Silkie rooster balance loss and butt is looking bad

[Mikkimarie]

They do that so that's not unusual. Good on the vitamin water, but then just wondering what else is wrong then if he's unstable. Like I mentioned, probiotics might help his digestive tract, but it seems there's something else going on if he's having balance issues. You can't see anything else wrong with him at all, like no mites, lice, a wound

 

[Mikkimarie]

I didn’t want to overwhelm you. The only other thing I see wrong is he looks to have raised scales on legs.? Leg mites/? Hard to get a photo they look a bit dry and feel raised

 

[Mikkimarie]

They do that so that's not unusual. Good on the vitamin water, but then just wondering what else is wrong then if he's unstable. Like I mentioned, probiotics might help his digestive tract, but it seems there's something else going on if he's having balance issues. You can't see anything else wrong with him at all, like no mites, lice, a wound?

Tried to take him out of crate to see how he’s doing he just stands there and acts like it’s hard to walk or he doesn’t want to walk.

 

[Mikkimarie]

Tried to take him out of crate to see how he’s doing he just stands there and acts like it’s hard to walk or he doesn’t want to walk.

Took another poop still looks bad and now he’s sleeping

 

[Eggcessive]

You can get some probiotics for animals at your vet. A good brand of plain Greek yogurt also has some. Don’t overdo the yogurt though. A tsp daily or every other day is good.

 

[Debbie292d]

I didn’t want to overwhelm you. The only other thing I see wrong is he looks to have raised scales on legs.? Leg mites/? Hard to get a photo they look a bit dry and feel raised

If that is SLM, it's the beginning stages. We've had them three times in eight years, albeit never another mite or lice.

How many silkies do you have? I ask because when we just had around a dozen, we treated them for that by going in the coop at night and smearing vaseline on all their toes, feet, and legs. We did this every few days for three times total. It takes months sometimes to see improvement. The third time they got it, I now had 20-some silkies and didn't feel like slathering 40 feathered feet, so we got some Ivermectin Pour on, 5%.

I found dosage on bitchin' chickens website so for the silkies found they needed one eyedropper drop, ONE DROP, of Ivermectin on the back of their necks after I spread their feathers. Both methods work best at night while they're in the coop and having a partner to help is recommended. Repeat this in 10 days. There is an egg-withdrawal I've read everywhere from 7 days, 14 days, to a month. Hubby ate them the entire time saying if the eggs really have that in them, maybe it'll cure something in him.

The nice thing if you used Ivermectin is it will kill any mites, lice, and could kill round worms, maybe others, if your birds have those. Most don't use it as a wormer as there are other products much more effective on a broader variety.

 

[LaFleche]

To see if his crop is emptying properly overnight, check it early in the morning before he gets any feed.
If it has not emptied, he might be suffering from a crop impaction which leaves the bird starving slowly to death and could be the cause of the green in his droppings (bile) and the balance issuesm

When did you last deworm and what is his age?

 

[Mikkimarie]

To see if his crop is emptying properly overnight, check it early in the morning before he gets any feed.
If it has not emptied, he might be suffering from a crop impaction which leaves the bird starving slowly to death and could be the cause of the green in his droppings (bile) and the balance issuesm

When did you last deworm and what is his age?

Today this morning he is doing better!! Poop is more solid and normal not runny. He isn’t stumbling/limping now. Crop seems empty this morning. He’s making little noises but hasn’t crowed like usual.

I have 2 silkies, him and my female and I have 3 other birds, 2 mystic onyx and a polish. My silkies are around a year old. Give or take. Have never dewormed but husband has ordered stuff to get that done. Anything you recommend for deworming?

 

[Mikkimarie]

If that is SLM, it's the beginning stages. We've had them three times in eight years, albeit never another mite or lice.

How many silkies do you have? I ask because when we just had around a dozen, we treated them for that by going in the coop at night and smearing vaseline on all their toes, feet, and legs. We did this every few days for three times total. It takes months sometimes to see improvement. The third time they got it, I now had 20-some silkies and didn't feel like slathering 40 feathered feet, so we got some Ivermectin Pour on, 5%.

I found dosage on bitchin' chickens website so for the silkies found they needed one eyedropper drop, ONE DROP, of Ivermectin on the back of their necks after I spread their feathers. Both methods work best at night while they're in the coop and having a partner to help is recommended. Repeat this in 10 days. There is an egg-withdrawal I've read everywhere from 7 days, 14 days, to a month. Hubby ate them the entire time saying if the eggs really have that in them, maybe it'll cure something in him.

The nice thing if you used Ivermectin is it will kill any mites, lice, and could kill round worms, maybe others, if your birds have those. Most don't use it as a wormer as there are other products much more effective on a broader variety.

My issue is I have a doggy that loves to eat there poop and I have heard that can kill them if I use that medicine?

 

[Debbie292d]

My issue is I have a doggy that loves to eat there poop and I have heard that can kill them if I use that medicine?

Oh jeez, yes, that's possible it could be toxic to your dog. But if your chickens have worms, there's a possibility so does your dog then.

I looked up Safe-Guard. That doesn't say anything about toxicity to dogs. That's what most use. Valbazen is another one. Both these two are actually in dog dewormer but that would be different dosages.

Here's dosage for both products.