1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Barred Plymouth Rock, 7 months, healthy weight, laying pullet
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Mushy crop, fluffed up, droopy eyelids, water poured from her mouth with I picked her up, and she pooped water, or clear liquid as well
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Nothing
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Definitely drinking. Seems to be interested in eating. Layer pellets, game bird starter, grit, oyster shells
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Clear and watery
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Pulled her inside for the night with just water, to see if her crop goes down tomorrow.
8 ) 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?
Observing her for the night
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
"Free Ranges" in my 1600 sq. ft. yard with 11 others. Pine shavings, peat moss, alfalfa hay and straw are all in the run. Pine mulch and soil in the garden.
My dog actually pointed her out to me. She just looks droopier than the others, and wasn't running from the dog as usual. He was sniffing her all over very carefully. Her vent was moist, and as I said above, she pooped "water" on me while I was checking her out. She laid for sure on Thursday, since I got 9 eggs from 9 layers.
I'm thinking impacted crop, but there is no smell, and I feel no hard mass. She's at least passing water. Maybe she ate something toxic?
Any hints would be helpful. I'm not worried yet, just baffled. Should I remove her water over night as well, or let her keep that? Should I try to get some yogurt in her, or wait for morning?
Barred Plymouth Rock, 7 months, healthy weight, laying pullet
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Mushy crop, fluffed up, droopy eyelids, water poured from her mouth with I picked her up, and she pooped water, or clear liquid as well
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Nothing
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Definitely drinking. Seems to be interested in eating. Layer pellets, game bird starter, grit, oyster shells
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Clear and watery
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Pulled her inside for the night with just water, to see if her crop goes down tomorrow.
8 ) 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?
Observing her for the night
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
"Free Ranges" in my 1600 sq. ft. yard with 11 others. Pine shavings, peat moss, alfalfa hay and straw are all in the run. Pine mulch and soil in the garden.
My dog actually pointed her out to me. She just looks droopier than the others, and wasn't running from the dog as usual. He was sniffing her all over very carefully. Her vent was moist, and as I said above, she pooped "water" on me while I was checking her out. She laid for sure on Thursday, since I got 9 eggs from 9 layers.
I'm thinking impacted crop, but there is no smell, and I feel no hard mass. She's at least passing water. Maybe she ate something toxic?
Any hints would be helpful. I'm not worried yet, just baffled. Should I remove her water over night as well, or let her keep that? Should I try to get some yogurt in her, or wait for morning?
