Help! Sick chicken and not sure why.

lkane81

In the Brooder
Aug 9, 2017
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Ok I will start with symptoms. Last couple days she was depressed and getting picked on so she wouldn't leave the roost. She hasn't ate much and now refuses to eat or drink. Her comb is turning blueish and she is very tired. She will move but not much and she doesn't want to lay down. She also has been shaking her head alot but now not so much. She also isn't pooping very much and when she does it's just white and clear. Today when I picked her up she vomited a little of yellow liquid and was a bit raspy.

So here is what I have been doing. I separated her gave her a heating pad gave her nutridrench and rubbing vetrx on her. I checked for egg bound just in case and I mixed up some electrolytes in her water and mixed up some feed with cayenne and garlic. None of which she has touched. Her cropis also soft and feels empty. I don't wanna lose my baby. This is my first time with chickens so I'm at a total loss.
 
It may take some time to figure out if she has a respiratory disease, a sour or impacted crop, or possibly heart failure, all of which as very serious. Sick chickens frequently have slow-emptying crops due to other illnesses, but check her crop to feel if it is empty, full and firm, or puffy. Does she have any eye drainage, bubbles or crusts in her eyes, or any nasal drainage? A raspy voice and head shaking can be signs of resp infection. A rattling in the throat can be mucus from a respiratory infection or from a full crop that is not working. Heart failure or having trouble breathing may cause a blue comb. Keep her warm, and try to get her drinking water with some poultry vitamins and electrolytes. Here are some links to help you on common respiratory diseases and crop problems:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...d-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments.67194/
 

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