my turkey has fowl pox and will not eat anything, hes a little lethargic and im very worried that hes going to die.
his pox has progressed to where its beginning to dry up and scab a little so im hoping its near its end but i cant tell, ive looked down his throat and theres no lesions on the inside
he hasnt eaten properly in 2 days, ive been trying to force mash down his beak so he has to swallow it but i cant give him liquids for fear of causing him to aspirate.
i dont have pellets, i only have crumb that i can either make into crumble (so its not so dusty, just a sprits of water and then mix so it clumps into small crumbs) or i can make mash. i cant leave the crumb dry as its too dusty and clumps up in his throat
i could try feeding him chicken pellets but i dont know how keen he would be
he kind of gets excited for food when its not mash but after a few bites of anything he is no longer interested.
he was very down in the dumps 2 days ago when he was basically just sunbathing and drinking water, he didnt eat much at all and i didnt push him because i thought he’d be better the next day
the next day wasnt eventful, he was a bit of the same, a little playful once i fed him a little bit of bread but he wasn’t too keen on it either.
today he has been a lot more vocal than he was but hes not playful and he just kinda seems out of it
he isnt very keen on drinking any water today but im trying very hard, hes had atleast a few mouthfuls
ive heard that their poop can be very yellow if they’re starving? but sulpher yellow is also a sign of blackheads
he was a very playful crazy bird until 2-3 days ago and i really do not want to lose him. i cannot afford a vet, he was a rescue that i thought i could take on as i had other birds but my chickens have never really been uninterested in food unless theyre actively dying.
i had a chicken go practically blind from fowl pox and she was still keen to eat wet mash, she made it through it i thought he would be fine too like she was.
im very worried and i dont know what to do.
please tell me this isnt blackheads. hes like my baby i dont know what i’ll do if he doesnt make it.
edit: as of now (2:30pm) i did get him to drink some water, it didnt take much effort this time thankfully as the water was properly cold he seemed to like it more
he also at a few mouthfuls of dry crumb out of the tub i put it in, but he wasn’t interested when i put some in a different tub on the ground
he seems a little weak on his legs but is less lethargic than i may have thought, he’s quick to peck me if he feels like it and chased a chicken he didnt like for a few seconds, but hes just been laying around a lot. im wondering if he doesn’t really feel warm enough (its summer right now im pretty sure so its pretty warm out, but my dad had an idea that maybe he feels a little cold internally like when you get the chills if youre sick)
i took a closer look at his scabs and noticed that some are starting to come off, dont worry i wont touch them, but this might be a good sign. the hen i had with fowl pox ended up scratching all her scabs off one night (i wasnt very pleased) but she could see so she could eat, and after the rawness of her skin cleared up she was back to normal.
another edit for the end of today: he did eat a little more and seemed a little more active by the end of today, he also drank a good amount of water
his pox has progressed to where its beginning to dry up and scab a little so im hoping its near its end but i cant tell, ive looked down his throat and theres no lesions on the inside
he hasnt eaten properly in 2 days, ive been trying to force mash down his beak so he has to swallow it but i cant give him liquids for fear of causing him to aspirate.
i dont have pellets, i only have crumb that i can either make into crumble (so its not so dusty, just a sprits of water and then mix so it clumps into small crumbs) or i can make mash. i cant leave the crumb dry as its too dusty and clumps up in his throat
i could try feeding him chicken pellets but i dont know how keen he would be
he kind of gets excited for food when its not mash but after a few bites of anything he is no longer interested.
he was very down in the dumps 2 days ago when he was basically just sunbathing and drinking water, he didnt eat much at all and i didnt push him because i thought he’d be better the next day
the next day wasnt eventful, he was a bit of the same, a little playful once i fed him a little bit of bread but he wasn’t too keen on it either.
today he has been a lot more vocal than he was but hes not playful and he just kinda seems out of it
he isnt very keen on drinking any water today but im trying very hard, hes had atleast a few mouthfuls
ive heard that their poop can be very yellow if they’re starving? but sulpher yellow is also a sign of blackheads
he was a very playful crazy bird until 2-3 days ago and i really do not want to lose him. i cannot afford a vet, he was a rescue that i thought i could take on as i had other birds but my chickens have never really been uninterested in food unless theyre actively dying.
i had a chicken go practically blind from fowl pox and she was still keen to eat wet mash, she made it through it i thought he would be fine too like she was.
im very worried and i dont know what to do.
please tell me this isnt blackheads. hes like my baby i dont know what i’ll do if he doesnt make it.
edit: as of now (2:30pm) i did get him to drink some water, it didnt take much effort this time thankfully as the water was properly cold he seemed to like it more
he also at a few mouthfuls of dry crumb out of the tub i put it in, but he wasn’t interested when i put some in a different tub on the ground
he seems a little weak on his legs but is less lethargic than i may have thought, he’s quick to peck me if he feels like it and chased a chicken he didnt like for a few seconds, but hes just been laying around a lot. im wondering if he doesn’t really feel warm enough (its summer right now im pretty sure so its pretty warm out, but my dad had an idea that maybe he feels a little cold internally like when you get the chills if youre sick)
i took a closer look at his scabs and noticed that some are starting to come off, dont worry i wont touch them, but this might be a good sign. the hen i had with fowl pox ended up scratching all her scabs off one night (i wasnt very pleased) but she could see so she could eat, and after the rawness of her skin cleared up she was back to normal.
another edit for the end of today: he did eat a little more and seemed a little more active by the end of today, he also drank a good amount of water
