extremely sick chickens please help

[GarnerZoo]

What I thought my "healthy" chickens were doing was cute and funny I now have learned is dust bathing aka getting bugs off themselves..I will definitely give a bath tomorrow never thought of that thanks, haven't wormed yet the feed store was closed today so I'm getting the stuff tomorrow. I will also get sulmet thanks!

 

[skjoller97]

Make it a warm bath and just be careful with the sulmet since it is an antibacterial only give it to her if she is sick and stop when she isn't. Can you send me a picture of the poop?

 

[GarnerZoo]

Okay, it will be warm. I'll try for a pic tomorrow, they're all up for the night and if I go out there they'll wanna go out side again. It might just be a picture of their tail feathers since that's where most of it ends up. Any advice in cleaning that up? Or would a warm bath help

 

[emmaie892000]

Chickens will dust bathe even if they don't have mites or lice, but that is their natural way of removing them.

 

[GarnerZoo]

Ohh okay. Thanks for telling me that. I have a question, I've got ducks the male is the only one around the chickens at the moment bc the female has babies, anyways he's not sick or acting sick at all and he spends all his time with them. Is there a chicken sickness that ducks won't get or is it that they do have mites or lice and he's not affected because of all the baths he takes? We've got the duck away from the chickens now that we know they're sick again but he was around them when they were sick at first.

 

[skjoller97]

I would just do a warm bath and I don't know anything about ducks haha is just keep him away

 

[GarnerZoo]

Okay will do, I didn't know either on him becoming sick so if anyone has an answer it would be awesome to know..

 

[GarnerZoo]

One has died..i still have no idea what's wrong with them. Only one other is sick and I'm afraid I might lose her as well..

 

[casportpony]

Careful, bathing sick birds can kill them.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

One has died..i still have no idea what's wrong with them. Only one other is sick and I'm afraid I might lose her as well..

Do you have any animal or human antibiotics?

-Kathy