1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Sebright, approximately 4-5 months old. She is lethargic and not leaving the coop. She is usually one of my high energy hens.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is not leaving the coop, doesn't appear to eat or drink.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Since yesterday.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No, not yet, thankfully.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. Nothing like that.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.She may have been pecked in the eyes while I temporarily housed my 2 Ameracaunas in there for a few hours?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Doesn't appear to move much.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. I just isolated her this morning because I couldn't get to her in the coop, so I don't know yet.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Isolation, electrolytes and placed feed in her cage (may have to syringe/eye drop administer these to her).
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 would love to be able to do this myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
This is what she looks like now.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use: The coop we have has pine shavings in the coop itself. The run is on the grass so the hens can have access to bugs/weeds/grass at their leisure.
Any advice and encouragement is greatly appreciated. I'm beside myself right now.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is not leaving the coop, doesn't appear to eat or drink.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Since yesterday.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No, not yet, thankfully.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. Nothing like that.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.She may have been pecked in the eyes while I temporarily housed my 2 Ameracaunas in there for a few hours?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Doesn't appear to move much.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. I just isolated her this morning because I couldn't get to her in the coop, so I don't know yet.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Isolation, electrolytes and placed feed in her cage (may have to syringe/eye drop administer these to her).
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 would love to be able to do this myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
This is what she looks like now.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use: The coop we have has pine shavings in the coop itself. The run is on the grass so the hens can have access to bugs/weeds/grass at their leisure.
Any advice and encouragement is greatly appreciated. I'm beside myself right now.