Help | ASAP _ Sick Chickens

[Butt_Nugget_Hut092]

Hey everyone,
So I have three chickens acting strange.

I have done a complete look over, and nothing sticks out, not egg bound, no vent issues, crop is empty on two of them, they just either sit in one place or walk around with their eyes closed, no canker signs, no upper respiratory signs, no gasping, no nasal drainage, no mites.

We did just treat for worms with the safe guard because one of our chickens showed us she had round worms but when we started treatment, no one was acting sick, we only knew they had them because one of our girls pooped right in front of us.

We used our vets recommended dosage with the method that was okayed.
I'm not new to chickens but this one has me stumped.

They just had the last dose yesterday.

I started them on probiotics and poultry cell this morning.

I'm so stumped on this one.

Photos of the chickens below and video of their behavior added to YouTube, link below as well.
Video of sick chickens

 

[Cristi16]

Some dewormers (Levamisole, Albendazole, Ivermectin) may cause temporary lethargy or neurological effects in sensitive birds.


If the medication is killing a heavy parasite load, chickens may feel weak and keep their eyes closed due to stress on their system.

 

[Butt_Nugget_Hut092]

It was Fenbendazole (brand names Panacur® and Safe-Guard®) that I used, at a strength of 1ml per 4lb bird or 0.25ml/lb.

And my one girl had them pretty badly. So I'm assuming the others had them as badly.

Some dewormers (Levamisole, Albendazole, Ivermectin) may cause temporary lethargy or neurological effects in sensitive birds.


If the medication is killing a heavy parasite load, chickens may feel weak and keep their eyes closed due to stress on their system.

So your recommendation would be to just continue with the added vitamins and probiotics? No further treatment?



Warning... Poop and worm photos.