Hen very sick but still eating & drinking

[deacons]

@Mer1977 , how did Wanda do through the night?

 

[Mer1977]

The picture looks like she may be egg bound. That posture doesn't look like coccidia.

I don't know... do egg bound hens have diarrhea? I looked into egg bound early on, and for some reason ruled it out. Unfortunately I don't recall why. Will look into it again though.

I've also ruled out coccidiosis because apparently they lose appetite with that (at least according to one source I read). She has a decent appetite.

 

[Mer1977]

@Mer1977 , how did Wanda do through the night?

She's still hanging in there! Ate her breakfast, no diarrhea, not laying on her belly anymore - she's standing, but still with her tail down and wings kind of hanging.

And, she's spending a lot of her time with her head in the corner.

Think she's been a bad girl??

 

[jgoldy2]

I think that egg bound could be it, I think that it might be similar to something, so I will find out what that is

 

[rbaker0345]

How about worms? Try some safeguard paste- its the cheapest and easiest thing to rule out.

 

[enola]

Can you post a picture of what she looks like now?

 

[seminolewind]

Quote:
I don't see standing with her head in a corner a good thing.

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
I don't see standing with her head in a corner a good thing.
X2!

-Kathy

 

[Mer1977]

She doesn't keep her head in the corner all the time, just some times.

Here's a pic I just took:

 

[Mer1977]

PS The comment about her being a bad girl was a joke!