Chickens very ill

[Islandpermi]

My chickens seemed healthy a few days ago, but today o noticed the chickens comn is very pale and her face is grey and is

Very lethargic.

 

[realenthusiast]

How old is she? Do you see anything wrong with her eyes, any swelling? Can she walk at all? Check around her vent area and make sure you don't see any mites, look very closely they are tiny. Any thing look wrong with her vent, any strange discharge?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My chickens seemed healthy a few days ago, but today o noticed the chickens comn is very pale and her face is grey and is View attachment 4233475Very lethargic.

Do you see any lice or mites on her?

When was her last egg?
What do you feed, including treats?
What's her poop like?
Photos?

I'd check her crop to make sure its emptying overnight, make sure to look for mites/lice. If she's not laid eggs and should have, start her on 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a week.

Work on hydration, giving electrolytes or a bit of sugar water. Once hydrated, then see if she will eat some mushy feed.

 

[Islandpermi]

Do you see any lice or mites on her?

When was her last egg?
What do you feed, including treats?
What's her poop like?
Photos?

I'd check her crop to make sure its emptying overnight, make sure to look for mites/lice. If she's not laid eggs and should have, start her on 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a week.

Work on hydration, giving electrolytes or a bit of sugar water. Once hydrated, then see if she will eat some mushy feed.

Thank you so much. Onto it

 

[Islandpermi]

Do you see any lice or mites on her?

When was her last egg?
What do you feed, including treats?
What's her poop like?
Photos?

I'd check her crop to make sure its emptying overnight, make sure to look for mites/lice. If she's not laid eggs and should have, start her on 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a week.

Work on hydration, giving electrolytes or a bit of sugar water. Once hydrated, then see if she will eat some mushy feed.

Yes, lots of mites, have doused with DE and the coop. Giving electrolytes and D3.
Hope they come good

 

[realenthusiast]

Yes, lots of mites, have doused with DE and the coop. Giving electrolytes and D3.
Hope they come good

Go to tractor supply or a farm supply store and get you some ivermectin pour-on. That’s the quickest way to get her feeling better. You’re going to want to treat your entire flock with this stuff and then repeat again in 7-10 days to catch any eggs that have hatched, as this only treats live mites not their eggs.
With a full sized chicken get a syringe dropper and apply 5-7 drops. One on the back of the neck, one around the vent area, one under each wing, and one on the breast. Make sure you apply all the way to the skin.
With bantams or smaller birds i’d only do 3-5 drops.
You can overdose your birds on this stuff so be careful and make sure you’re confident in what to do before applying.
The smallest bottle of the Ivermectin Pour on is around $30 at tractor supply and should be more than plenty.

 

[realenthusiast]

Go to tractor supply or a farm supply store and get you some ivermectin pour-on. That’s the quickest way to get her feeling better. You’re going to want to treat your entire flock with this stuff and then repeat again in 7-10 days to catch any eggs that have hatched, as this only treats live mites not their eggs.
With a full sized chicken get a syringe dropper and apply 5-7 drops. One on the back of the neck, one around the vent area, one under each wing, and one on the breast. Make sure you apply all the way to the skin.
With bantams or smaller birds i’d only do 3-5 drops.
You can overdose your birds on this stuff so be careful and make sure you’re confident in what to do before applying.
The smallest bottle of the Ivermectin Pour on is around $30 at tractor supply and should be more than plenty.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes, lots of mites, have doused with DE and the coop. Giving electrolytes and D3.
Hope they come good

Unfortunately DE is not going to be effective against a heavy Mite infestation.

Ivermectin can be helpful, but the Mites also have to bite the birds in order for it to kill them since it has to be absorbed into the bloodstream for it to be effective. So that means more Bites to an already sick and anemic hen.

I'd still get the Ivermectin if you wish, but also a can of Permethrin Based Poultry Dust and a Bottle of Permethrin 10 concentrate.

Dust the sick hen with the Poultry Dust to try to kill off most of the mites that are on her.
Dust the others too.

Mix up some Permethrin 10 according to the instruction booklet, clean out your coop. Bag and trash the bedding or burn it, don't compost it. Spray every nook and cranny of your coop including the nesting boxes and roosting bars (Do this early morning while the birds are out of the coop, allow them back in later in the day once the air is cleared a little and the Permethrin is dry). Repeat in 5 day intervals.

You can then put the Ivermectin on the hens if you wish. Dosing is by Weight. The Pour On is applied to the base of the neck at the spine, repeat in 10-14days.

For this very sick hen, again, dust her (put the dust in a sock and use it like a powder puff), work the dust all the way through the feather to the skin.
She needs fluids. Get some electrolytes into her. If she's willing to eat, offer a little Beef Liver with some wet mushy chicken feed. If you have Poultry Cell, give her a direct dose at a rate of 1cc per 3lbs of weight.

The dose is not drops. Birds should be weighed or at least have their weights guessed and the proper amount should be given. I have bolded the amount I use.

There are two types, one is injectable, the other is a pour on. The doses are different.

The max dose for 1% Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.045 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml.

The minimum effective dose for 1% Ivermectin is 0.2 mg/kg which is 0.009 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.045 ml

The max dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.09 ml per pound. This is given topically only.​

A five pound hen would get 0.45 ml.

The minimum effective dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 0.5 mg/kg, which is 0.045 ml per pound. This is given topically only.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml

DO NOT USE this on your dogs unless you are working with a vet!​

 

[realenthusiast]

Unfortunately DE is not going to be effective against a heavy Mite infestation.

Ivermectin can be helpful, but the Mites also have to bite the birds in order for it to kill them since it has to be absorbed into the bloodstream for it to be effective. So that means more Bites to an already sick and anemic hen.

I'd still get the Ivermectin if you wish, but also a can of Permethrin Based Poultry Dust and a Bottle of Permethrin 10 concentrate.

Dust the sick hen with the Poultry Dust to try to kill off most of the mites that are on her.
Dust the others too.

Mix up some Permethrin 10 according to the instruction booklet, clean out your coop. Bag and trash the bedding or burn it, don't compost it. Spray every nook and cranny of your coop including the nesting boxes and roosting bars (Do this early morning while the birds are out of the coop, allow them back in later in the day once the air is cleared a little and the Permethrin is dry). Repeat in 5 day intervals.

You can then put the Ivermectin on the hens if you wish. Dosing is by Weight. The Pour On is applied to the base of the neck at the spine, repeat in 10-14days.

For this very sick hen, again, dust her (put the dust in a sock and use it like a powder puff), work the dust all the way through the feather to the skin.
She needs fluids. Get some electrolytes into her. If she's willing to eat, offer a little Beef Liver with some wet mushy chicken feed. If you have Poultry Cell, give her a direct dose at a rate of 1cc per 3lbs of weight.

Islandpermi this is a much more comprehensive explanation on how to treat mites, definitely go by this. If you can afford Elector PSP I would look into that as well, it is a one and done treatment as it also kills unhatched eggs.