Help -- sick bird

[xjonesy]

I sprayed 2-4-D-Amine (weed spray) around my yard last night for weeds. I had the chickens all locked up in their coop/run. My sprinklers went last night and I would think washed most of the 2-4-D-Amine off the grass.

I let the chickens out this morning and noticed later that one of my silver-laced Wyandottes is lying down sick. I prodded her a little and she'd try standing and can only wobble around, almost a drunk-like walk. Her head and neck are very weak, she can hardly keep her head up. I tried giving her a bunch of water and she drank some...too weak to eat it seems.

Any idea what could be causing this? Could the 2-4-D-Amine have done it? None of the other hens seem affected at all, which makes me wonder if there is some other cause...?

Any suggestions on nursing a sick hen back to health? She recently started laying eggs -- is it possible she's dying unable to lay an egg?

Thanks!

 

[sethsleader]

Have you felt around her vent? When Shirley was egg bound I could feel the egg and it was very hot.
I also used a syringe (without needle) to drip feed one of my hens, I got it from the pharmacy.
Im sorry that I'm not much help, I do hope that your hen gets better soon.

 

[LynneP]

This is toxin- you need vet, asap.
and mix a little molasses with her feed, IF she will eat and see if you can flush some of the toxin before you leave for the vet.

Never, never never use herbicides near livestock.