Chicken in Shock

[yardraven]

Hey anyone.
4 weeks ago 2 fox's wiped out 13 of my flock , and freaked out some of the survivors. Is it possible for a bird to go into shock 4 weeks on ?
The bird in question is lethargic, and made no attempt to go inside the coop. Something that has never happened. The bird is indoors now with food and water, and under a cherry bulb. It isn't particularly cool here in the UK , but I put her under anyway.
yardraven

 

[boskelli1571]

Hi there, sorry for your losses. I don't think it's shock, but perhaps she's depressed and missing her sisters?? Is she eating/drinking/pooping ok? No hidden wounds? possible infection? any chance there is an intruder in the coop? weasel for instance? Other than that I really don't know, perhaps someone else here has some other ideas. I have my fingers crossed for you both,

 

[yardraven]

Hi there, sorry for your losses. I don't think it's shock, but perhaps she's depressed and missing her sisters?? Is she eating/drinking/pooping ok? No hidden wounds? possible infection? any chance there is an intruder in the coop? weasel for instance? Other than that I really don't know, perhaps someone else here has some other ideas. I have my fingers crossed for you both,

Hey 1571
Thanks' for your quick reply. She was eating yesterday. I was turning over the soil in their run , and she ate some worms, but she has not been her self since the attack. I can't find any wounds.
Thanks
yardraven

 

[CMV]

I would do a standard bug check and de-worming. A stressed bird can get brought low by pests after the fact. I would also keep an eye out for blood in her stool. Stress can make a bird prone to cocci as well. With the fresh turning of the earth in her run she may be dealing with too much cocci in her system.

 

[casportpony]

I would start by doing a thorough exam which would include checking inside her vent for an egg or other abnormalities, then I would dust for bugs with a proper poultry dust or 5% Sevin, DE doesn't work and I'd weigh her and worm her orally with Safeguard liquid for goats, Safeguard paste for horses or Valbazen. Then I'd weigh her every few days to check for weight loss or gain.

These are the doses I would use:
Valbazen - .2ml per 2.2 pounds
Safegaurd - .2ml per 2.2 pounds 3-5 days in a row

-Kathy

 

[yardraven]

I would start by doing a thorough exam which would include checking inside her vent for an egg or other abnormalities, then I would dust for bugs with a proper poultry dust or 5% Sevin, DE doesn't work and I'd weigh her and worm her orally with Safeguard liquid for goats, Safeguard paste for horses or Valbazen. Then I'd weigh her every few days to check for weight loss or gain.

These are the doses I would use:
Valbazen - .2ml per 2.2 pounds
Safegaurd - .2ml per 2.2 pounds 3-5 days in a row

-Kathy

EXAMIN HER VENT !!!!!!!!!!!!

Her vent ? There are certain things that are hallowed ground to any female , including chickens, unless you have permission. Anyway, I think she is picking up. She ate an egg and a roast potato today. God I hope she's getting better------------------------------check her vent.
Thanks' for the info, should I be doing the other things on a regular basis ?
yardraven

 

[casportpony]

I would start by doing a thorough exam which would include checking inside her vent for an egg or other abnormalities, then I would dust for bugs with a proper poultry dust or 5% Sevin, DE doesn't work and I'd weigh her and worm her orally with Safeguard liquid for goats, Safeguard paste for horses or Valbazen. Then I'd weigh her every few days to check for weight loss or gain.


These are the doses I would use:

Valbazen - .2ml per 2.2 pounds

Safegaurd - .2ml per 2.2 pounds 3-5 days in a row


-Kathy

EXAMIN HER VENT !!!!!!!!!!!!  

Her vent ? There are certain things that are hallowed ground to any female , including chickens, unless you have permission. Anyway, I think she is picking up. She ate an egg and a roast potato today. God I hope she's getting better------------------------------check her vent.
Thanks' for the info, should I be doing the other things on a regular basis ?
yardraven

I hope you're joking...

-Kathy

 

[ten chicks]

Not hallowed ground if it will save her life. Vent checking is not an invasion of privacy and is something that has to be done for her sake,often this is the only way to determine what the issue is.

 

[yardraven]

I would do a standard bug check and de-worming. A stressed bird can get brought low by pests after the fact. I would also keep an eye out for blood in her stool. Stress can make a bird prone to cocci as well. With the fresh turning of the earth in her run she may be dealing with too much cocci in her system.

Hey CMV
This bird was always skittish, only approachable if I had food, but lately she has slowed up. Her stools are almost water. Today she drank loads but had to be prompted. It's almost like she didn't know what water was, but once I brought the water to her head she drank and drank. I have put her in my shed and made a kind of shelter, with a cherry bulb, she has both water and food. Her tail was drooping but she seems a little better since drinking.
Would that be the insect or the bacteria "cocci" ?
Thanks' for your post

Tony

 

[CMV]

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.