moderndreamr
In the Brooder
- Jun 10, 2016
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Good evening everyone,
i have a Buff Rock, about 15 months old, that is displaying some really confusing symptoms. I wormed all my birds with Panacur (from the vet) a couple weeks ago, with her inside, separated from the rest of the flock, recovering from some sort of wound to her backside. Looked like something tried to grab her through the fence; the vet said it wasn't infected and was healing well, just needed to keep it clean and let the scab heal up. The day I planned to take her back outside I realized she still had worms so took her and one of my other birds back to the vet, got more wormer (also Panacur), and was told my other hen (same breed and age) had coccidiosis (they did a fecal float). Even though it wasn't "too bad" they gave me doxycycline for her. Fast forward almost a week and the hen that was on doxy is back outside but my other hen is really declining fast. The only good news is the worms seem to be gone.
She has smeary/sticky green diarrhea that is stuck all in her tail feathers, and she's feeling so poorly she won't even get up to poo in a different spot than where she's sitting. She has spent the last 3 days sleeping almost completely through day and night, not eating or drinking even when I put her favorite treats right in front of her. This morning she had what looked like a teensy bit of nasal discharge but haven't seen that again so I'm not sure if she just got her beak wet before I walked downstairs or what that is. Yesterday, her feathers started falling out around her shoulders, sides, and back. She doesn't seem to be pulling them out, they just fall out while she's sitting still, and when I pick her up it looks like someone busted a feather pillow in my basement. I checked her for mites and don't see anything moving around on her or builtup deposits of eggs on her feather shafts, but then again they've never had mites so I could be wrong. I assumed since I had her at the vet they would have mentioned if they saw mites, and they didn't say anything. I haven't experienced a molt yet either, so maybe she's just molting because she's been inside so long (almost a month at this point)? Lastly, her vent looks sort of yellowish and waxy; not sure if that's because she's just not feeling well in general of if that's part of whatever it is that has her down for the count.
I've put regular chicken crumble with fruits and veggies in a dish for her and have her on Corid (with vet approval - 1/2 tsp per gallon of water) because her symptoms started out exactly like the other hen the vet diagnosed with coccidiosis (lethargy/falling asleep standing up, watery green diarrhea, loss of appetite/not drinking). I've also been giving her the Corid solution via syringe once a day, but she hates it, and is already so stressed out I don't want to give it to her more frequently unless I have to.
I'll post photos asap, but I'd like to get the poopy feathers trimmed off first so I can get a better idea of what's going on back there and give her a better chance of avoiding any further poo-related issues. I'm also thinking a bath may be in order but I'm not 100% sure on whether that's a good idea. Again, I don't want to stress her out too much considering she is already so ill.
i have a Buff Rock, about 15 months old, that is displaying some really confusing symptoms. I wormed all my birds with Panacur (from the vet) a couple weeks ago, with her inside, separated from the rest of the flock, recovering from some sort of wound to her backside. Looked like something tried to grab her through the fence; the vet said it wasn't infected and was healing well, just needed to keep it clean and let the scab heal up. The day I planned to take her back outside I realized she still had worms so took her and one of my other birds back to the vet, got more wormer (also Panacur), and was told my other hen (same breed and age) had coccidiosis (they did a fecal float). Even though it wasn't "too bad" they gave me doxycycline for her. Fast forward almost a week and the hen that was on doxy is back outside but my other hen is really declining fast. The only good news is the worms seem to be gone.
She has smeary/sticky green diarrhea that is stuck all in her tail feathers, and she's feeling so poorly she won't even get up to poo in a different spot than where she's sitting. She has spent the last 3 days sleeping almost completely through day and night, not eating or drinking even when I put her favorite treats right in front of her. This morning she had what looked like a teensy bit of nasal discharge but haven't seen that again so I'm not sure if she just got her beak wet before I walked downstairs or what that is. Yesterday, her feathers started falling out around her shoulders, sides, and back. She doesn't seem to be pulling them out, they just fall out while she's sitting still, and when I pick her up it looks like someone busted a feather pillow in my basement. I checked her for mites and don't see anything moving around on her or builtup deposits of eggs on her feather shafts, but then again they've never had mites so I could be wrong. I assumed since I had her at the vet they would have mentioned if they saw mites, and they didn't say anything. I haven't experienced a molt yet either, so maybe she's just molting because she's been inside so long (almost a month at this point)? Lastly, her vent looks sort of yellowish and waxy; not sure if that's because she's just not feeling well in general of if that's part of whatever it is that has her down for the count.
I've put regular chicken crumble with fruits and veggies in a dish for her and have her on Corid (with vet approval - 1/2 tsp per gallon of water) because her symptoms started out exactly like the other hen the vet diagnosed with coccidiosis (lethargy/falling asleep standing up, watery green diarrhea, loss of appetite/not drinking). I've also been giving her the Corid solution via syringe once a day, but she hates it, and is already so stressed out I don't want to give it to her more frequently unless I have to.
I'll post photos asap, but I'd like to get the poopy feathers trimmed off first so I can get a better idea of what's going on back there and give her a better chance of avoiding any further poo-related issues. I'm also thinking a bath may be in order but I'm not 100% sure on whether that's a good idea. Again, I don't want to stress her out too much considering she is already so ill.
