I have a 3, almost 4, week old olive egger pullet that just started acting this way today. She wont eat anything i try to offer, not even wet crumble, which she would normally go crazy for. I have to give her water in tiny quantities (like tiny rain drops) otherwise she acts like shes choking.
Up until today, she's been one of our most spunky, fiesty chicks. Always running around trying to get the others riled up. Today, every time i checked on the chicks, she was sleeping. I noticed that she wasn't acting normal at all and decided to see what was going on. She had a bit of pasty butt, so i cleaned that. Their brooder is big enough that she shouldnt be getting too hot for pasty butt to occur. (I also cant raise the lamp because we have younger chicks)
The olive egger seems to be almost gasping for air. Her breathing is very audible. She has barely been opening her eyes and is very unresponsive to me. Which is even more abnormal because she doesnt really like to be held and struggles a bit to get away from me normally.
Here's a list of things ive tried for her since about 4 o'clock this evening:
•nutridrench (a tiny drop) mixed in with water and then put on crumbles.
• plain water of course
• plain wet crumbles
•tried a tiny bit of vetrx to see if it was a respiratory issue.
• crop/throat massage to see if there was an issue there.
Nothing im trying seems to be working, and she seems to be getting more and more weak, only perking up for a couple second when i leave her alone for a bit, then come back.
I wrote all of that last night but didnt get a chance to post it. She has since passed on, but we did do an autopsy on her and found that her gizzard seemed to be very inflamed and full of very yellow and old food. We also found some small chunks of the alder shavings that used to be their bedding. We switched them from the alder to some dirt from outside to get them used to the outdoor environment.
What im wondering is whether or not tye rest of our flock will be okay, or if i should start treating them for cocci? I havent seen any bloody poops or anyone else acting lethargic.
Has anyone had experience with gizzard erosion/ulceration? Can anyone show me an actual picture of a gizzard that has ulcers or is eroded?
Up until today, she's been one of our most spunky, fiesty chicks. Always running around trying to get the others riled up. Today, every time i checked on the chicks, she was sleeping. I noticed that she wasn't acting normal at all and decided to see what was going on. She had a bit of pasty butt, so i cleaned that. Their brooder is big enough that she shouldnt be getting too hot for pasty butt to occur. (I also cant raise the lamp because we have younger chicks)
The olive egger seems to be almost gasping for air. Her breathing is very audible. She has barely been opening her eyes and is very unresponsive to me. Which is even more abnormal because she doesnt really like to be held and struggles a bit to get away from me normally.
Here's a list of things ive tried for her since about 4 o'clock this evening:
•nutridrench (a tiny drop) mixed in with water and then put on crumbles.
• plain water of course
• plain wet crumbles
•tried a tiny bit of vetrx to see if it was a respiratory issue.
• crop/throat massage to see if there was an issue there.
Nothing im trying seems to be working, and she seems to be getting more and more weak, only perking up for a couple second when i leave her alone for a bit, then come back.
I wrote all of that last night but didnt get a chance to post it. She has since passed on, but we did do an autopsy on her and found that her gizzard seemed to be very inflamed and full of very yellow and old food. We also found some small chunks of the alder shavings that used to be their bedding. We switched them from the alder to some dirt from outside to get them used to the outdoor environment.
What im wondering is whether or not tye rest of our flock will be okay, or if i should start treating them for cocci? I havent seen any bloody poops or anyone else acting lethargic.
Has anyone had experience with gizzard erosion/ulceration? Can anyone show me an actual picture of a gizzard that has ulcers or is eroded?
