1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
White Crested Black Polish, 9 weeks (today), same weight as 9 week Olive Egger
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
For lack of a better term, she seems narcoleptic. She forages and frolics along with our other girls (two aged 13 weeks, one 9 weeks and two 8 weeks), eats and drinks fine. However, every 2-3 minutes (sometimes more frequently), she stops, drops her head and falls asleep. A few times today, she lied down and fell asleep face down in the grass. She also did the same falling asleep behavior when I picked her up and held her. She has also been jerking her back and to the side from time to time, but not as often as the falling asleep suddenly.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
The last 5-6 days
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
None
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
No idea! It came out of nowhere. My first thought was a possible head injury, based on what I have read about Polish breeds being more susceptible due to their skull shape.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Purina Start & Grow Medicated and water. Treats include meal worms, watermelon, warmed up frozen corn and tomatoes.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Totally normal
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
In researching on here, I read that her symptoms could be the beginning stages of coccidiosis, so I started the entire flock on Corid (liquid form in their water yesterday (ensuring she got some uninterrupted drinks in today). I also cleaned out and replaced all the coop and run bedding today.
10 ) 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?
If it seems serious enough, I would be open to visiting a vet!
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Video from today: Click here
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Mallard Creek Premium Poultry Bedding in the coop and run, along with some straw in the run for them to scratch in. There is also some black mulch in the old garden beds where we built the run, plus a dust bath with sand and DE.
Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions!
White Crested Black Polish, 9 weeks (today), same weight as 9 week Olive Egger
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
For lack of a better term, she seems narcoleptic. She forages and frolics along with our other girls (two aged 13 weeks, one 9 weeks and two 8 weeks), eats and drinks fine. However, every 2-3 minutes (sometimes more frequently), she stops, drops her head and falls asleep. A few times today, she lied down and fell asleep face down in the grass. She also did the same falling asleep behavior when I picked her up and held her. She has also been jerking her back and to the side from time to time, but not as often as the falling asleep suddenly.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
The last 5-6 days
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
None
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
No idea! It came out of nowhere. My first thought was a possible head injury, based on what I have read about Polish breeds being more susceptible due to their skull shape.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Purina Start & Grow Medicated and water. Treats include meal worms, watermelon, warmed up frozen corn and tomatoes.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Totally normal
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
In researching on here, I read that her symptoms could be the beginning stages of coccidiosis, so I started the entire flock on Corid (liquid form in their water yesterday (ensuring she got some uninterrupted drinks in today). I also cleaned out and replaced all the coop and run bedding today.
10 ) 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?
If it seems serious enough, I would be open to visiting a vet!
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Video from today: Click here
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Mallard Creek Premium Poultry Bedding in the coop and run, along with some straw in the run for them to scratch in. There is also some black mulch in the old garden beds where we built the run, plus a dust bath with sand and DE.
Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions!
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