Can you help me figure out what's wrong?

Angel16

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I just got 5 new hens two days ago and all 5 have this weird clear liquid dripping down there butt. And they are pooping ( the clear liquid and some times bright green stuff with it) a lot more then the ones i had before (the new ones are pooping every five minutes). One Barred rock doesn't want to go outside at all and her eyes are a little bit glazed over. 4 out of 5 have almost no feathers from there vent to between there legs, and they have mite/lice but i can only see the nits not actual mites/lice ( I'm treating them for that). Could they be like this because of worms? I'm still new to chickens and i really want to get these poor hens better as soon as possible!
Thanks
 
It sounds like it's more than worms, but you can start by giving them wazine wormer, or add 1/4 cup apple cidar vinegar per gallon of water for a nateral wormer.. I would also start them on antibiotics if they're in that bad of shape.
I am not sure what they have, but I would strongly advise you to keep them quarantined from any other birds, and don't walk in their droppings and walk into another pen without changing shoes, this will help keep this from spreading, should it be a bad disease.
There is several diseases that could apply. I would start off with the above and then monitor them and look further into they're symtoms.
Good luck.
 
It sounds like it's more than worms, but you can start by giving them wazine wormer, or add 1/4 cup apple cidar vinegar per gallon of water for a nateral wormer.. I would also start them on antibiotics if they're in that bad of shape.
I am not sure what they have, but I would strongly advise you to keep them quarantined from any other birds, and don't walk in their droppings and walk into another pen without changing shoes, this will help keep this from spreading, should it be a bad disease.
There is several diseases that could apply. I would start off with the above and then monitor them and look further into they're symtoms.
Good luck.
What diseases could they have? The one new hen that is molting seems to be fine she is running around and doesn't have runny poo and sleeps on the roosts with the other hens.But last night the other two RIR slept on the floor, I'm not sure if this is cause they are sick or they are getting pecked? Both of the Barred Rocks are more active and are sleeping on the roosts. Should i still separate the Barred Rocks? Thanks!
 
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