Silkie rooster stumbling and falling onto his right side

Fluffybuttfarmer

In the Brooder
Mar 24, 2022
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Hey everyone
I just got home from work and found my silkie rooster was laying on his back in the run of the coop rather than roosting with the flock. When I checked on him and attempted to put him on his feet he was stumbling like he was drunk and falling to his right side. His crop felt full but just similar to when they have just eaten a lot. Bottom looked clean and dry. Only thing I found was a lightly bleeding broken feather on his right foot. Could that be enough to cause his immobility? Any ideas on what else could be going on? For now I moved him into the coop next to the water so he could reach it without having to get up
 
He eats purina scatch grains + lots of bugs/grass, etc. I was also wondering if it was a stroke because it seemed like his balance was just off and he was weak on the right. He doesn't look like videos of wry neck that I've seen
 

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