Well I took a relaxing Mother's Day weekend with my bff and all my 22 weeks olds began laying while I was gone. My husband and my 14 year old were so eggcited to send me picture of everyone getting in the nesting boxes (free-rangers) like they should. Yesterday two girls were sharing a nest, one laid and egg and the other stayed. My husband said later in the day he went out to get her egg (thinking she was giving us her first egg) and she was still in the nest looking sleepy. He said her wattles and comb looked brown but he though it was because she was straining to make that egg. A little later he said she looked almost dead and when he pet her she startled awake so he left her and a couple of hours later she was dead in the nest (he did say once she died she pooped white cottage cheesy looking stuff, no red). I was heart broken to have my first death when I was away from home.....on mothers day
I have 42 chickens and she was one of my 13 oldest chickens (22 weeks), I have 15 chickens that are (16 weeks), then 12 that were hatched at home that are 12 weeks, and I rescued 2 chicks that look 8-9 weeks old. The rescues were quarantined properly and were introduced to the flock 2 weeks ago, everything went well. since then I have integrated everyone to flock grower feed. My girls have a nipple watering system (fresh water) and sand floor coop that gets scooped every other day along with a poop board. They free range during the day. No strange poop noticed on poop board.
So now that you have a little background...I arrived home yesterday and when I closed the coup up a silkie was missing. We looked around and she was laying in the neighbors yard, not interested in walking or anything. I picked here up sat her on the ground and patted her but to get her walking towards the coup and she looked like she couldnt and just sat back down. I immediatley brought her inside and offered her water (not interested but would drink from a syringe)....put her in a kennel and woke up through the night to get her to take water (also made a soft egg and yogurt mixture and mixed small amount in syringe) she made it through the night . She's perkier this morning but still doesnt want to walk and seems sleepy. She did eat the eggs and yogurt on her own not drinking on her own yet because she would have to move her own body to do that. when I hold her she will flap her wings and she talks to me..... help...
From reading this forum ....sleepy chickens, lethargy, death = coccdiosis. So I will treat with corid for 5 days. The silkies poo seems normal though so I hope I'm not missing something.
The dark area is green not black or red in the poo.
I have 42 chickens and she was one of my 13 oldest chickens (22 weeks), I have 15 chickens that are (16 weeks), then 12 that were hatched at home that are 12 weeks, and I rescued 2 chicks that look 8-9 weeks old. The rescues were quarantined properly and were introduced to the flock 2 weeks ago, everything went well. since then I have integrated everyone to flock grower feed. My girls have a nipple watering system (fresh water) and sand floor coop that gets scooped every other day along with a poop board. They free range during the day. No strange poop noticed on poop board.
So now that you have a little background...I arrived home yesterday and when I closed the coup up a silkie was missing. We looked around and she was laying in the neighbors yard, not interested in walking or anything. I picked here up sat her on the ground and patted her but to get her walking towards the coup and she looked like she couldnt and just sat back down. I immediatley brought her inside and offered her water (not interested but would drink from a syringe)....put her in a kennel and woke up through the night to get her to take water (also made a soft egg and yogurt mixture and mixed small amount in syringe) she made it through the night . She's perkier this morning but still doesnt want to walk and seems sleepy. She did eat the eggs and yogurt on her own not drinking on her own yet because she would have to move her own body to do that. when I hold her she will flap her wings and she talks to me..... help...
From reading this forum ....sleepy chickens, lethargy, death = coccdiosis. So I will treat with corid for 5 days. The silkies poo seems normal though so I hope I'm not missing something.
The dark area is green not black or red in the poo.