Hen down

[John T]

I have a hen approx 9 months old. I found her by herself lying in the coop. She has no energy. I put her in a private cage with food & water. I don't think she is partaking of these. She appears to want to sleep all the time. Poop is cream color. Seems to be normal.

Last month I found the sibling of this hen dead in the coop. Her left wing had been hanging down and she was limping. I think she had a stroke on her left side. No marks were found on her.

Don't know how long this hen will last. It is getting cold here (Iowa). I have her in my tool room with a heat lamp on her. I am going over to check on her in a few minutes. I'll let y'all know how she is.

 

[horsejody]

I don't know about the current hen, but it sounds like the previous death may have been Marek's disease.

 

[mypicklebird]

second that. If she passes, or if you decide to cull, it would be a good idea to have her necropsied by your state lab. If you have Marek's on site, you want to know.
CLIP: In Oregon, contact your county Extension agent, Extension poultry specialist, or the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at OSU (541-737-3261). In Washington and Idaho, contact the Avian Health Laboratory at WSU-Puyallup (253-445-4537) or the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab in Pullman (509-335-9696).

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/locations.php


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[mypicklebird]

wait- why did I think you were in Oregon? Let me look into IA. I will leave up the previous reply as it has some good oregon links.

 

[mypicklebird]

here is a clickable map for IA extension offices.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ouroffices.htm

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