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I think it's time for an overall health check for some of my flock; they've all been remarkably healthy but we seem to be dealing with various symptoms as of late. I'd like to know if anyone appears to have any major health issues and/or needs treatment for anything?
Prudence is a Plymouth Rock, 2.5 years old, gets a poopy bottom frequently, is missing feathers around the vent, feathers in general are a bit ragged, seems to have lost weight over the last couple months, was roosting as far away from the other hens as possible (though she now sleeps near them since they moved to a new coop), and has been experiencing diarrhea recently; one dropping in particular was nothing but water and some thin black objects. I couldn't get a picture of it. She lays eggs fairly consistently, about 3-4 times a week. She is the top hen. You can feel her breast bone fairly easily. She isn't very active. That's all for Miss Prude.
Lydwinne is a Welsummer, same age, has a poopy bottom often, and appears to be healthy in every other way. She lays about five eggs a week. I don't know what kind of stools she has.
Rose is a Delaware, same age, and also has a poopy bottom; her stool type is unknown. She had difficulty laying for awhile, experienced egg binding twice, and lays about once a week now. She appears to be healthy otherwise.
Jenny has been experiencing poop with blood in the stool. I have some pictures of that if you would like to see them. She was dealing with it just before she went broody, as were her three flockmates, so I dosed them with Corid. That appeared to clear it up after a couple weeks, so by the time Jenny's eggs hatched she was fine. But now she has the bloody poop again.
Lucy is a Naked Neck, about a year old, and has been very pale since the last heat spike. I read that mites can make them anemic, but it's really hard to see if she has any because she's white.
It has been very hot here, temps of 95F somedays and very humid. I gave everyone electrolytes.
They all eat Kalmbach Maintainer Feed (except Jen, she's on chick feed 'cause of her babies).
I have Safeguard (fenbendazole), Corid, and electrolytes if necessary.
Thank you for reading if you got this far and for any suggestions you may have!
Prudence is a Plymouth Rock, 2.5 years old, gets a poopy bottom frequently, is missing feathers around the vent, feathers in general are a bit ragged, seems to have lost weight over the last couple months, was roosting as far away from the other hens as possible (though she now sleeps near them since they moved to a new coop), and has been experiencing diarrhea recently; one dropping in particular was nothing but water and some thin black objects. I couldn't get a picture of it. She lays eggs fairly consistently, about 3-4 times a week. She is the top hen. You can feel her breast bone fairly easily. She isn't very active. That's all for Miss Prude.
Lydwinne is a Welsummer, same age, has a poopy bottom often, and appears to be healthy in every other way. She lays about five eggs a week. I don't know what kind of stools she has.
Rose is a Delaware, same age, and also has a poopy bottom; her stool type is unknown. She had difficulty laying for awhile, experienced egg binding twice, and lays about once a week now. She appears to be healthy otherwise.
Jenny has been experiencing poop with blood in the stool. I have some pictures of that if you would like to see them. She was dealing with it just before she went broody, as were her three flockmates, so I dosed them with Corid. That appeared to clear it up after a couple weeks, so by the time Jenny's eggs hatched she was fine. But now she has the bloody poop again.
Lucy is a Naked Neck, about a year old, and has been very pale since the last heat spike. I read that mites can make them anemic, but it's really hard to see if she has any because she's white.
It has been very hot here, temps of 95F somedays and very humid. I gave everyone electrolytes.
They all eat Kalmbach Maintainer Feed (except Jen, she's on chick feed 'cause of her babies).
I have Safeguard (fenbendazole), Corid, and electrolytes if necessary.
Thank you for reading if you got this far and for any suggestions you may have!
