Hello everyone,
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
D'Uccle, 4mo, weighs less than half a pound. She is purely skin and bones; no muscle mass.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Extremely lethargic; unresponsive. Pictures included. She is not moving, does not move when moved in any way, shape or form and is barely breathing.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Less that 5 hours
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
There was a large thunderstom that rolled in very shortly before she started showing symptoms.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Unmedicated chick starter, fresh drinking water
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
I haven't seen a stool from her yet. She is kept with other birds. I cannot tell which stools are hers; however, the stools in her coop are all normal.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
1/2 a dropper of NutriDrench. No response.
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?
I am treating her myself. A vet is out of question as we just brought our dog to the vet today. We can't afford more vet bills.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Open floor chicken tractor.
Additional:
Empty crop despite access to food.
The abdomen is not hard, there is nothing there but skin and bones.
She has never been dewormed.
She does not have mites or lice.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
D'Uccle, 4mo, weighs less than half a pound. She is purely skin and bones; no muscle mass.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Extremely lethargic; unresponsive. Pictures included. She is not moving, does not move when moved in any way, shape or form and is barely breathing.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Less that 5 hours
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
There was a large thunderstom that rolled in very shortly before she started showing symptoms.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Unmedicated chick starter, fresh drinking water
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
I haven't seen a stool from her yet. She is kept with other birds. I cannot tell which stools are hers; however, the stools in her coop are all normal.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
1/2 a dropper of NutriDrench. No response.
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?
I am treating her myself. A vet is out of question as we just brought our dog to the vet today. We can't afford more vet bills.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Open floor chicken tractor.
Additional:
Empty crop despite access to food.
The abdomen is not hard, there is nothing there but skin and bones.
She has never been dewormed.
She does not have mites or lice.
