Awesome Louise, thank you so much! The vets around me don't treat or know chickens :( A real issue here :( The poo is white like yoghurt with a dark green swirl through it. Does that help at all? Yes we brought her inside yesterday to nurse her but she seems to be worse this morning. Feeling...
Thank you so much Eggcessive! We're nursing her separately in our house now. She seemed better yesterday, lifting her head but she's worsened this morning, barely moving. I feel gutted and almost cruel for supporting her to live like this... :( I found some white poo with a dark green swirl...
So do you think it was a sprain, botulism or something else? Did you end up giving them antibiotics? If so, which one was it? We're on day 3 of doxycycline and some improvement but she still can't stand.
That's wonderful news!!! Fingers crossed there's hope for me and my little one :)
So do you think it was botulism or something else? Did you end up giving them antibiotics? If so, which one was it? We're on day 3 of doxycycline and some improvement but still can't stand.
Still waiting on...
**UPDATE** 6 days later from initial symptoms. 2 days of 150mg Doxycycline/chook. Chicken 1 is still alive! Yay! Gaining head strength again but legs are still totally floppy. BUT There's another chicken that is going the same way!!! She's just sitting there by herself :( :( :( Gutted! There's...
I just found this from another thread... Not looking good :( Absolutely gutted! https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/233569/botulism-in-chickens-ducks-and-others.pdf
Hey hey, a newbie here... We have found BYC to be so amazing the past few months and such a wealth of knowledge for us!
We have 7 chickens (6 x 3/4 Australorps and 1 x 3/4 Leghorn). We bought them all mid Nov 2016 when they were 2 weeks old. They were hand raised and are very dear to us. We've...