She has made an amazing recovery. I put her back in the coop/run today and she is doing great. Running around, eating, drinking, I am completely shocked, and thrilled!!
The girls have plenty of shade, fresh water in multiple locations and fans going in the coop by nesting boxes... It is super...
Thank you so much for checking on her! I am completely amazed at how she is doing, yesterday I left her in dark cage inside when I went to work, I was pretty sure I was going to come home and find her dead. She was almost non responsive yesterday morning, I was giving her water with a...
Thank you so much for checking on her! I am completely amazed at how she is doing, yesterday I left her in dark cage inside when I went to work, I was pretty sure I was going to come home and find her dead. She was almost non responsive yesterday morning, I was giving her water with a...
Thank you for checking up on her. She has been laying on crate all night, not moving at all. Legs sticking straight out and her breast bone is protruding. I am giving her water with a dropper, she won't take anything else. Tried yogurt.
Breathing slow and shallow.
I don't think she is going to...
Thank you both for the replies.
Would Mareks come on so suddenly? She has been eating, drinking, laying, walking, totally fine until yesterday afternoon. It is very sudden. She is not underweight, I would say she is average weight.
Thank you for your reply.
Yes, we are in AZ and it is hot. The girls have lots of shade, water, fans, etc. they have done really well wih the heat, they don't free range during the hot part of the day, they hang out on the covered patio by the house.
Just checked on her now, she has been...
My hen has been in distress for a few hours. She was fine all day, layed an egg this morning. Found her lying in coop, unable to stand and struggling to breathe.. She can't hold her head up. Her chest had swollen up like a huge water balloon, gave her some olive oil, massaged a little. There is...
My 8 mo old girl is in major distress! Pushed was fine an hour ago, now she can't hold head up legs aren't able to hold her up, she was struggling to breathe. I put olive oil in thought, had distended crop. Her belly has gotten really full and soft.
What do I do????
So, I have to cut though the stringy, bloody, pulpy mess in her foot? Dang... Was hoping to get e big plug attached to the scab like others I have read about...
Thanks for the replies.