- Jun 11, 2012
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I have seen other posts on here that are similar to my birds condition. Hoping for some new advice.
This chicken is pretty much asleep all of the time. I have isolated her in a brooder box in my bedroom. Every time I go to check on her she is asleep or standing and not moving. I rarely see her eat or drink, but I know she is doing both because the food and water are disappearing, although not at the quantity one would expect.
I have 20 month old twin boys and do not have the time or resources to focus solely on this chicken, but I am doing my best.
Please help if you can.
1) What type of bird , age and weight
9 week old Americauna. Sex unknown. Has always been smaller than flockmates
2) What is the behavior, exactly
Lethargic, weak. Sleeping all of the time
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
3 days
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.
Nothing
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Eating medicated chick starter and water
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Poop looks normal, if slightly green
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Wormed all babies with Wazine when I first noticed symptoms. When there was no improvement, I isolated it from the other babies and started Duramycin-10
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 prefer to treat her myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. N/A
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
This chicken lives in a large wire kennel with 4 other chickens that are the same age. The wire kennel is inside of a henhouse where 9 adult birds are house. Bedding is wood shavings.
This chicken is pretty much asleep all of the time. I have isolated her in a brooder box in my bedroom. Every time I go to check on her she is asleep or standing and not moving. I rarely see her eat or drink, but I know she is doing both because the food and water are disappearing, although not at the quantity one would expect.
I have 20 month old twin boys and do not have the time or resources to focus solely on this chicken, but I am doing my best.
Please help if you can.
1) What type of bird , age and weight
9 week old Americauna. Sex unknown. Has always been smaller than flockmates
2) What is the behavior, exactly
Lethargic, weak. Sleeping all of the time
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
3 days
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.
Nothing
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Eating medicated chick starter and water
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Poop looks normal, if slightly green
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Wormed all babies with Wazine when I first noticed symptoms. When there was no improvement, I isolated it from the other babies and started Duramycin-10
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 prefer to treat her myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. N/A
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
This chicken lives in a large wire kennel with 4 other chickens that are the same age. The wire kennel is inside of a henhouse where 9 adult birds are house. Bedding is wood shavings.
