My one year old EE hen, is lethargic with ruffled feathers. Friday night I got home from work late and noticed, after everyone had roosted, grass-green watery poop with blood in it. Since I had no clue who it came from and could not find anymore poop like it, I waited until morning to figure out the sick chicken.
I quarantined my hen and so far (knock on wood) she is the only sick one. She has no injuries that I can feel/see. She does have a cross beak. She also free ranges. I have only found one poop from overnight in her kennel and it is grass-green and watery. There was some white in it as well. I found no mites on her. Her color is good and last night she started acting normal. But this a.m. (Sunday) she is back to resting at the back of her cage.
She has been eating her layer mash, I have not seen her drink any water. She does seem lighter than she usually is, maybe 4 pounds compared to 5. I haven't started any treatment yet because I'm not sure what to do? Her coop has sawdust that I typically poop-scoop daily, I haven't been as thorough this week due to work, but it's a few days worth old.
I'm thinking maybe cocci? Could she have eaten something that could cause a blockage hence the watery green poop? Thank you for any advice and help.
I quarantined my hen and so far (knock on wood) she is the only sick one. She has no injuries that I can feel/see. She does have a cross beak. She also free ranges. I have only found one poop from overnight in her kennel and it is grass-green and watery. There was some white in it as well. I found no mites on her. Her color is good and last night she started acting normal. But this a.m. (Sunday) she is back to resting at the back of her cage.
She has been eating her layer mash, I have not seen her drink any water. She does seem lighter than she usually is, maybe 4 pounds compared to 5. I haven't started any treatment yet because I'm not sure what to do? Her coop has sawdust that I typically poop-scoop daily, I haven't been as thorough this week due to work, but it's a few days worth old.
I'm thinking maybe cocci? Could she have eaten something that could cause a blockage hence the watery green poop? Thank you for any advice and help.