Hey there y'all!
I'm just needing advice on a particular matter....
Today I looked outside to see my big boy Alexander standing in the corner of the outside run uninterested in anything that was going on around him. So I decided to go out and check on him, plus feed the hungry crowd. The hens, along witht the healthy but skittish cockerel Sanderson, desperatly stepped over each other in attemps to be the first at food, but Alexander still stood unmoved. He even fell over, wings spread out as a hen crashed into him. I, having an emotional atttachment to my chickens, got super concerened so I scooped him up and now he is in a cage with a heat lamp with a bowl of fresh water.
Is he eating? Yes. He literally chowed down the food I gave him after seperation. Yogurt with nutri-drench and other chicken friendly-veggies works quite well for a sick lil guy.
Is he pooping? Yes.
Is he drinking? Yes.
Is his comb a bright healthy red? No, the tips are dark. The only reason why I don't think his conditon is some sort of circulatory problem is because it has been really cold of late and unfoutunently I believe he has frost bite. His wattle is a healthy red though.
Is he laying down legs splayed? Heh. No thankfully.
Mites? Checked for them, nada.
Sluggish? Yes, but he still has a level of spunk that gives me hope. His tail and wings are droopy though.
Well, I hope this gives you a clear view of what I'm dealing with. It is always a surprise with my chookies cause you don't know when something will come up. If you have any ideas of what might be wrong with him please share.
Thank you so much.
~Meg
I'm just needing advice on a particular matter....
Today I looked outside to see my big boy Alexander standing in the corner of the outside run uninterested in anything that was going on around him. So I decided to go out and check on him, plus feed the hungry crowd. The hens, along witht the healthy but skittish cockerel Sanderson, desperatly stepped over each other in attemps to be the first at food, but Alexander still stood unmoved. He even fell over, wings spread out as a hen crashed into him. I, having an emotional atttachment to my chickens, got super concerened so I scooped him up and now he is in a cage with a heat lamp with a bowl of fresh water.
Is he eating? Yes. He literally chowed down the food I gave him after seperation. Yogurt with nutri-drench and other chicken friendly-veggies works quite well for a sick lil guy.
Is he pooping? Yes.
Is he drinking? Yes.
Is his comb a bright healthy red? No, the tips are dark. The only reason why I don't think his conditon is some sort of circulatory problem is because it has been really cold of late and unfoutunently I believe he has frost bite. His wattle is a healthy red though.
Is he laying down legs splayed? Heh. No thankfully.
Mites? Checked for them, nada.
Sluggish? Yes, but he still has a level of spunk that gives me hope. His tail and wings are droopy though.
Well, I hope this gives you a clear view of what I'm dealing with. It is always a surprise with my chookies cause you don't know when something will come up. If you have any ideas of what might be wrong with him please share.
Thank you so much.
~Meg
