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OCD (Obsessive Chicken Disorder)
- Oct 1, 2017
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1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Her name is Luna. She is approximately 5 months old. She is a black silkie. I don't know her weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She seems to be eating and drinking fine. She just is having some bloody poop. She does like to sit on the roost in her quarantine box a lot. I have not seen her move (except when I come down to give her a treat) but she must be because she is drinking and eating.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
I just noticed it today. She is on her own, and I clean out her poop daily. I would have noticed before.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No. She is the only one because she has not met the other birds in our flock yet. We are in the process of integration, and she is the quarantine phase.
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.
No. She has seemed fine up until today.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
She is on medicated chick starter feed and drinks water with nothing added. I don't know what she was eating with her previous owner; we just got her about a week ago.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
It is bloody. She poops A LOT, and only 3 of her poops had blood. She has the occasional runny poop (which I know is healthy). The blood is not liquid, but more like raspberry/strawberry jam consistency.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
We have not administered any treatment. I cleaned out the poop. We just saw it all of 5 minutes ago, and I'm not sure how to treat.
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?
We are absolutely fine going to a vet. We have a vet down the street that treats chickens, but does not specialize in them.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
I don't have a photo. Let me know if you need one, and I will try to get one.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
She is in a dog crate with river sand as bedding. The river sand was professionally cleaned and dried, and we use it with our other chickens. The dog crate had not been cleaned prior to her arrival, and our dog was the last one to use it.
Other notes:
I have heard this is a symptom of coccidiosis. If this is what it is, how is it treated? Thanks so much!
Her name is Luna. She is approximately 5 months old. She is a black silkie. I don't know her weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She seems to be eating and drinking fine. She just is having some bloody poop. She does like to sit on the roost in her quarantine box a lot. I have not seen her move (except when I come down to give her a treat) but she must be because she is drinking and eating.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
I just noticed it today. She is on her own, and I clean out her poop daily. I would have noticed before.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No. She is the only one because she has not met the other birds in our flock yet. We are in the process of integration, and she is the quarantine phase.
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.
No. She has seemed fine up until today.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
She is on medicated chick starter feed and drinks water with nothing added. I don't know what she was eating with her previous owner; we just got her about a week ago.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
It is bloody. She poops A LOT, and only 3 of her poops had blood. She has the occasional runny poop (which I know is healthy). The blood is not liquid, but more like raspberry/strawberry jam consistency.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
We have not administered any treatment. I cleaned out the poop. We just saw it all of 5 minutes ago, and I'm not sure how to treat.
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?
We are absolutely fine going to a vet. We have a vet down the street that treats chickens, but does not specialize in them.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
I don't have a photo. Let me know if you need one, and I will try to get one.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
She is in a dog crate with river sand as bedding. The river sand was professionally cleaned and dried, and we use it with our other chickens. The dog crate had not been cleaned prior to her arrival, and our dog was the last one to use it.
Other notes:
I have heard this is a symptom of coccidiosis. If this is what it is, how is it treated? Thanks so much!
