1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 5 mo old white cochin standard.no difference in usual weight
2) What is the behavior, exactly. no energy seems injured can't find an injury, she will not walk barely will move her head.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 2 hours since i went in the coop and saw her
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? none at all
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. i dont see any
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. i think she jumped off a high roost and hurt herself
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. all flock, fodder, oyster shell and grit offered free choice. she was eating and drinking fine at the end of yesterday.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. unknown so far.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? took inside tried hand feeding
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? need to treat myself vet is not an option.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. sorry no pics i can grab some this afternoon when i have my wife phone . i dont have a camera on mine.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use pine shaving big coop. right now wire dog kennel with moving blanket and pine shavings
i heard a big thud this morning walking up to the coop. i opened the chicken door and the first chicken i see is larry (a rooster who had problems as a chick along with tiny who is the white cochin so they are attached to the hip) normally tiny always comes out first and causes a ruckus by blocking the door way. larry ran up to me making some funny noises then went back into the coop so i decided to check on the others. as i walk into the coop i see tiny try to take a step then fall forward, she then sitting up curled her head in puffed up the feathers and refused to move. she gave me no trouble as i picked her up and made no fuss as i examined her. i then brought her inside to my "chicken hospital" in my basement. she barely opens her eyes is laying on her side and is not eating or drinking. i tried to hand feed her some water but was only able to get a drop or 2 in here ( i tried both water and some save a chick i keep on hand. water no go but she did take a sip or 2 of the save a chick via a dropper.
tiny has always refused to sleep on the perches until about 2 or 3 days ago. i think she might of hurt herself trying to jump off a taller perch. i do have very low perches because i have bigger breeds but the top perch is a good 4 ft up.
am i doing all i can do? i can't find an injury and she looks like she needs rest so after i tried to hand feed her i decided to let her rest to see if shell recoup enough strength to try eating.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. no energy seems injured can't find an injury, she will not walk barely will move her head.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 2 hours since i went in the coop and saw her
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? none at all
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. i dont see any
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. i think she jumped off a high roost and hurt herself
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. all flock, fodder, oyster shell and grit offered free choice. she was eating and drinking fine at the end of yesterday.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. unknown so far.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? took inside tried hand feeding
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? need to treat myself vet is not an option.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. sorry no pics i can grab some this afternoon when i have my wife phone . i dont have a camera on mine.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use pine shaving big coop. right now wire dog kennel with moving blanket and pine shavings
i heard a big thud this morning walking up to the coop. i opened the chicken door and the first chicken i see is larry (a rooster who had problems as a chick along with tiny who is the white cochin so they are attached to the hip) normally tiny always comes out first and causes a ruckus by blocking the door way. larry ran up to me making some funny noises then went back into the coop so i decided to check on the others. as i walk into the coop i see tiny try to take a step then fall forward, she then sitting up curled her head in puffed up the feathers and refused to move. she gave me no trouble as i picked her up and made no fuss as i examined her. i then brought her inside to my "chicken hospital" in my basement. she barely opens her eyes is laying on her side and is not eating or drinking. i tried to hand feed her some water but was only able to get a drop or 2 in here ( i tried both water and some save a chick i keep on hand. water no go but she did take a sip or 2 of the save a chick via a dropper.
tiny has always refused to sleep on the perches until about 2 or 3 days ago. i think she might of hurt herself trying to jump off a taller perch. i do have very low perches because i have bigger breeds but the top perch is a good 4 ft up.
am i doing all i can do? i can't find an injury and she looks like she needs rest so after i tried to hand feed her i decided to let her rest to see if shell recoup enough strength to try eating.
