Help with 5 month orp pullet possibly sick? BAD UPDATE-SEE LAST POST

How is her heart rate? Is it racing? Seems like could be something internal, maybe not the onset of actual illness. Has she started laying yet? Remember my Cassidy--coming into lay did her in, since she had some sort of heart defect.

 

What about worms? She may act lethargic like that with worms, I would think. The wet weather always seems to bring out something with a chicken or two here, I know. Cocci, though unusual in the older birds, could cause those symptoms too. Scott mentioned that there are more strains of resistant cocci, and the wet ground brings them out more. It is so hard to figure out. I wish I could help, but am just throwing out possibilities.

I hope she gets to feeling better, and all goes well.

ETA: The other day you mentioned finding some moldy feed, right? Could she have gotten into that? Botulism is a possibility. I have had a terrible time with that when it rains!

 

Beth, you said her crop was "maybe a little liquidy". This is gonna sound crazy...have you smelled her breath? Have you looked down her throat at all?

Run through this list:

1. Are the bottoms of her feet ubber hot?
2. Is her poo normal?
3. How's her heart rate?
4. Has she free ranged at all within the last couple of days? If so, is there anything possible that she could have gotten into to make her sick?
5. Have she ever been wormed?
6. Is she panting?
7. Is she sitting with her feathers puffed up or flared out?

 

Sevin dust 5%, poultry dust or food grade DE, but since she is in that shape, I'd say go for one of the first two.

 

DE will not treat an infestion. You can use, "Poultry Dust," or Sevin. You must repeat the application in a week or 10 days, as the eggs will hatch. Poultry Dust is safer.

If I were you, I would do the poultry dust two weeks in a row and then use Ivermectin pour on to treat worms. This also treats mites and lice and lasts longer. It will also kill the eggs (mites and lice).

ETA: You will have to clean out all the bedding. Suggest spraying the entire coop with Sevin Spray, as well.

 

I've never had mites here, but Hawkeye came with a bad lice infestation. I did use only DE on him and it wiped them out. Wonder why it wouldn't work on mites? In any case, the big guns are called for since she is feeling bad.

 

threehorses always said that DE was good when used to prevent, but not to treat. I have been using DE in all my bedding, etc. I also use poultry dust every couple months. When I do my deep cleaning, as when changing pens or making moves, I clean very well and scatter DE and sprinkle a little Sevin. I don't know, I am sure I overdo it (as usual).

 

If I had a worm and a lice/mite issue at the same time, I'd get some Eprinex Pour-On. It gets all three of those and you apply to the back of the neck. Simple and no withdrawal required, but expensive, about $45/250 ml bottle.

I know DE does kill lice, but it's not instant. Hawkeye was crawling with them-it was gross, but after putting in fresh bedding and dusting both him and his bedding with DE, he was louse-free.

I can't get poultry dust here for some reason. It's weird.