ThinMintTheChicken
Crowing
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
(Her name is Zola, btw). Blue Orpington, about 6 months old, she feels normal. *Has not started laying yet, she was VERY slow to feather in*
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She rests on her hocks and will lean all the way backwards and fall over. She will get up and walk over to the food bowls and such but she's like this 99% of the time
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
About a week now
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
No, unless it's my cockerel, Toast. But I've never seen him mate on her or any other chicken pick at her. She and 7 others (including Toast) were recently integrated with our 1 y/o flock. She was fine for the first couple weeks but now is like this
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Layer pellets, water from our water pump (well water). She eats and drinks like any other chicken.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
I'm guessing normal because I have not seen any odd looking stool in our run
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Nothing except for keeping a closer eye on her and examining her
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Treat ourselves.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
See below
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Medium sized coop and run (I don't know the dimensions), shredded straw/leftover regular straw.
First picture is just before she fell over
She immediately picked herself back up though
(Her name is Zola, btw). Blue Orpington, about 6 months old, she feels normal. *Has not started laying yet, she was VERY slow to feather in*
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She rests on her hocks and will lean all the way backwards and fall over. She will get up and walk over to the food bowls and such but she's like this 99% of the time
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
About a week now
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
No, unless it's my cockerel, Toast. But I've never seen him mate on her or any other chicken pick at her. She and 7 others (including Toast) were recently integrated with our 1 y/o flock. She was fine for the first couple weeks but now is like this
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Layer pellets, water from our water pump (well water). She eats and drinks like any other chicken.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
I'm guessing normal because I have not seen any odd looking stool in our run
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Nothing except for keeping a closer eye on her and examining her
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Treat ourselves.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
See below
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Medium sized coop and run (I don't know the dimensions), shredded straw/leftover regular straw.
First picture is just before she fell over
She immediately picked herself back up though
