- Aug 6, 2008
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1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Buff Bramha Bantam Hen, 1 1/2 Year Old
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Stool has bright red blood, stool is dark brown but blood is bright and sort of mucus-y, unsettled last couple of days, today very tired, is drinking
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.
Gave her a bath yesterday, is in molt, high protein diet
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Drinking, I pulled food this morning
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Bloody, Bright Red
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Pulled food, called a vet who does not specialize in chickens at all, no one does around here, and he started her on Terramyicin in water
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?
Would like to treat completely as vet help is iffy at best, none in area sees chickens, I called them all
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Bedded on clean pine shavings - totally clean - cleaned constantly - No Range - In Barn with great ventilation, great light
Sounds like cocci to me, but we NO experience with this. So PLEASE help!
Buff Bramha Bantam Hen, 1 1/2 Year Old
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Stool has bright red blood, stool is dark brown but blood is bright and sort of mucus-y, unsettled last couple of days, today very tired, is drinking
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.
Gave her a bath yesterday, is in molt, high protein diet
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Drinking, I pulled food this morning
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Bloody, Bright Red
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Pulled food, called a vet who does not specialize in chickens at all, no one does around here, and he started her on Terramyicin in water
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?
Would like to treat completely as vet help is iffy at best, none in area sees chickens, I called them all
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Bedded on clean pine shavings - totally clean - cleaned constantly - No Range - In Barn with great ventilation, great light
Sounds like cocci to me, but we NO experience with this. So PLEASE help!