Not sure if this is the place to ask as this board seems quite dead, but I guess it's worth a shot. I had to take my rooster inside the day before yesterday as it's gotten really cold all of a sudden, and he started to act really lethargic and wasn't eating. After bringing him inside where it's warm he started to eat and drink again. His shit looks pretty normal as well, no blood or worms or anything and it's of normal consistency. I decided to take this opportunity to check him for mites. Everything appeared normal except for his vent, which had a couple of small scabs on it. Could this be indication of other chickens pecking at him? He's my only rooster, so I wouldn't have expected him to be picked on by hens. I really don't think he has mites. When I was bathing him I noticed he had built up a very noticeable amount of earwax in both of his ears, and was yawning and shaking his head quite a bit. so I got most of it out with warm water, qtips and a pair of tweezers. There's still a bit of wax left, so I will get the rest of it out when I get my neosporin and peroxide tonight. I think it's the wax buildup that's causing him to yawn, since I couldn't see any signs of gapeworm when I looked down his throat the other day. That would make sense since he scratches at his ears from time to time.
Do you guys think the peroxide and neosporin is a good plan? And in the off chance that he does have gapeworm, does anyone know where to get thiabendazole? I couldn't find any online store that sells it, but I could just be retarded.
