dying rooster :(

19 years ago

my rooster is dying as we speak...I'm so upset about this as he means a lot to me.

anyways I've treated the flock because they had red mites...10 days ago..everything seemed to be ok,then this morning I found him on the floor of the coop almost dead. he also has mites ALL OVER him. noone else has them on them,but I dusted them again anyways this morning to be safe. can someone tell me why he's dying? is it from mites? or the powder? he hasn't been well for a while,and no crowing for about 1 month..and he's alwyas lying on the floor of the coop instead of the roosts with his girls like usual. please,can someone help me with their knowledge here? thanks...he's 2.

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beeliz
Original Author
19 years ago
he died..
robin_maine
19 years ago
What did you dust him with? The mites could have made him anemic and killed him.

Do you have soil the birds can get into for a dust bath?
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Maggie_J
19 years ago
It sounds to me as though he had some other kind of ailment and that is why the mites swarmed him like that. They go for the weakened bird and make the condition worse. Not crowing and not roosting indicates something has been wrong for a while... I'm sorry you lost him, but it is sometimes hard to tell when a chicken is ailing -- until they are too far gone to save.
beeliz
Original Author
19 years ago
Maggie,
you are right in saying that it was an ailment because he hadn't been himself in a while...really not sure what it was though.I take excellent care of my pets so it completely took me by shock. They're fed really well,clean water tons of space,and a lot of tlc from myself and my family...we really miss him . I will do everything to prevent this horrible situation from happening to my other hens but it would help to know what the heck happened!

rest in peace Sal
robin_maine
19 years ago
I'd check the rest of the flock for mites again to be sure they don't still have them too.
beeliz
Original Author
19 years ago
yes,I have checked them...I'm due to powder again tomorrow but I'm scared of poisoning them. I use dri-kill, I did dust them saturday after the rooster died..but I have to do the coop again...I was told not to do the 14 day follow up because it's too toxic,but it say's on the directions that you must to kill any eggs which may have hatched in the time between. so,I really have no choice,the mites HAVE to go.
beeliz
Original Author
19 years ago
Robin,..yes I recently got a nice bag of fresh peat moss for them to dust bath in...but they did have places in their place that they would do that in too...I just felt that it would be best to have a new clean pile of dirt for them to bath in...sorry to reply so late :)
robin_maine
19 years ago
I never thought of peat moss. Giving it to the birds before adding it to the garden would be helpful. Good idea. I'm glad you said that.
beeliz
Original Author
19 years ago
glad to be of help! :) works great,and you can get the added droppings in there for fertilizer...hey,I think we both came up with a master plan! great idea!