Dont know whats wrong

[Violetsfeathers]

When I give my chickens pears I make sure they're a little mushy then cut the pear into fourths they like eating the mushy inside

 

[enola]

Have you tried worming her? That would be how I would start treating her.

 

[Hatching Addict]

Have you tried worming her? That would be how I would start treating her.

Watery poop can be a sign of worms. Consider worming her with valbazen liquid cattle/sheep wormer, 1/2cc orally undiluted and repeat again in 10 days. Also inspect her for lice/mites especially around her vent area.

I agree that worming her is the best place to start.

I have had a couple of chickens that would stand around and "mope" or seem very lethargic and sleepy. They would walk around some, eat and drink some, but would slowly get worse and then die. It was also just one at a time and there was never a pattern. I looked online for help and tried several things, but always dismissed the possibility of worms because I had never seen any. (And yes I was watching

) Nothing had worked...so I finally decided to do an "autopsy" on the next one myself. I had that "opportunity" yesterday. What I found was worms in her intestines...

So I started worming all my chickens last night. I am hoping I don't have any more casualties. I feel bad that I didn't do this "easy" fix in the beginning, but I'm also relieved that I don't have some strange and deadly disease in my flock.

I hope you find a solution and your hen recovers soon.

 

[47Shire]

We'll I've bought a pear. Forgetting I have a pear tree... Not that there's pears on it.
Will cut it in half and mash it up a little. Will try some yoghurt too.

I think Verm-X is available in France, will have to find some tomorrow.
Chicken however seems to perk up from time to time, so I will (perhaps stupidly) hope for the best. But with her otherwise "looking" ok, I can't justify putting her down.

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Hope fully something works and your hen gets better!

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Have you tried those pears yet?

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Is your hen alive?

 

[47Shire]

Sadly she passed away sometime last night.

We are Sunday now... Friday - pear not interested. Went out to find something, failed miserably as the French would simply ring it's neck, they had vitimin this, iron that, but nothing for worms. Resorted to the vets, who gave me worming treatment (not as expensive as I was expecting) for the flock which I started them on yesterday. And for the sick chicken, a green pill which was to treat any worms immediately. Had great difficulty getting it into her, managed to get her to take a drink, which helped with the pill. And yeh, too little too late rip "little one"
I am going out now to incinerate her and watch for anything leaving her.

Thanks for the advice/info, I have 2 more green pills from the vet incase this happens again. If it was old age, I thought she was the youngest by her manner and being the bottom on the pecking order.
She faught long bless her. She will be missed.

Can anyone explain how they get worms? I know how they get maggots but not worms.
And are they aswell as ducks, ok to eat normal earth worms?
I appreciate it may not be worms, and as someone suggested, egg problem and infection.

Any update on Sammy's chicken?? I hope yours at least pulled through!

 

[enola]

Any poultry that has access to dirt has worms.

I don't worm on any type of schedule any more, since my chickens never get to range. But, at the first sign of any thing being wrong, I drag out the wormer and get busy.

One very important thing that all chicken owners can do for their flocks is watch them very closely. At the FIRST sign of illness, get your hands on that chicken and examine her thoroughly. Chickens can be ill for a LONG time before before exhibiting signs the average chicken owner will notice.

I catch and examine every chicken at least monthly, looking for weight loss, external parasites, wounds, feathers missing, just anything not normal.

 

[Jrose]

Sadly she passed away sometime last night.

We are Sunday now... Friday - pear not interested. Went out to find something, failed miserably as the French would simply ring it's neck, they had vitimin this, iron that, but nothing for worms. Resorted to the vets, who gave me worming treatment (not as expensive as I was expecting) for the flock which I started them on yesterday. And for the sick chicken, a green pill which was to treat any worms immediately. Had great difficulty getting it into her, managed to get her to take a drink, which helped with the pill. And yeh, too little too late

rip "little one"
I am going out now to incinerate her and watch for anything leaving her.

Thanks for the advice/info, I have 2 more green pills from the vet incase this happens again. If it was old age, I thought she was the youngest by her manner and being the bottom on the pecking order.
She faught long bless her. She will be missed.

Can anyone explain how they get worms? I know how they get maggots but not worms.
And are they aswell as ducks, ok to eat normal earth worms?
I appreciate it may not be worms, and as someone suggested, egg problem and infection.

Any update on Sammy's chicken?? I hope yours at least pulled through!

Sorry to hear that I would think that if it were worms, your birds would all be pretty equally infected. Before incinerating, if you do an autopsy, check the abdomen to see if there's yolk in her system. I still think this sounds like classic internal laying. Hopefully you find something out!

The best worm prevention is immune system support. Keep healthy birds in healthy environments and your chances of suffering from worms are very minimal. Worms do not = earth worms. They are very tiny parasites that live in the intestinal tract and some organs, depending on the kind of worm. Usually worms thrive in unclean environments, and fecal contamination is necessary for most worm infestations. All animals can get worms of various kinds, including humans. Typically the worm passes eggs through feces, and contact with the feces (getting it on nose from sniffing, ingesting feces contaminated food, getting it on hands/feet and touching face, etc) transfers microscopic eggs to the new host, usually via the mouth. This is their life cycle and can usually be interrupted via cleanliness and care. Worming is debatable if you raise holistically. Ingesting a pesticide is never without risks to health or immune system. If worming your flock, be sure to boost their immune systems even more by providing a well balanced diet with lots of fruits, veggies, and animal/bug proteins, fresh air, clean living space, and sun shine!