Chicken clogged with poop-Lethargic?

[TaylorChicken]

I have a 3 year old hen that had mites about 2-3 weeks ago so we put sevin dust on her head and in her coop most of the mites went away but I noticed 2 days ago she seemed a little off- the dust got kind of cakey so i washed it off picked as many of the mites as i could off and after she dried put so more dust on. the next day her skin around her eyes and cheek area seems a bit swollen and she is lethargic but still moving around and eating and drinking but not as quick as she normally does. then today i noticed she had like a mass of poop stuck to her so i cleaned that all off but she still seems lethargic to me..She has only laid like 3 eggs her whole life and that was about 2 years ago. We do give her about 15 meal worms a day and she eats scratch. her face is still puffy she is lethargic and i haven't seen her poop. not sure if she is egg bound or what? please help? Thanks!

 

[purelypoultry]

Do you feed her a layer feed? Have you wormed her lately? Sounds like the mites have weakened her. She needs some vitamins and electrolytes to give her a boost. She also needs to be fed something other than scratch. Scratch holds no nutritional value. I would also discontinue the mealworms. Treats like that are like candy. Check her again for mites and be sure she has none left. While you are doing all of this, I would watch for more symptoms like sneezing or nasal discharge. This means that she has a respiratory infection. You will need to treat her with an antibiotic. You can get this at a feed store in a powder form. It goes into her water. If she does not improve then there is another issue. These are just simple things you can do immediately.

 

[ivan3]

What is her regular feed? Was the coop cleaned out after discovery of mites? I'd quit the sevin immediately and place in a cage with mite free bedding. Try small amount of Adams tick and flea spray (spray on gloved hands and transfer to chicken with the gloves) or try Eprinex Cattle pour-on .5cc on skin of upper back, between wings. Could be too much sevin (just a guess).

 

[TaylorChicken]

No layer just scratch. so can i give her gatorade for electrolytes like horses? Should I mix layer with the scratch? the mites are gone and no discharge so should i still get her antibiotics?

 

[purelypoultry]

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x2 ..... The cleaning of the coop is extremely important after the mites discovery. Good idea about the sevin, it could have irritated her eyes, etc.

 

[TaylorChicken]

The mites are gone and the coop was cleaned as well as possible given it is on dirt. She normally just free eats scratch.

 

[TaylorChicken]

Okay tommorow I will pick up the antibiotics and layer, throughly clean the coop and maybe some gatorade in her water? and the sevin was stopped two days ago. any other suggestions?

 

[purelypoultry]

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There is really no reason to give chickens scratch. It should be used as a treat. During cold winter months some use it to feed right before roosting to boost their body heat, but that is all.

I agree with removing the sevin first. It may have irritated her eyes, nose, etc.

 

[TaylorChicken]

Okay tommorow I will pick up the antibiotics and layer, throughly clean the coop and maybe some gatorade in her water? and the sevin was stopped two days ago. any other suggestions?

 

[TaylorChicken]

Could the diarria (if it was diarria?) be related at all? maybe worms from the mites?