Does this look like an Ameracauna? And a few questions???

[mojomamma]

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Hi! I have a few questions.... I just got this bird today, I was told that it was a 3 month old ameracauna hen? I am fairly new to all this and wanted a couple more hens so I drove an hour and picked up this hen who looks younger to me. She is missing feathers on her back, I gave her a bath and saw no signs of mites, or lice. Her skin is not irratated and her poop looks normal.... I really should have left and gone home, this guy had about 100 birds in a small enclosure, NO run....and poop everywhere, it was disgusting.....

 

[Stacykins]

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You need to fix the picture, methinks!

 

[Americana]

Can't see your picture, so I can't help you.

 

[mojomamma]

So sorry,, I can't figure out how to post it

 

[Chicken_Pauper]

Go to UPLOADS.. you have to have a certain amount of posts under your belt to be able to post a picture, though.

 

[Stacykins]

Okie okie. Go to the top of the page here on the forum, where the list of things like Index User List Rules Search My Page Profile Recent Posts Uploads Messages GFM Sponsors Logout are. Click on uploads.

Once there, hit the button that says Browse. Then choose the file from your computer in the popup window. Once the file is chosen, hit the button that says Open and the popup window will disappear, but the bar near Browse will have the file info and whatnot. Now his submit. Last but not least, copy the all text in the bar that is labeled with Image: and paste it in a reply here.

 

[mojomamma]

I GOT IT!!!!THANK YOU, go back and check out my first post that I edited with the pic!

 

[Chicken_Pauper]

Just off the top of my head.. if she is missing feathers on her back... from a rooster mating with her, she is more than three months old....

I do hope you have quarantined her.. keep her out of your flock until you see if she is healthy.. worm her, dust her with Sevin Dust.. repeat each in ten days.. check her over.. maybe take some of her poop to the vet or even her to the vet to be checked. Don't let your flock get sick and die by exposing them to her before you know if she's well and healthy, disease free.

Seach here.. search on BYC "giving oral medications", "worming with Valbazen", "quarantining/quaranteening a new bird".... "when you get a new chicken", etc.

Maybe get her a "saddle or apron" if you also have a rooster. Maybe put some antiseptic on her back... some Blu Kote Spray.

Give her a good laying feed, oyster shells, and some Pedialyte (or electrolyte) water for now, while she's isolated. Build her up.. the move will be traumatic for her as well. Keep her safe and quiet for now, and away from your flock.

More later -- waiting for pictures... best of luck.

 

[mojomamma]

Here is another pick with the Black copper maran I got, also supposed to be 3 months old....

 

[wolftracks]

Last pic is too small for my old eyes. The bird in question though is an EE. She's very pretty.