D'uccle Thread

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

My d'uccle girl looks like she's dying. I have no idea why, she's been in the house since the beginning of winter.

I've put antibiotics in her water in a last ditch effort; she won't eat even raw yolk or bread. So torn and confused; the only symptom is white diarrhea but i can feel nothing that is constipating her or no bound egg. She's stone cold as well, though the temp in the bird's room is 65 degrees. I've heat lamped her at this point but idk what else to do; i tried forcing pellets but she spits even when i hold her beak shut.

Anyone have any ideas?

Something I do, if electrolytes aren't working is use Calf Manna.I use the powdered version (because at the point I use it what good is pellets going to do). I get a normal sized coffee cup and fill it about 3/4 full of water. And put about 2 teaspoons of the calf manna powder in it,sometimes a little more. i also warm it up a little in the microwave. I then use a syringe and stick in there beak to make them drink it. They often don't cooperate. So it is like you are forcefeeding them. I feel really bad when I have to do this, it is a last resort thing. But I have saved some birds doing this. I personally would choose calf manna over electrolytes. If you have any I would give it a try, hopefully I didnt post it too late.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Quote: Is Calf Manna milk replacer? I haven't seen it.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Is Calf Manna milk replacer? I haven't seen it.

Ya, it is actually made for cows (hints the name). One time I moved some chicks from one location to another and they were just acting lethargic and I was desperate to save them (7 out of 15 were acting this way). I didn't have any electrolytes. But I had Calf Manna. So I tried it. Worked great. I saved 4, 3 were too far gone. I had used it one cats when there eyes were closed shut, so i figured I would try it. Now anytime I have lethargic or similar symptoms I use it (although I think I have only used it twice this year). I have told other people about it before, you should see some of there reactions (if I am telling them in person). They used to carry it at both Rural King and TSC (probably Big R too). But I never bought the 50lb bags. I bought the six ounce bags.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Quote: Thanks for the info!

Sounds interesting!

 

[mstricer]

My d'uccle girl looks like she's dying. I have no idea why, she's been in the house since the beginning of winter.

I've put antibiotics in her water in a last ditch effort; she won't eat even raw yolk or bread. So torn and confused; the only symptom is white diarrhea but i can feel nothing that is constipating her or no bound egg. She's stone cold as well, though the temp in the bird's room is 65 degrees. I've heat lamped her at this point but idk what else to do; i tried forcing pellets but she spits even when i hold her beak shut.

Anyone have any ideas?

I finding a lot of people rush to use antibiotics, most of the time they are not needed, all it does is compromise their immune system. I don't ever use antibiotics, if they are strong they make it, if not they die and I don't breed the weakness in my next generation. I would try a syringe, mix warm water and feed and force it to eat, unless you are going to brave the cold and get the calf manna, Good luck

 

[fuzzybutt love]

she died in the night. I'm going to look into the cost of testing, this was a matter of a couple days and no real symptoms. Even not eating should have taken longer to kill her. Her mate is distraught.

I had wondered about the feed, and my flock carries mg/ mycoplasma so the antibiotics were to treat any possible secondary infections; their feet feathers also dirty the water so i'd thought e coli were a possibility. I change their water several times a day but they still end up tracking in it. The duramycin would have helped for e coli or for contaminated feed

Her mate is pooping normal, she died bright eyed and red combed. No smells, no swellings, no discharges, and the pair housed below them is also pooping normal and bright eyed and red combed. No one else has/had any symptoms either.

 

[schnebbles]

I'm sorry

 

[CGinJCMO]

So sorry.

I had a hen do something similar last summer. She wasn't moving around but would exit the coop sometime after opening but I would pick her up each evening to put her into the coop. I did bring her in and had her in an open box; she never tried to get out. Never pooped either. I tried giving her water with electrolytes and had food available for her but she eventually died. I couldn't see anything wrong. Comb still red. No mites (treated them just in case I couldn't see them). No other chickens died. I still have two sisters of hers going strong.

CG

 

[mstricer]

Sorry Fuzzy, no answer on why, these things just happen sometimes. I had a champion hen do that, one day fine and dandy, net day I went to collect eggs and she was dead

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

she died in the night. I'm going to look into the cost of testing, this was a matter of a couple days and no real symptoms. Even not eating should have taken longer to kill her. Her mate is distraught.

I had wondered about the feed, and my flock carries mg/ mycoplasma so the antibiotics were to treat any possible secondary infections; their feet feathers also dirty the water so i'd thought e coli were a possibility. I change their water several times a day but they still end up tracking in it. The duramycin would have helped for e coli or for contaminated feed

Her mate is pooping normal, she died bright eyed and red combed. No smells, no swellings, no discharges, and the pair housed below them is also pooping normal and bright eyed and red combed. No one else has/had any symptoms either.

Oh I am so sorry for your loss. You did everything you could.