Chicken in Shock

[yardraven]

I hope you're joking...

-Kathy

I am joking lol. I'm just not looking forward to it. She is poorly and it sounds stressful for her. How can she know i'm trying to heal her. She is beautiful ,small , and jet black , with the exception of a red patch under her beak . I have been trying to win her over since she was an egg lol. I just don't want to be the nasty giant. Does that sound stupid ?
-Tony

 

[yardraven]

Cocci is a bacteria found in dirt. Generally by one year old, birds have built up an immunity to it in normal doses. But, there are times when their system can get overloaded by it. Birds that are ill or under stress can get an overload.

Thanks'
yardraven

 

[casportpony]

I hope you're joking...


-Kathy

I am joking lol. I'm just not looking forward to it. She is poorly and it sounds stressful for her. How can she know i'm trying to heal her. She is beautiful ,small , and jet black , with the  exception of a red patch under her beak . I have been trying to win her over since she was an egg lol. I just don't want to be the nasty giant. Does that sound stupid ?
-Tony

I have 3 banties that are having problems laying, so they get daily exams, but still come running to me, so fear not, she won't hold it against you.

-Kathy

 

[yardraven]

I have 3 banties that are having problems laying, so they get daily exams, but still come running to me, so fear not, she won't hold it against you.

-Kathy

What am I looking for ?
Tony

 

[Sarevan]

I do regular vent checks on my girls AND ROO, about every 2 weeks. He gets checked because when he first got here he was constipated. (Typical guy) He is now fine normal poo. The girls get checked as had more than one with egg laying problems. The one that laid the monster egg was getting checked everyother day for awhile.

As for stress some can stop laying for awhile till they feel safe again. A rat or weasel recently got in and severly injured my leghorn. The roo and 2 others attacked it so it didn't leave unscathed. I saw an immediate drop in eggs and they were stressed. One was depressed as leghorn was put down. She currently has vent gleet and sour crop from that time. She is recovering. Stress can make them susceptible to getting sick.

 

[yardraven]

I do regular vent checks on my girls AND ROO, about every 2 weeks. He gets checked because when he first got here he was constipated. (Typical guy) He is now fine normal poo. The girls get checked as had more than one with egg laying problems. The one that laid the monster egg was getting checked everyother day for awhile.

As for stress some can stop laying for awhile till they feel safe again. A rat or weasel recently got in and severly injured my leghorn. The roo and 2 others attacked it so it didn't leave unscathed. I saw an immediate drop in eggs and they were stressed. One was depressed as leghorn was put down. She currently has vent gleet and sour crop from that time. She is recovering. Stress can make them susceptible to getting sick.

Hey Sarevan
What is "vent gleet & sour crop" ?
yardraven

 

[ten chicks]

Has your girl been check for any egg binding issues(cloacal exam). Have you lifted up feathers to check for any hidden wounds? How long has she been like this? Have you checked her for any crop issues?


In regards to Coccidiosis it is a parasitic infection of the intestinal tract and can be spread by wild birds/bringing new birds into flock/your own hands/clothes/shoes/feed utensils/etc. Chickens are only immune to the strains they have had prior exposure to,considering there are approx 11 strains an overload/outbreak can happen at any time to birds of any age.

 

[yardraven]

Has your girl been check for any egg binding issues(cloacal exam). Have you lifted up feathers to check for any hidden wounds? How long has she been like this? Have you checked her for any crop issues?


In regards to Coccidiosis it is a parasitic infection of the intestinal tract and can be spread by wild birds/bringing new birds into flock/your own hands/clothes/shoes/feed utensils/etc. Chickens are only immune to the strains they have had prior exposure to,considering there are approx 11 strains an overload/outbreak can happen at any time to birds of any age.

Hey ten chicks. I can't see any wounds. She was ok for about 3 weeks, then went down hill. Dehydration maybe. Her stools are almost water. She had a good drink tonight. I've never seen a chicken guzzle down so much. ---------------- (cloacal exam) ?
yardraven

 

[Sarevan]

Yardraven!
First smell her does she really stink from either end? You may have to open her mouth to get a whiff, if smells horrible check her crop. It will feel mushy like a water balloon and may not go down over night. Gently squeeze it and a bad odor will come out of mouth. IF it feels very solid does not go down overnight is impacted crop. She will have runny poop or green in color as not able to get anything to pass through crop.

Now for the butt does it smell really bad? Move her feathers to look at vent. Feathers may be clumped up under her vent filled with poo and possibly wet from the drainage from her vent. It may be very bright red and in the small creases may be bleeding. Clumps of whitish to yellow can be stuck to the edges of her vent and possibly inside. She could be still laying but would be really painful. Think along the lines of you having a urinary tract infection and a yeast infection. Vent gleet is a yeast infection. The same meds for womens yeast infection can be used on her.( some even use the stuff for athlets foot) rub it on outside of vent (after she is cleaned up) and some inside her vent. Can be fed yogurt and put apple cider vinegar in water for 5 days more or less till cleared up.

For sour crop you can use the same thing except insert it in her mouth, I use a syringe or feeding tube to get it to her crop. Then massage it to get it to coat the lining.

The feeding tube I first draw up mushy feed then the meds more mushy feed as some will be lost in the tube to the crop. Insert tube down the throat to crop then push plunger down to push in the mix. Massage the crop for a few minutes.

My hen actually waits for me didn't at first had to catch her. She submits to the tube feeding with no fuss. Looks and smells much better. She has forgiven me for clipping her fluffy butt. Today should be the last day.

 

[ten chicks]

A cloacal exam is when you check internally for issues. put on gloves w lubricant,insert finger into vent and see if you can feel an egg or broken pieces of egg. Has she been eating at all? Check for crop issues.