My isa brown, Maize, is not doing too well. She is around 5 years so fairly old for her breed.
Please help me figure out what's wrong
Symptoms:
- 2.5 weeks ago I first noticed undigested grain in her poos and she was doing a strange neck movement (maybe just adjusting her crop, but more violently than usual)
- she was also sticking her neck out at the front and had her head back
- she stopped laying (it's been 2 weeks)
- she was having some green coloured poos (bile?)
- she was still happily scratching in the garden whenever I let her out but she progressively reduced her usual gardening activities and started standing still with her tail down more and more
- at times she had a very upright stance which was unusual for her
- for a week she has had limited activity - only been going to the garden to sunbake and about 5 mins of scratching around (but will still run if incentivised)
- a week ago she also started having a yellow thick substance in some of her poos most days
- the last 5ish days she hasn't been eating much. I have been giving her fruits, egg, corn, oatmeal and a little bit of rice but she has lost interest in most. She won't eat pellets and her grain are just going straight through her undigested. She has definitely lost weight.
- purple tips on her comb in the evenings when it's cooler (bad circulation)
- she's also been going to bed at like 4pm instead of 5:Spam (obviously exhausted)
What I've done:
- magnesium bath and checked for egg bound (I don't think she's egg bound)
- felt her crop - squishy during the day and empty in morning (and no bad smell)
- I treated for worms and coccidiosis when I first suspected issues
- I have been giving her electrolytes and a hint of apple cider vinegar for about 5 days now (she is barely eating so I'm not sure if the electrolytes are the only thing keeping her going)
I just have Maize and her bantam x sister (who is very clingy to Maize) that I rescued together 1 year ago.
Please help me figure out what's wrong
Symptoms:
- 2.5 weeks ago I first noticed undigested grain in her poos and she was doing a strange neck movement (maybe just adjusting her crop, but more violently than usual)
- she was also sticking her neck out at the front and had her head back
- she stopped laying (it's been 2 weeks)
- she was having some green coloured poos (bile?)
- she was still happily scratching in the garden whenever I let her out but she progressively reduced her usual gardening activities and started standing still with her tail down more and more
- at times she had a very upright stance which was unusual for her
- for a week she has had limited activity - only been going to the garden to sunbake and about 5 mins of scratching around (but will still run if incentivised)
- a week ago she also started having a yellow thick substance in some of her poos most days
- the last 5ish days she hasn't been eating much. I have been giving her fruits, egg, corn, oatmeal and a little bit of rice but she has lost interest in most. She won't eat pellets and her grain are just going straight through her undigested. She has definitely lost weight.
- purple tips on her comb in the evenings when it's cooler (bad circulation)
- she's also been going to bed at like 4pm instead of 5:Spam (obviously exhausted)
What I've done:
- magnesium bath and checked for egg bound (I don't think she's egg bound)
- felt her crop - squishy during the day and empty in morning (and no bad smell)
- I treated for worms and coccidiosis when I first suspected issues
- I have been giving her electrolytes and a hint of apple cider vinegar for about 5 days now (she is barely eating so I'm not sure if the electrolytes are the only thing keeping her going)
I just have Maize and her bantam x sister (who is very clingy to Maize) that I rescued together 1 year ago.
