MeganAlyssa
In the Brooder
- Nov 12, 2020
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I had a almost 6 year old orpington hen that just passed away sadly. I was trying to figure out what was wrong but can't find anything online. I felt like maybe it could have been coccidiosis, egg peritonitis, possibly mareks but I'm not sure.
Her symptoms started out with watery yellow poop and like a penguin waddle almost, limping, was walking alongside the coop to keep her balance. Was still drinking normal and eating some. I separated her to evaluate and also started corid thinking it could be coccidiosis. The next day she was a little weaker, sitting mostly but standing up when I was with her and eating and drinking. Her poops were quite normal, but I did find a tiny hard yellow ball in one of her poops. I second guessed myself on the corid and switched to electrolyte water. The next day she was weaker, not eating or drinking near as much, could still stand but not for long, was very wobbly, still had the penguin like stance. Gave her an epsom salt bath to see if that would do anything. Picked her up after her bath and thought I heard an egg cracking but couldn't previously feel and egg so I don't think she was egg bound, I couldn't feel an egg either but that sound was weird. The next day she was more weak, would drink water when I poured it in her bowl. Wouldn't stand at all, her feet were curled up, no split legs though, but droopy wings. The next day, she was not wanting to eat or drink at all, no droppings, started syringe feeding and also started back the corid thinking it was that. Next morning she had passed. A lot of her symptoms I feel like matched coccidiosis or mareks but my other 2 girls are still acting normal. I don't know if maybe she somehow ingested something toxic. I put my other girls on corid just incase. I've never had issues with diseases before. But I've been all over the internet and different things have the same symptoms so it's hard to tell sometimes. If anyone has any idea of what it might have been. She was my sweet girl, very chill, so I guess I didn't realize until it was too late
Her symptoms started out with watery yellow poop and like a penguin waddle almost, limping, was walking alongside the coop to keep her balance. Was still drinking normal and eating some. I separated her to evaluate and also started corid thinking it could be coccidiosis. The next day she was a little weaker, sitting mostly but standing up when I was with her and eating and drinking. Her poops were quite normal, but I did find a tiny hard yellow ball in one of her poops. I second guessed myself on the corid and switched to electrolyte water. The next day she was weaker, not eating or drinking near as much, could still stand but not for long, was very wobbly, still had the penguin like stance. Gave her an epsom salt bath to see if that would do anything. Picked her up after her bath and thought I heard an egg cracking but couldn't previously feel and egg so I don't think she was egg bound, I couldn't feel an egg either but that sound was weird. The next day she was more weak, would drink water when I poured it in her bowl. Wouldn't stand at all, her feet were curled up, no split legs though, but droopy wings. The next day, she was not wanting to eat or drink at all, no droppings, started syringe feeding and also started back the corid thinking it was that. Next morning she had passed. A lot of her symptoms I feel like matched coccidiosis or mareks but my other 2 girls are still acting normal. I don't know if maybe she somehow ingested something toxic. I put my other girls on corid just incase. I've never had issues with diseases before. But I've been all over the internet and different things have the same symptoms so it's hard to tell sometimes. If anyone has any idea of what it might have been. She was my sweet girl, very chill, so I guess I didn't realize until it was too late
