chimi
Chirping
Hello - One of our 3.5 year old buff orphington hens has recently started acting quite strange. A couple days ago, I noticed she didn't exit the coop when I opened the door to the run (usually she bursts out with the others to try to get morning bugs/worms first). That day she sat alone at the edge of the run and ignored all snacks offered. I didn't noticed anything else wrong during inspection. Comb, eyes, butt, weight all seem normal, although poop yellowish green and very runny.
It was a hot day and she looked like she was worsening, so I tubed some water + electrolyte into her throat in afternoon. She seemed to perk up from there, but still not eating. Next day she seemed to eat a little, but not interested in feed like other birds, instead lingering near edges of run. When I brought in some lettuce for a snack, she was slow to respond (relative to the other hens who went crazy), but eventually ate some. That evening I noticed that she had a poopy butt (green-brown poo). I cleaned it, soaked her with epson salts. Two days later, and poopy butt has not returned, and she seems to be eating a little more, but she remains aloof and lethargic, and her poo still pretty green and runny (see pic - taken this morning). The other hens are fine and are basically ignoring her.
I'm thinking it might be cancer or she simply nearing her time to expire, but maybe it's a parasite? Any advice that might help her out would be much appreciated!
It was a hot day and she looked like she was worsening, so I tubed some water + electrolyte into her throat in afternoon. She seemed to perk up from there, but still not eating. Next day she seemed to eat a little, but not interested in feed like other birds, instead lingering near edges of run. When I brought in some lettuce for a snack, she was slow to respond (relative to the other hens who went crazy), but eventually ate some. That evening I noticed that she had a poopy butt (green-brown poo). I cleaned it, soaked her with epson salts. Two days later, and poopy butt has not returned, and she seems to be eating a little more, but she remains aloof and lethargic, and her poo still pretty green and runny (see pic - taken this morning). The other hens are fine and are basically ignoring her.
I'm thinking it might be cancer or she simply nearing her time to expire, but maybe it's a parasite? Any advice that might help her out would be much appreciated!
