutting or irritating the throat.

Chicken feed ground finely and watered down can fit through some feeding tubes, and is good to use.
 

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