16 wk old barred rock pullet...weak

[MzGrump]

I have a 16 week old barred rock pullet (I have 3 other pullets this age (1 is a barred rock), came from the same breeder, all 3 are the same size & seem to be fine) that only wants to lay around. She eats/drinks but doesn't get excited when fresh food/water is brought or when I come w/ special treats. She has been acting like she is "drunk" & seems to be walking like a duck. I checked her for any signs of pain (nothing), checked for bugs (found 2 lice, which we treated), her comb is pale along w/ her wattles. I dusted the coop/nest boxes w/ DE & also dusted my flock as well on Monday evening. Tonight I brought her in & gave her some yogurt w/ oatmeal & some water w/ electrolytes. PLEASE help me figure out what else I can do to help her.

 

[silkiechicken]

Hmm, don't really know what to say for this. The pre lay period is often a challenging on on maturing birds, so there is a possibility that something is going awry on the inside. Other than that, if she weighs the same as the others and you've ruled out parasites, I don't know what I'd do.

 

[ten chicks]

I have a 16 week old barred rock pullet (I have 3 other pullets this age (1 is a barred rock), came from the same breeder, all 3 are the same size & seem to be fine) that only wants to lay around. She eats/drinks but doesn't get excited when fresh food/water is brought or when I come w/ special treats. She has been acting like she is "drunk" & seems to be walking like a duck. I checked her for any signs of pain (nothing), checked for bugs (found 2 lice, which we treated), her comb is pale along w/ her wattles. I dusted the coop/nest boxes w/ DE & also dusted my flock as well on Monday evening. Tonight I brought her in & gave her some yogurt w/ oatmeal & some water w/ electrolytes. PLEASE help me figure out what else I can do to help her.

No problems with vent area,walking funny usually indicates something going on internal. No more signs of lice,infestation of mites/lice can cause pale combs/wattles,but so can just about everything else. Keep doing what you are,until more symptoms appear this is about it. Has it been very hot? Try giving her some vitamins.

 

[MzGrump]

Tonight I gave her another dose of yogurt w/ oatmeal (I don't cook it just mix in the yogurt) but made it thicker, she ate all of it. I checked her over again tonight & found smaller lice, these much be new b/c the ones we found earlier this week were bigger. I plan to treat her and the rest of the flock again in 7 days w/ the DE.

 

[Eggcessive]

You can use a product called Poultry Dust that is pemethrin, I believe, but if you don't like that idea, you can use straight wood ash from a fireplace to dust her with. DE is kind of contraversial--some think it does a lot, some think it is only good at drying out the coop. Here is a link for pictures of lice and mites: http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html