1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Ameraucana about 11 weeks old.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Lethargy, pale comb, breathing heavy with mouth open *sometimes*, (gaping?), occasional sneeze.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
10 days for pale comb, a week for mouth breathing.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No but I think my rooster in a different pen has fowlpox.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
None
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
There were some baby RIR's that got cocci in that same pen about 2 months ago.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Organic Chick Starter- seems to be eating and drinking fine.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
It's perfect.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Sulmet for 4 days then Azithromycin for 4 days. Vitamins, probios, and ACV daily.
10 ) 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?
Like to treat myself, maybe take to vet if I can find one and I have to.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
None
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use.
Was outside in the baby coop, had bermuda hay for bedding, now inside in a carrier with towels.
So of course, my favorite little Ameraucana Cockerel is sick, never fails that it's our favorites. I can't for the life of me figure out what is wrong with him. I thought he had Cocci, since it was in that pen a couple months ago, but he has not responded to Sulmet or Azithromycin. He is still running around, and eating and drinking, his poops are fine. He will still fly from the ground up to arm. His comb was a little pale and that was the first thing I noticed. It's darker now since I brought him inside, but not as dark as his siblings. I'm worried because he's been like this for so long. He isn't puffed up, he actually looks pretty good. He sneezes every now and then but it's a little better too since I brought him inside. I looked on the Chicken Diseases charts and it doesn't match anything on there. He has NO crust, weeping, smell or discharge of any kind. Other than an occasional sneeze, pale comb, and some mouth breathing, he seems fine. But I know he isn't. He's sleeping in my lap now.
Please help, he needs to be better soon!!!!
EDITED TO ADD: I've scoured his poo for worms and him for mites and there has been no sign of either. I guess that would be my next step? as I haven't done that yet... I've also massaged his crop and can't feel anything abnormal. Also looked down his mouth into throat and didn't see anything abnormal there either.
Ameraucana about 11 weeks old.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Lethargy, pale comb, breathing heavy with mouth open *sometimes*, (gaping?), occasional sneeze.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
10 days for pale comb, a week for mouth breathing.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No but I think my rooster in a different pen has fowlpox.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
None
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
There were some baby RIR's that got cocci in that same pen about 2 months ago.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Organic Chick Starter- seems to be eating and drinking fine.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
It's perfect.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Sulmet for 4 days then Azithromycin for 4 days. Vitamins, probios, and ACV daily.
10 ) 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?
Like to treat myself, maybe take to vet if I can find one and I have to.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
None
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use.
Was outside in the baby coop, had bermuda hay for bedding, now inside in a carrier with towels.
So of course, my favorite little Ameraucana Cockerel is sick, never fails that it's our favorites. I can't for the life of me figure out what is wrong with him. I thought he had Cocci, since it was in that pen a couple months ago, but he has not responded to Sulmet or Azithromycin. He is still running around, and eating and drinking, his poops are fine. He will still fly from the ground up to arm. His comb was a little pale and that was the first thing I noticed. It's darker now since I brought him inside, but not as dark as his siblings. I'm worried because he's been like this for so long. He isn't puffed up, he actually looks pretty good. He sneezes every now and then but it's a little better too since I brought him inside. I looked on the Chicken Diseases charts and it doesn't match anything on there. He has NO crust, weeping, smell or discharge of any kind. Other than an occasional sneeze, pale comb, and some mouth breathing, he seems fine. But I know he isn't. He's sleeping in my lap now.
Please help, he needs to be better soon!!!!
EDITED TO ADD: I've scoured his poo for worms and him for mites and there has been no sign of either. I guess that would be my next step? as I haven't done that yet... I've also massaged his crop and can't feel anything abnormal. Also looked down his mouth into throat and didn't see anything abnormal there either.
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