can you tell by looking at this poop

[El Naked Neck]

she is gasping for air, loss of appetite, uncordinated, sleeps alot, ruffled feathers, no energy, no physical injuries. 6 monthes old. don't think she has laid an egg yet. feeding her egg laying and cracked corn, gave her vitamins a few days ago. just not getting any better. can some one please help me out here? and this is her droppings. i have three that are like this. she is just the recent one we brought into the house. the rest are doing the same as her. no cough though. Please help this girl.

 

[FortWorthChicks]

How old is she? Should she be eating laying feed yet? Do a search on chicken poo. That doesn't look like anything I have seen. Bump.

 

[angels4]

I found this on BYC a while back and knew it would come in handy one day. http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

 

[El Naked Neck]

thank you for posting but none of those poops looks like it. i don't know what to give her to get her better. any more help?

 

[El Naked Neck]

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she's 6 months old.

 

[purpletree23]

Put them back on a diet of grower. Get a fresh bag. Make sure they have fresh water and give treats like scrambled egg, try cooked oatmeal, shelled sunflower seeds and only a few pieces of watermelon or strawberries or blueberries to get their appetites going. Frozen thawed corn is also a favorite when one of my girls is feeling under the weather. No BREAD!

Pick each of them up and check them over. Head to toe. Any signs of mites or lice? Are they very skinny?

What is their coop like?

Do they have access to chicken grit?

Is the coop warm and draft free?

What kind of vitamin did you give them?

You can give them Gatorade for 24 hours to get fluids back in their system.

What do their crops feel like?

The neon green poo usually means they are starving to death.

 

[angels4]

Being in Florida you must have some "greenery" left on your lawn...could the girls be eating something in the garden that might be toxic to chickens? Maybe causing them to eat less and drink more. I ask because of the green bits in the watery poop.

 

[RuffledFeathers]

I agree, the green within the watery poo and the white urates means that the chicken is not really eating anymore. Figuring out why is so difficult, unfortunately. Good nursing care like people are suggesting is the best you can do, unless you are willing or able to go to an avian vet for further care. Research as much as you can and observe. Keep hydrating and dribble water onto the beak if she stops drinking.
I lost 2 birds to a mysterious wasting disease (had about a week from noticeable symptom to death) and had the second bird sent to the state vet for autopsy. I found that we have Marek's in the flock, but luckily it has not been horribly virulent and the others are healthy.
I just mention that because my last bird was "gasping" for air sometimes and I looked for gapeworm and everything else under the sun. I hope you can diagnose, so you feel better that you did not do anything wrong.
Keep us updated if you can, good luck

 

[El Naked Neck]

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wow!!!! we give them popped corn every day. we would see them eat but lately not so much.

 

[El Naked Neck]

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what kind of greenery should i be looking for? we have confederate jasmins and gardenias and they like to hang around there.