chickenlover0304
In the Brooder
- Mar 6, 2024
- 4
- 1
- 11
Three days ago, I let my chickens out to free range and noticed one of my girls (a 3-4 year old Salmon Faverolle) wasn’t keeping up with the rest of the flock. I walked over to check on her & noticed she was having trouble keeping her balance. I supervised her for a few more minutes. She was still pecking the ground and eating but every 4-5 steps she would flap her wings to try and balance herself. When I put the girls back in the coop/run, I noticed she was just sitting in the run. I decided to separate her and put her in the garage for the night. I wasn’t sure if she had eaten during the day so I made her some scrambled eggs and added some electrolytes to her water. She ate almost all the scrambled eggs and took a few sips of water.
Day two- When I woke up, I took her out of the cage. She ate a bit of food and drank some water. She was able to walk back into her cage and sit down. At this point, I had to go to work so she was alone for the next 8-9 hours. I returned home to checked on her and I let her out of the cage to see how her walking was. She took about 8-10 steps and pooped the most stinky, green, liquid diarrhea. Then after that, she ate some more food and drank a little more water. I put her back in the cage for the night.
Day three- I woke up and went to check on her. She was alert and even clucked at me a few times. I was running behind for work so didn’t have time to get her out to check on her walking. I gave her a handful of mealworms and had to go. A few hours later, I returned and noticed she had pooped in the cage. Still green but not as stinky and not as liquidy. I noticed her rear was dirty from the diarrhea so I cleaned her up. She ate & drank completely normal and is now resting for the night.
I’ve done quite a bit of research but there seems to be so many things this could be. The odd thing is she hasn’t been lethargic or sick at all. She is alert, eating/drinking, and attempting to walk. I’m not sure if this is a leg injury and maybe she got dehydrated causing the green diarrhea or if this is an illness/disease. None of my other girls are showing any symptoms at this time. I’m open to any and all suggestions. I have various chicken medicines on hand and will do anything to save my girl. Please help!!
Day two- When I woke up, I took her out of the cage. She ate a bit of food and drank some water. She was able to walk back into her cage and sit down. At this point, I had to go to work so she was alone for the next 8-9 hours. I returned home to checked on her and I let her out of the cage to see how her walking was. She took about 8-10 steps and pooped the most stinky, green, liquid diarrhea. Then after that, she ate some more food and drank a little more water. I put her back in the cage for the night.
Day three- I woke up and went to check on her. She was alert and even clucked at me a few times. I was running behind for work so didn’t have time to get her out to check on her walking. I gave her a handful of mealworms and had to go. A few hours later, I returned and noticed she had pooped in the cage. Still green but not as stinky and not as liquidy. I noticed her rear was dirty from the diarrhea so I cleaned her up. She ate & drank completely normal and is now resting for the night.
I’ve done quite a bit of research but there seems to be so many things this could be. The odd thing is she hasn’t been lethargic or sick at all. She is alert, eating/drinking, and attempting to walk. I’m not sure if this is a leg injury and maybe she got dehydrated causing the green diarrhea or if this is an illness/disease. None of my other girls are showing any symptoms at this time. I’m open to any and all suggestions. I have various chicken medicines on hand and will do anything to save my girl. Please help!!