My best tame laying hen has been ill for the past few days. She's 5, and now I am assuming this could be what finishes her off.
She's an ameraucana cross hen. She sleeps in the coop which is basically a wood shed converted to a hen house. We do have a mouse problem, so I am wondering if those rodents are spreading disease.
1) What type of bird , age and weight. 5 years old, weight ?, ameraucana cross
2) What is the behavior, exactly. puffed up feathers, not moving around much, hunched with butt towards ground with tail down, you can tell she feels bad.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? a few days
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. none
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. do not know
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. drinking water with GQF added, and eating some raw egg
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Runnish greenish.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Treating with colloidal silver, echinachea with goldenseal
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? in the case of lack of money due to slow economy I cannot take this bird to the vet
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1) What type of bird , age and weight. 5 years old, weight ?, ameraucana cross
2) What is the behavior, exactly. puffed up feathers, not moving around much, hunched with butt towards ground with tail down, you can tell she feels bad.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? a few days
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. none
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. do not know
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. drinking water with GQF added, and eating some raw egg
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Runnish greenish.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Treating with colloidal silver, echinachea with goldenseal
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? in the case of lack of money due to slow economy I cannot take this bird to the vet
