HELP!

[Duck’nChickMama_2243]

Hello all! I’m new here, but I’ve read tons and tons of the threads in here trying to figure out what’s going on with my chickens.

I just recently lost one of my buff orpingtons(3 months old). She started off looking weak, laying around, secluding herself, not eating or drinking normally, resting her head with eyes closed on her body and almost seeing like she was going to fall over. She seems to be doing much better, but then one evening I went out to check the chickens and she was dead. That was about a week or two ago. Now, I have one three month old Wyandotte that I noticed yesterday evening had one swollen eye, acting lethargic, secluding herself, not moving much and eating to lay down, not eating very much. I checked her this evening and she had poo caked on her bottom feathers, but was not blocking her vent. I added ACV with mother into their waterer the day before yesterday. I don’t know what it could possibly be?? I need all of the help I can get. I don’t know what to do!

I regularly dust them & their coop/run with DE. They’re on non medicated crumbles. ACV with mother in water. I clean their run and coop every day-every other day. They don’t really free range. They prefer to start in their run. Crop doesn’t feel hard or squishy. None of my other 5 chickens are acting sick, but I’d rather nip this in the bud ASAP before the others get sick. I thought my other one that passed had eaten something that didn’t agree with her. Obviously it’s something more serious. Thank you in advance!

 

[redranger209]

Mareks?

 

[Duck’nChickMama_2243]

See, I’m not sure. I’ve read over several different poultry diseases and I can’t figure out if that’s it or not.

 

[Duck’nChickMama_2243]

There’s no respitory issues going on though and I would assume since Mareks disease is so contagious, that it would have spread to my others by now? Please, correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[kelliguthrie]

parasites.. like worms? sounds like something i dealt with recently. one of my girls had similar symptoms so i gave her a dose of safe guard and she was much better the next day. repeat dose 7 days later.. it's been about a month..

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

hmm.... my guess would be Marecks.

 

[Duck’nChickMama_2243]

parasites.. like worms? sounds like something i dealt with recently. one of my girls had similar symptoms so i gave her a dose of safe guard and she was much better the next day. repeat dose 7 days later.. it's been about a month..

Thank you so much! Im going to go get some tomorrow. What’s the dosage per chicken? Should I go ahead and worm the others as well?

 

[Duck’nChickMama_2243]

hmm.... my guess would be Marecks.

I really hope it’s not. I’m thinking Mareks or internal parasites. None of my birds have external parasites, that I can see anyways. Thanks for your input!

 

[kelliguthrie]

It's safe guard horse wormer but we've used it for our birds for years. I use about a half inch or so.. or about the size of a thumb nail.. my husband will pick the chicken up and i wipe it inside her beak and then give her a little bit of bread as a treat for taking her meds.. lol I didn't have to treat my whole flock as she was the only one showing symptoms.. She might've eaten a bad earth worm? But I keep a very close eye on my others and look for any runny or abnormal poops..

 

[Duck’nChickMama_2243]

Thank you so much for the help! I’m going to try the wormer today and see if that helps. I really hope I don’t lose anymore chickens.