In reading about Marek's, the possibility of brain injury was brought up causing paralysis symptoms, especially in silkies, which would make sense since she was initially bleeding from the mouth. Anyone have any experience getting them through this?
Our Silkie hen, Peepers, was injured by our rooster on Thursday, all of the skin and feathers picked off the back of her head and bleeding. So, we put her in a big rabbit cage in the basement and she was eating and drinking like crazy.
However, Friday I came downstairs to sqawking and found...
Johnny Ringo had already passed away early this morning before we could get him to the vet :( thank you for continuing to update us on Scram! I'm so glad she's starting to improve. Johnny went so fast...
Our one rooster for our flock of 6, Johnny Ringo, wasn't acting himself last night and when I picked him up to check for injury (there weren't any) I noticed that his crop felt like a water balloon. He was still eating, drinking, and pooping and we were going to take him to the vet this...
I'm having a similar issue with my 3.5 month old roo. He's just not himself. Very slow and not interested in his favorite treats. Isolated and squishy croop. I'm very worried