HELP! SICK 10 week old hen- Only stands still and drinks with closed eyes

[LyssaLoy]

I have a 10 week old Buff Orphington who stands under the waterer and drinks. She has stayed there the most of today with her eyes closed. Just standing still. Every minute or so she will get another drink but I haven't seen her eat anything. The rest of the flock just leaves her alone. I don't know what to do or what is wrong with her. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!
PS- no pasty butt, and nothing physically looks wrong with her. Although I did see that her vent looks like a doughnut on the outside. Is that normal? Is that bad? HELP! New to chickens and scared

 

[khoe]

Could it be prolapsed? I would try some probiotics in her water.

 

[De Wet]

I have a 10 week old Buff Orphington who stands under the waterer and drinks. She has stayed there the most of today with her eyes closed. Just standing still. Every minute or so she will get another drink but I haven't seen her eat anything. The rest of the flock just leaves her alone. I don't know what to do or what is wrong with her. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!
PS- no pasty butt, and nothing physically looks wrong with her. Although I did see that her vent looks like a doughnut on the outside. Is that normal? Is that bad? HELP! New to chickens and scared

It looks like a type of protazoane infection, what is the colour of the poop if yellow treat it with metronidazole

 

[cafarmgirl]

Lethargic, not eating and only 10 weeks old? The first thing I would do is a round of Corid to treat her for coccidiosis, and asap, like right now. Mix it up, let them all have it, and give it to her by hand with a dropper or needless syringe, every couple hours the first day. If by some chance she doesn't improve after that treatment you can always move on from there but if this is cocci you don't have much time at all.

Edited to add:

Dose for the 20% powder is 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water for 5 to 7 days. Dose for the liquid is 9.6 ml per gallon, same duration.
Most feed stores carry it in the cattle section, some will stock the liquid in the poultry section.

 

[LyssaLoy]

Thanks for your advice and replies everyone! I was checking her out all over and I found that she is COVERED in these fast crawling tiny bugs that are a tan color. Could they be lice? I have no idea where she would have gotten them. Could lice be causing this kind of a reaction?

 

[chicnchic]

I have no idea what her illness is, but if she has bugs on her, powder her good with some DE asap, and it'll at least relieve her of the bugs

 

[khoe]

Thanks for your advice and replies everyone! I was checking her out all over and I found that she is COVERED in these fast crawling tiny bugs that are a tan color. Could they be lice? I have no idea where she would have gotten them. Could lice be causing this kind of a reaction?

Yes!! It most definitely could. I would look up mites.

 

[cafarmgirl]

If she is covered in lice or mites treat her with something that will for sure kill them such as Poultry Dust. TSC has it. You will need to treat all your birds as well as your coops and nest boxes and you will need to do so every 7 to 10 days until the bugs are gone. That is their hatch cycle so you need to keep up with what keeps hatching as well as the ones that hide and are missed. It's best to spray the coop rather then dust it, spray gets into nooks and crannies better and that's where they hide. After you re-bed the coop you can sprinkle the Poultry Dust into the new bedding to help prevent more bugs there. It can be hard to get rid of them.

Wild birds are carriers of lice and mites. I've often picked up fallen hatchlings or young birds only to have my hand almost immediately covered in mites.

 

[LyssaLoy]

Good to know! Thank yall so much. So I dust my girls, but spray the coop and everything? How liberally should everything be sprayed? And it Sevin the same as Poultry Dust?

 

[De Wet]

Lethargic, not eating and only 10 weeks old? The first thing I would do is a round of Corid to treat her for coccidiosis, and asap, like right now. Mix it up, let them all have it, and give it to her by hand with a dropper or needless syringe, every couple hours the first day. If by some chance she doesn't improve after that treatment you can always move on from there but if this is cocci you don't have much time at all.

Edited to add:

Dose for the 20% powder is 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water for 5 to 7 days. Dose for the liquid is 9.6 ml per gallon, same duration.
Most feed stores carry it in the cattle section, some will stock the liquid in the poultry section.

cocci is a protoaze infection