1) What type of bird , age and weight. a leghorn hen 3 years old approximately 1 to 1.5 lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly. lethargic, picking feathers out, messy rear, just acting out of it. not laying any eggs
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. about 5 months ago she had cocci, i nursed her back to health and she had been since until maybe about a few weeks ago i noticed here having diarrhia, and picking at her butt alot and pulling her feathers out and it looked like mites at the base of her feathers
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. shes been eating and drinking fine. laying mash, scratch feed, cracked corn, yougurt, lettuce, drinking water with vinegar in it
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
her poop is runny watery like not normal
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
i dusted her the run and the house, feeding her yogurt
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? i would like to try to treat her myself i cannot afford a vet right now
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use i use pine chips as bedding in a 6 x 6 house
