chinjon
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Hello, I have a Plymouth Black Rock who has been passing diarrhea-like droppings the past few days. She also has been drinking water a lot more in those few days, not sure if that is a symptom of the diarrhea or what is causing it. I note at the bottom that I saw other photos and read other posts that seem to match clostridium perfringens
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
I have been reading around and that clostridium perfringens could be a possibility. I saw it on the poop chart and the recent poops have been looking more like the ones that display clostridium perfringens. Thank you for reading
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
- 10 month old black Plymouth rock - Hemmy - does not seem to have lost weight
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
- Watery droppings - brown and now with some shades of green
- Did notice a drop in vocalization but no lethargy
- Has been foraging outside
- No lethargy, no injury - seemed to be roosting a bit more but it has been colder in NY the past week
- Last laid an egg 4 days ago
- Brought into isolation 1 day ago
- Not sure if she will lay in isolation
- Brought into isolation 1 day ago
- Currently in isolation
- Performing dust baths
- Alert
- Jumpy when attempted to pick her up
- FWIW - had a fecal float done 2 weeks ago - came back negative
- Crop feels emptied in morning
- Walking and standing
- For 5-6 days
- None of the others are showing any issues with droppings
- None
- Not a likely cause but only change in recent days is wet and cold weather in New York
- Snow has fallen - but haven't really allowed hens to eat snow or venture into it
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
- Feed
- kalmbach - organic layer 17% protein
- Since isolation
- Feed
- handful of plain cooked rice
- Read it helps with diarrhea
- Water with Probiotics
- every other day
- plain water most days
- Electrolytes - once a week
- nutridrech - small splash in water
- Have plain yogurt - did not feed her this (yet)
- Hesitant to give w/ diarrhea
- Around the day of noticing droppings
- I had fed flock a small portion of (mixed)
- cooked eggs - boiled - store bought none from flock
- mashed with whites
- brussel sprouts
- about 5 pieces - quartered
- alfalfa sprouts
- handful
- cooked eggs - boiled - store bought none from flock
- I had fed flock a small portion of (mixed)
- Runny was at first brown now runny with green color
- Turning green since hen was brought inside for isolation
- Becoming a litter clearer
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
- Electrolytes with probiotics
- Had given her some apple cider vinegar
- Some rice - read helps with diarrhea
- Stabilize hen until vet - appointment is next wednesday - vets in the area are booked and won't take "emergencies"
- I have:
- Corid
- Amoxicillin (I think 6 days treatment)
- Denagard
- Safeguard Dewormer
- Vetrx
- I have:
- No wounds
- Pine shavings and hay for bedding
- Poop removed daily - roosting bar cleaned daily
- Shavings and nesting box cleared out weekly
- Omlet cube - with 6ft run
- Food and water are outside of run
I have been reading around and that clostridium perfringens could be a possibility. I saw it on the poop chart and the recent poops have been looking more like the ones that display clostridium perfringens. Thank you for reading
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