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The coop has a roof and keeps the area dry. There is one area that has some discoloration that might be mold but the area is very open and they have plenty of fresh air.
The two black always roosted together in the center. The red stayed on the left side or the center and the lacy also roost on the left side.
I am sending my son to the feed store this morning. We will worm the lacy first. She is old and does not lay eggs. If she responds to treatment and confirms the diagnosis, I guess we treat them all? Do I need to treat the area they range?
Update:
I examined the bird this morning. I tried the QTip down the throat to bring up a worm to confirm the diagnosis. Her mouth is filled with phlegm or mucus. She sounds like she is having a hard time breathing. She has a large mass on the right side of her throat. The Qtips pulled out clear mucus and what looks like dirt or compost. Smell? the mucus does not smell but her breath smells sour. She passed a small drop of clear fluid from her vent or cloaca nothing green or white or formed. Her throat feels swollen or enlarged.
The mucus in the mouth, shaking head, head feather standing up, appetite but unable to eat, sour smell of breath, sleeping with head tucked in feathers, standing and sleeping through the day, loosing weight...all symptoms they have shared.
Can the mass in her throat be worms under the tissue?
The two black always roosted together in the center. The red stayed on the left side or the center and the lacy also roost on the left side.
I am sending my son to the feed store this morning. We will worm the lacy first. She is old and does not lay eggs. If she responds to treatment and confirms the diagnosis, I guess we treat them all? Do I need to treat the area they range?
Update:
I examined the bird this morning. I tried the QTip down the throat to bring up a worm to confirm the diagnosis. Her mouth is filled with phlegm or mucus. She sounds like she is having a hard time breathing. She has a large mass on the right side of her throat. The Qtips pulled out clear mucus and what looks like dirt or compost. Smell? the mucus does not smell but her breath smells sour. She passed a small drop of clear fluid from her vent or cloaca nothing green or white or formed. Her throat feels swollen or enlarged.
The mucus in the mouth, shaking head, head feather standing up, appetite but unable to eat, sour smell of breath, sleeping with head tucked in feathers, standing and sleeping through the day, loosing weight...all symptoms they have shared.
Can the mass in her throat be worms under the tissue?
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