HELP!! Worst stinky poo ever!! UPDATE- she's dead.

[Beau coop]

I have a 6 month old bantam who has been molting, lethargic for about 2 weeks. She was just standing in the run with her head tucked under. Other birds pecking her ( she used to be number 2 hen). She is extremely light now and losing her balance.
Brought her in last night-Gosh her poop stinks!! First it was runny clear and VERY smelly- now it is just mustard yellow watery. Started her on Solumet last night. She is just listless and pushes her food around. HELP! What is this worms? Cocci? ???

 

[jjthink]

Hi. PM'd you with some general thoughts about hydration, warm quiet place to rest etc. . Hopefully someone who has encountered the same poop situation (yellow, smelly) can weigh in soon!!!! Sending hopes that a remedy for your girl can be found quickly, as I think it will be necessary from the sounds of things...

JJ

 

[SpottedCrow]

Yellow usually means worms...have you wormed your birds?

 

[junebug7334]

I have one that is having the same problem.........isolate of course.....what else?

 

[whitebutcher]

I agree with spottedcrow.Sounds like worms....You can try to worm her but at this stage it will be risky..Id use pills instead of liquid.

 

[jjthink]

The easiest wormer to apply might be something like Ivomec Eprinex where a very small amount (1/4 cc) is applied to the skin on the back of the neck. Tractor Supply stores often carry it. There's enough in the bottle to treat a gazillion chickens...It treats most worms (tho not tapeworm) and many other parasites.
JJ

 

[eggchel]

Droppings
Symptom Possible Cause
Profuse... Enteritis; excess roughage in diet
Bloody... Cecal coccidiosis; Newcastle disease
Green... Feed intake low; bile not diluted
Sulfur yellow... Blackhead
Light yellow or yellowish-green... Fowl typhoid; fowl cholera
Foamy... Intestinal parasites (protozoa)


http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/diagext.htm

 

[mypicklebird]

Can you get a fecal checked for parasites? Hard evidence is better than guess work based on color, texture and smell- though sometimes those descriptors can give a good picture of the problem.

Smelly just means there are probably excess bacteria in there of the wrong type.

If she is light and unsteady, she sounds very ill- birds hide their illnesses very well, and when they LOOK sick, they are very sick.

If you are fond of this particular bird- push the nutrition and fluids, protect her/separate her, keep her warm, consider guessing and deworm her- or seek vet care for her and bring along a good fecal sample.

If you are not particularly fond of this bird, I would cull- as having this severe crisis so young- she will probably not be a good egg producer or good breeding stock.

Providing more info would be helpful- what do they eat, how long have you had her, where from, describe set-up, are you sure the others ok? Check out what their poops look like as well. Has she ever laid?

 

[therealsilkiechick]

i agree could be worms and for smell put apple cider vinager in the water it helps cut down on smell. usually a fowl smell if it smells like yeast kinda is a sign of a bacteria infection but there is a couple disease that have that with it too.

 

[Beau coop]

She made it through another night. Before this illness, she was eating layer pellets and free ranging on grass. Got a fresh bag of feed from TSC at onset of illness. No chemicals/pesticides on grass. Rest of flock seems fine.

She was laying, up until she started molting (at least that's what I thought it was).

Will up load pic of her when I get home from work today, if she is still with us.

Cleaned coop and run yesterday- all looks well in there and other 4 are acting normally.

She seemed to have better day yesterday, perked up a bit, put her outside in cage in sun. I trimmed her beak- it seemed long on top and she kept trying to pick up pellets/corn and dropping them. Not sure if I trimmed it enough though. (They do have access to concrete and I see the other birds rubbing beaks on it) She ate a grasshopper. She is eating yogurt with crumbles mixed in. She will not eat scrambled egg. Loves flies- been trying to catch some for her.

Looked her over from head to feet- can't find mites or lice. Comb is pink, ashy, flopped over. I know this doesn't look good.

Her poo has reverted back to clear watery stuff with a bit of solid mixed in. Less odor this morning- but not much pooping going on.

I don't know if it is my wishful thinking or not, but she seemed slightly heavier this am- still very wobbily.

Should I cut out the solumet and get wormer going?

I am a total wuss- can't cull her.

I fear when I get home it will be to late- but alas they frown on bringing chickens to work.

Thanks to all for your concern and help.

Michele