Chicken laying down and tail feathers downward

[casportpony]

I have been putting Albon in their water, and today Chickie Little had a solid poop, but it was still bright green. I volunteer for Project Wildlife so have access to the drugs here for my wild birds. I am syringe feeding Buffy and she is looking better too. After 8 years of no problems, we really got slammed this summer. Thanks for the advice.

You can give the Albon orally, which might be better.

-Kathy

 

[Charlene W]

I have done that before, but am afraid of it spreading to the other chickens. Seems easier to treat all 6 at once.

 

[casportpony]

I have done that before, but am afraid of it spreading to the other chickens. Seems easier to treat all 6 at once.

How do you know they're drinking enough water and getting the correct amount of medication?

-Kathy

 

[elociN89]

My Old English Bantam is doing the same thing. Seems to be weak, droopy wings, droopy tail, seems sad, just cuddles up with me every time I try to check her out. She's eating and drinking, wheezing and twitches her head some times... Have even heard her sneeze a time or two. What's going on with my girl?! So scared she is going to die!!!!!

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Is your chicken looking any better? Our friends had similar problems with a barred rock hen a while ago, don't remember how they treated it...

 

[Charlene W]

The sick one was drinking more than anyone else, and she is eating again and running around the yard. When we have problems in wild birds in the pre-release flight cage we treat them all like this. So nice to see her acting normal. She showed up in my yard as an adult 8 1/2 years ago when some people up the street didn't realize chickens can fly. They didn't get enough eggs and ate therm so she is the lucky one. She is not tame at all and to catch her and treat her individually would be very traumatic. She used to roost in the trees at night and just this year moved into the coop at night. She even still lays some eggs and is a cute little thing.

 

[Charlene W]

Sounds like a respiratory problem with the wheezing. Have you tried antibiotics?

 

[gregula girls]

Here's an update:
Baby still not herself. She is eating and tail is now normal position. Instead, her right eye has a watery discharge and a white thing in the corner of her eye. I gave her a dose of vet rx to her palate. Keep your fingers crossed.

Any suggestions? My best guess is that she has eye worms?? Not laying, watery discharge, eye sometimes remains shut, lethargic,...

 

[ochochicas]

I would suggest antibiotics, such as Tylan. Some respiratory infections will cause white bubbles in the eye.