Help!
We have a Barred Rock mix hen who's under the weather.
Here are her symptoms:
And here are some other details:
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Barred Rock mix, one-year-old, 4-5 lbs.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
See above list.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Since yesterday afternoon.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Nothing that we know of.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
We believe she ate this morning, but she did not eat at this evening's feeding. We have not seen her drink. However, we were just putting water down her throat with a dropper. She doesn't seem to be able to drink very much at a time, but the water still goes down her throat. Once, she coughed right after my brother tried to put a few drops of water down her throat. It seems like she can't breathe very well...
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Normal, based on how the feathers around her vent look.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Just water drops down her throat to get some liquid in her system
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
We are treating her ourselves.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Sick hen, doing the strange breathing thing (loud inhaling):
For reference' sake, a heathy hen (a sister of sick hen):
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
30x40 fenced yard, with a 10x20 tarp-covered carport that serves as the chicken house, with straw bedding on the floor.
Based on the above symptoms, it seems to me that this hen has some kind of respiratory problem or disease. But I'm no expert.
Does anybody have any ideas? We'll try anything to keep this hen alive.
Thanks,
Caleb
We have a Barred Rock mix hen who's under the weather.
Here are her symptoms:
- Every few seconds, she's inhaling very loudly (for a chicken), closing her eyes and tilting her head back while doing so.
- When she exhales, at times she tilts her hear way back, leaning her whole body backward until her rump touches the ground.
- She's acting weak, and listless.
- Her comb and wattles went from normal-colored to dark, back to normal-colored, and now they're turning dark again.
- Her crop feels very empty. One of the Chicken Men said it sounds like a raindrop landing on the surface of a pool in a cave when he pats it.
- She slightly and briefly shakes at times, like she's chilled or something
- Her breathing sounds very strange now: raspy-sounding.
And here are some other details:
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Barred Rock mix, one-year-old, 4-5 lbs.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
See above list.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Since yesterday afternoon.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Nothing that we know of.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
We believe she ate this morning, but she did not eat at this evening's feeding. We have not seen her drink. However, we were just putting water down her throat with a dropper. She doesn't seem to be able to drink very much at a time, but the water still goes down her throat. Once, she coughed right after my brother tried to put a few drops of water down her throat. It seems like she can't breathe very well...
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Normal, based on how the feathers around her vent look.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Just water drops down her throat to get some liquid in her system
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
We are treating her ourselves.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Sick hen, doing the strange breathing thing (loud inhaling):
For reference' sake, a heathy hen (a sister of sick hen):
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
30x40 fenced yard, with a 10x20 tarp-covered carport that serves as the chicken house, with straw bedding on the floor.
Based on the above symptoms, it seems to me that this hen has some kind of respiratory problem or disease. But I'm no expert.
Does anybody have any ideas? We'll try anything to keep this hen alive.
Thanks,
Caleb
