Flock of 21, 20 hens ranging from 9 months old to almost 4 years old, and one rooster. I have a couple hens who are somewhat lethargic and just discovered this poop in my garage when I accidentally left the door open and some chickens got in while I was out feeding them.
They've not been out on grass or had any greens in a few days (ohio, winter).
Poop looks a little green and smells bad. I've been checking the coop for poop clues for about a week, but haven't seen any thing that looks like this.
They've been treated with elector psp about 2 weeks ago as I had a few with feather loss not related to molting, as well as a complete coop cleanout and sprayed with permethrin in coop only, usually use deep litter method, but it's not that deep now as I have cleaned it out again last week and sprayed coop with elector psp. I suspected depluming mites.
They eat an organic all flock feed and some scratch, the occasional scrambled egg (because a few of them were molting), a cabbage occasionally, bsf, and have free access to grit and oyster shell.
The coop is 8x10, the run is 20 x 30, and they free range in my backyard and side yard, and have access to my greenhouse where they dust bathe (winter only).
They currently have water with added flock fixer (prebiotic, probiotics, electrolytes, and vitamins), with an added dropperful of human b complex vitamins, and NutriDrench, I've added nutritional yeast flakes to their feed (currently fermenting feed, but it's not ready), I have given them some greek yogurt a few days ago. I've not been able to see any mites or lice, but I've added some powdered sulfur to the greenhouse dirt, along with the diatomaceous earth that's always in there. I've been reading through the byc posts for hours every day to see if i can find anything, but am at a loss. This poop pic might be my first clue.
Oh, and I had a leghorn (an original flock member. So almost 4 years old) pass away 2 weeks ago. She wasnt eating or drinking anything except scrambled eggs, corn and water from and eyedropper. She laid in my basement for about 5 days, wouldn't move unless she pooped, and then only a few inches to get away from the poop. She couldn't walk, toes were curled and she was off balance. I suspected Marek's, and had read that Chinese Skullcap might help, so I increased scrambled eggs with that herb added, to the whole flock, feed them that for about a week. But didn't feed any to her as i found that info after she passed. She had ascites and was one of the ones that had severe feather loss, so I don't know if mites killed her, the water belly, Marek's, I just don't know.
No vet around here sees chickens.
Help, I'm at loss.
They've not been out on grass or had any greens in a few days (ohio, winter).
Poop looks a little green and smells bad. I've been checking the coop for poop clues for about a week, but haven't seen any thing that looks like this.
They've been treated with elector psp about 2 weeks ago as I had a few with feather loss not related to molting, as well as a complete coop cleanout and sprayed with permethrin in coop only, usually use deep litter method, but it's not that deep now as I have cleaned it out again last week and sprayed coop with elector psp. I suspected depluming mites.
They eat an organic all flock feed and some scratch, the occasional scrambled egg (because a few of them were molting), a cabbage occasionally, bsf, and have free access to grit and oyster shell.
The coop is 8x10, the run is 20 x 30, and they free range in my backyard and side yard, and have access to my greenhouse where they dust bathe (winter only).
They currently have water with added flock fixer (prebiotic, probiotics, electrolytes, and vitamins), with an added dropperful of human b complex vitamins, and NutriDrench, I've added nutritional yeast flakes to their feed (currently fermenting feed, but it's not ready), I have given them some greek yogurt a few days ago. I've not been able to see any mites or lice, but I've added some powdered sulfur to the greenhouse dirt, along with the diatomaceous earth that's always in there. I've been reading through the byc posts for hours every day to see if i can find anything, but am at a loss. This poop pic might be my first clue.
Oh, and I had a leghorn (an original flock member. So almost 4 years old) pass away 2 weeks ago. She wasnt eating or drinking anything except scrambled eggs, corn and water from and eyedropper. She laid in my basement for about 5 days, wouldn't move unless she pooped, and then only a few inches to get away from the poop. She couldn't walk, toes were curled and she was off balance. I suspected Marek's, and had read that Chinese Skullcap might help, so I increased scrambled eggs with that herb added, to the whole flock, feed them that for about a week. But didn't feed any to her as i found that info after she passed. She had ascites and was one of the ones that had severe feather loss, so I don't know if mites killed her, the water belly, Marek's, I just don't know.
No vet around here sees chickens.
Help, I'm at loss.
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