Fluffiness a symptom of cocci

[haejungkim]

Does anyone have photos of what a "fluffy" chicken looks like? I'm just trying to look out for coccidiosis in my 4 month olds and don't really know what a fluffy chicken looks like. Thanks!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Symptoms include lethargy, huddling/fluffed up appearance, diahrea with mucous or blood, going off feed and acting chilled.
http://www.nadis.org.uk/bulletins/diseases-of-farmyard-poultry/part-3-control-of-coccidiosis.aspx (has 1photo)
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/206/coccidiosis/ ( a couple of photos)
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/2/Coccidiosis Management/43/symptoms-and-diagnosis/ (has a small photo)

chick action starts about 1:55 Keep in mind - not all strains of Cocci present with bloody poop.

 

[PirateGirl]

I can take a pic when I get home I have a very fluffy chicken. You will know when you have one. I hope I'm not too late and corid will do the trick. She just sits puffed up in a ball and appears to be shivering.

 

[PirateGirl]

Here is my fluffy pullet she just looks like a football, you can't tell where her head, tail or feet are, she doesn't stretch her neck out and sits crouched down or huddled with wings dropping and feet covered. I was gone almost 3 hours and when I got home she was in the exact same position I'd left her.

 

[haejungkim]

Thanks PirateGirl. I hope she feels better. I wonder why they fluff themselves up like that?

 

[PirateGirl]

I don't know but I've had parrots and parakeets and they do the same thing. If they don't feel well they get all fluffed up and don't move much. I know birds use their feathers to regulate temperature so maybe it's a sign of fever??