I have been gone for a week. The caretaker of my chickens told me, when I got back about how she had found 9 different chicks, 7 3 week olds and 2 7 week olds paralyzed! Both groups were completely separated from each other in different buildings even.
1) What type of bird , age and weight: 7 3 week olds and 2 7 week olds. The 7 week olds were housed in a darker but not dark enviroment with their mother. They were strangely undeveloped in feathers, having only wingtips, although their size matched their age.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Paralysis, Splayed legs, uncoordination, to a varieing degree. One has been put down already because it was so extremely splayed. Its feet were always straight back, as is another one that I am going to put down soon. It'll be my first time putting a chicken down, my caretaker took care of the other one.
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No.
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Cage wire? Layer feed being fed? Caan rotten eggs cause something. They have had some exposure to rotten eggs.
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. They were eating Layer feed, now chick starter with water and pet bird vitamins.
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Normal
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Quarantine, band aids (failed)
8 ) 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? Myself, no vets will treat chickens near me.
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D8LloGSdIA
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use. Wire
1) What type of bird , age and weight: 7 3 week olds and 2 7 week olds. The 7 week olds were housed in a darker but not dark enviroment with their mother. They were strangely undeveloped in feathers, having only wingtips, although their size matched their age.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Paralysis, Splayed legs, uncoordination, to a varieing degree. One has been put down already because it was so extremely splayed. Its feet were always straight back, as is another one that I am going to put down soon. It'll be my first time putting a chicken down, my caretaker took care of the other one.
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No.
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Cage wire? Layer feed being fed? Caan rotten eggs cause something. They have had some exposure to rotten eggs.
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. They were eating Layer feed, now chick starter with water and pet bird vitamins.
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Normal
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Quarantine, band aids (failed)
8 ) 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? Myself, no vets will treat chickens near me.
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D8LloGSdIA
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use. Wire
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