Hen sick. Emergency PLEASE HELP

[blitz1027]

I treated them with a solution that was recommended to use for mites called Eprinex.

 

[casportpony]

I treated them with a solution that was recommended to use for mites called Eprinex.

Did you spray or dust their coop and perches? None of that really matters, though, 'cause what you have now is a very sick hen that will probably die if she doesn't get treatment, which should start with placing her in a warm place with access to food and water. Can you do that?

 

[Suzie]

Eprinex will treat for worms, mites and lice if you use the pour on solution - it does not however treat for tapeworm.

Did you treat their housing also? If not, you should treat their coop with permethryn spray or something similar. .

Suzie

 

[casportpony]

I doubt the problem is tapeworms.

 

[blitz1027]

Did you spray or dust their coop and perches? None of that really matters, though, 'cause what you have now is a very sick hen that will probably die if she doesn't get treatment, which should start with placing her in a warm place with access to food and water. Can you do that?

Eprinex will treat for worms, mites and lice if you use the pour on solution - it does not however treat for tapeworm.

Did you treat their housing also? If not, you should treat their coop with permethryn spray or something similar. .

Suzie

Thanks I will see about getting some of that. In the meantime about all I can do is wait

 

[casportpony]

She needs to be in a place that's at least 65 degrees warm, or she needs to have a heat lamp. If you leave her outside, she will probably die. Can you do that for her?

 

[blitz1027]

I can put a heat lamp on her. I figure if I try to bring her inside I will end up sleeping with the chickens

 

[casportpony]

I can put a heat lamp on her. I figure if I try to bring her inside I will end up sleeping with the chickens

I hear ya... It's like that here, too, but somehow I make it work. Maybe you could put her in your garage with a lamp?

 

[casportpony]

FWIW, I found one of my hens the other day looking like yours, so I brought her in. She died the next day, but I know she would have died that night if I had not brought her in. You do what you can.

I'll be doing a necropsy on her as soon as it stop raining...

 

[blitz1027]

I hear ya... It's like that here, too, but somehow I make it work. Maybe you could put her in your garage with a lamp?

I don't have a garage. I live in the middle of the country far away from town. And that is exactly how I like it. I trying to faniggle a way to get her in with me. My brother and I share an apartment.

FWIW, I found one of my hens the other day looking like yours, so I brought her in. She died the next day, but I know she would have died that night if I had not brought her in. You do what you can.

I'll be doing a necropsy on her as soon as it stop raining...

Let me know what you find out.