Information to questions listed on the Emergencies Thread:
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Lavender orpington, 4 years old, unsure of weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Standing in corner by itself (formerly top...
THE SITUATION
Pullet is wheezing and sneezing. Laid first egg today, so might heNone of the others in the flock (7 hens, 1 rooster) are showing these symptoms. Isn’t lethargic and is eating normally. Nothing obviously wrong or dirty in the coop.
Video of the wheezing and sneezing:
THE ASK...
This post is a post-mortem of my experience with a week-old polish bantam female chick that could not hold it’s head up and could not drink water.
After 3 days of trying several tactics to keep the bird hydrated and fed, I paid $200 to a veterinarian to try to diagnose the problem, ultimately...