Help! Bloody poop...not sure which chicken

[LittleMissCountry]

I got two eggs today! They were from the black sex links, so I hope that means they are feeling better. The two buff orps don't seem to be eating much, as their crops are not full in the evenings like the black sex links. I have been making mash for them and feeding them separately to monitor. They are eating some, and are not lethargic.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad to hear you got eggs!

Give them a few more days, hopefully they will get their appetite back completely. After you finish the Corid treatment offer some probiotics/yogurt and poultry vitamins for a few days.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Glad to hear you got eggs!

Give them a few more days, hopefully they will get their appetite back completely. After you finish the Corid treatment offer some probiotics/yogurt and poultry vitamins for a few days.

Thanks, I will do that! It is good to see them all happy and running around again, though. I noticed the feeder had more food taken out today than the previous days, so that is good.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

We are on the 1/2 teaspoon per gallon now, and they seem to be doing well. My black sex links are laying eggs regularly again.

However, the buff orps still haven't laid an egg in over a week now. Not too worried about that since they seem to be eating and drinking well and not losing weight. They are losing a lot of feathers, though. I am finding gold feathers all over in the coop and run. The other chickens eat them occasionally. This morning there was a small pile of feathers under the roost.

They don't look look any different...still fluffy and no bald patches. Could they be moulting already, at 7 months?

 

[coach723]

7 months is young to molt, but not unheard of. The illness may have triggered a molt, or partial molt. Check them over for any pin feathers coming in, be gentle, pin feathers can be sensitive. Also a good idea to check for lice/mites any time there is feather loss, just to be safe. If they are acting fine, eating, drinking, then I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

7 months is young to molt, but not unheard of. The illness may have triggered a molt, or partial molt. Check them over for any pin feathers coming in, be gentle, pin feathers can be sensitive. Also a good idea to check for lice/mites any time there is feather loss, just to be safe. If they are acting fine, eating, drinking, then I wouldn't worry too much.

I have been checking them for lice/mites every other day, when I check their vents. I started when the first one was sick. I haven't seen any signs of them. I will look for new pin feathers. Where should I look? Everywhere? Certain locations? They seem to be feeling much better, though. Tonight, their crops were almost full.

 

[coach723]

Pin feathers are usually most obvious around the head and neck, under wings, and around the tail and vent, but they can be any where feathers grow.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Pin feathers are usually most obvious around the head and neck, under wings, and around the tail and vent, but they can be any where feathers grow.

I checked this morning when I went out to clean the coop. There was another small pile of feathers under one of them, and I grabbed her off the roost (still sleepy) but I didn't see new pin feathers coming in. I also didn't see any obvious places where feathers were missing, so it must just look like a lot of feathers to me. I will keep watching them closely.

 

[coach723]

Many of my birds are molting right now, I'm finding lots of piles of feathers every morning, and no one has bare spots. Another possibility is feather picking, so watch for that going on also. Sometimes it happens more often on the roosts.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Many of my birds are molting right now, I'm finding lots of piles of feathers every morning, and no one has bare spots. Another possibility is feather picking, so watch for that going on also. Sometimes it happens more often on the roosts.

Thank you for your help! I will watch for the feather picking.