- May 29, 2013
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I picked up a very thin & extremely lethargic bantam cochin hen from a friends house yesterday. She didn't think she was going to make it ,but told me I could have her if I wanted to try to save her. Of course I'm gonna try! Her cochins are kept in a coop and their fan stopped working so it was incredibly hot in there. This hen was with another hen in a separate brooder section where there was no air circulation at all so I'm guessing that she is severely dehydrated. My friend told me that she couldn't jump up on the divider wall like the other hen could and didn't think the girls that were supposed to be taking care of them were giving them enough water. The only water source in there was a quart sized waterer for 2 bantam hens and about 15 chicks and of course it was empty. 
This hen also has tiny scabs on her extremely pale face & comb, so I was thinking she might have fowl pox. I did inspect the other birds in the same coop, but didn't see any others with scabs like hers. Then I started thinking that the chicks might have be pecking at her and she was too weak to do anything about it. I've checked her for lice & mites and she was clean, but I powdered her with permethrin dust anyway, just in case I missed them with my failing eyesight these days. I had a few blueberries with me when I picked her up so I squeezed the juice into some cold water and she did drink right much on the way home last night. Today she is looking even worse, acting even more lethargic than yesterday. She has a single chick and I fear it's gonna lose it's momma tonight if I can't get her feeling better. She did eat a little last night and a very small amount today but not enough to make much of a difference. To answer all the questions, I'll list them here.
1. Bantam cochin, adult, age unknown. Weight, extremely thin & bony with little to no breast meat.
2. She is very still, I've only seen her take a few steps since yesterday. She did pick some food up to feed it to her chick, but other than that, she sits back down and closes her eyes. No sign of breathing trouble, just very weak.
3. Not sure how long she has been like this.
4. No other birds had any issues.
5. No injuries that i can see.
6. Not sure what is going on, definitely seems dehydrated.
7. I've given her 1 cc of Rooster Booster Poultry Cell.
8. Her poop is a pastel green color & I have attached pictures.
9. I have given her water and Rooster Booster Poultry Cell to drink, she ate a few tiny pieces of blueberry yesterday evening, I tried to feed her grapes this evening and she kept shaking them out of her mouth after I'd put them in, she ate a tiny bit of chick starter/grower feed (grainery mix) last night.
10. I would like to treat her myself. In her current condition, I feel like taking her to a vet would be too stressful on her and make her even worse, besides I'm not even sure if she'll make it through the night.
11, I'm posting pictures of her sores on her face & comb.
12. She was on a dry pine bedding and dirt floor mixture bedding. I have her on straw & pine shaving mixture at the moment.
This hen also has tiny scabs on her extremely pale face & comb, so I was thinking she might have fowl pox. I did inspect the other birds in the same coop, but didn't see any others with scabs like hers. Then I started thinking that the chicks might have be pecking at her and she was too weak to do anything about it. I've checked her for lice & mites and she was clean, but I powdered her with permethrin dust anyway, just in case I missed them with my failing eyesight these days. I had a few blueberries with me when I picked her up so I squeezed the juice into some cold water and she did drink right much on the way home last night. Today she is looking even worse, acting even more lethargic than yesterday. She has a single chick and I fear it's gonna lose it's momma tonight if I can't get her feeling better. She did eat a little last night and a very small amount today but not enough to make much of a difference. To answer all the questions, I'll list them here.1. Bantam cochin, adult, age unknown. Weight, extremely thin & bony with little to no breast meat.
2. She is very still, I've only seen her take a few steps since yesterday. She did pick some food up to feed it to her chick, but other than that, she sits back down and closes her eyes. No sign of breathing trouble, just very weak.
3. Not sure how long she has been like this.
4. No other birds had any issues.
5. No injuries that i can see.
6. Not sure what is going on, definitely seems dehydrated.
7. I've given her 1 cc of Rooster Booster Poultry Cell.
8. Her poop is a pastel green color & I have attached pictures.
9. I have given her water and Rooster Booster Poultry Cell to drink, she ate a few tiny pieces of blueberry yesterday evening, I tried to feed her grapes this evening and she kept shaking them out of her mouth after I'd put them in, she ate a tiny bit of chick starter/grower feed (grainery mix) last night.
10. I would like to treat her myself. In her current condition, I feel like taking her to a vet would be too stressful on her and make her even worse, besides I'm not even sure if she'll make it through the night.
11, I'm posting pictures of her sores on her face & comb.
12. She was on a dry pine bedding and dirt floor mixture bedding. I have her on straw & pine shaving mixture at the moment.
