1) What type of bird , age and weight - Red Sex-Link hen, about 4 lbs, 2 years and 3 months old.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. - not eating or moving - keeping away from the flock, not resisting me picking her up, not even squawking when I gave her a shot.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? - 24 hours that I know
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? - no but a hen was dead the night before last - perfectly healthy in the a.m., then dead in the p.m. with no signs of trauma at all
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.- nothing happened.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. - she is not eating at all, but before I had her in the pen (indoor and outdoor run) feeding laying crumble, black oil sunflower seeds, hay and water.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. - she has not pooped since I brought her in the house (last night)
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?- gave her 1 ml of baytril 100 injected into the breast.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? - do not have a bird vet to take her to
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. - no wound
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use - they are in a coop with a light on 24 hrs a day, heater on thermostat, it is nice but not overly warm. they have access to an outside run. For the past 3-4 weeks I have not let them out of the coop due to colder weather and not wanting to lose them to any predators. I lock them up inside at night. I have 1 roo and 10 hens. I have raised them all from eggs and they are normally healthy. All around 2 years old. We have cold nights but they are always inside their coop.
This is my favorite hen and she looks great - no signs at all. but she is not eating. I offered her some canned cat food and gatorade. I added some sulmet to the gatorade as I will start cocci tx just in case. I dont see any signs of weird poop in the coop however.
this sounds so much like the silkie that posted on March 1. Please send updates. We are in Central Colorado where we have 20 deg nights and 50 degree days lately.
Also, I have never vaccinated my hens, have raised all of them for 2-4 years and have a closed flock. This is a photo taken last summer when she was healthy:
This is a photo taken today when she is very pale in her comb:
2) What is the behavior, exactly. - not eating or moving - keeping away from the flock, not resisting me picking her up, not even squawking when I gave her a shot.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? - 24 hours that I know
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? - no but a hen was dead the night before last - perfectly healthy in the a.m., then dead in the p.m. with no signs of trauma at all
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.- nothing happened.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. - she is not eating at all, but before I had her in the pen (indoor and outdoor run) feeding laying crumble, black oil sunflower seeds, hay and water.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. - she has not pooped since I brought her in the house (last night)
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?- gave her 1 ml of baytril 100 injected into the breast.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? - do not have a bird vet to take her to
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. - no wound
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use - they are in a coop with a light on 24 hrs a day, heater on thermostat, it is nice but not overly warm. they have access to an outside run. For the past 3-4 weeks I have not let them out of the coop due to colder weather and not wanting to lose them to any predators. I lock them up inside at night. I have 1 roo and 10 hens. I have raised them all from eggs and they are normally healthy. All around 2 years old. We have cold nights but they are always inside their coop.
This is my favorite hen and she looks great - no signs at all. but she is not eating. I offered her some canned cat food and gatorade. I added some sulmet to the gatorade as I will start cocci tx just in case. I dont see any signs of weird poop in the coop however.
this sounds so much like the silkie that posted on March 1. Please send updates. We are in Central Colorado where we have 20 deg nights and 50 degree days lately.
Also, I have never vaccinated my hens, have raised all of them for 2-4 years and have a closed flock. This is a photo taken last summer when she was healthy:
This is a photo taken today when she is very pale in her comb:
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