Is my peacock sick? :(

[casportpony]

She looks sick to me. Can you grab her and very carefully check the inside of her vent for an egg?
These might help you to check for an egg or masses.

-Kathy

 

[nahala08]

Her eyes aren't closed I can't weigh her but she isn't very heavy to pick up.

 

[nahala08]

she is only one year old.

 

[nahala08]

That is quite a disturbing post

 

[casportpony]

Her eyes aren't closed I can't weigh her but she isn't very heavy to pick up.

Probably not an egg if she's only one, but it could be. At her age she should weigh about 3kg, so weighing her will give me an idea of how sick she is.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

That is quite a disturbing post

Sorry, it's just part of owning poultry.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I've seen poop like that from birds with just and infection, but I've also seen it in birds with blackhead. How bad do you want to save this hen? If she isn't treated she will probably die.

-Kathy

 

[nahala08]

could you relate how she should weigh with a household item

 

[casportpony]

Birdbrain posted a picture of a hen that looked like that and it was dead three hours later. If she were mine weigh her, tube fluids and start on Baytril and metronidazole.

-Kathy

 

[nahala08]

shes pretty important to me. I do have something else I've noticed is that she's really shy and doesn't like anybody getting close. She's eating her food right now. Is that a good thing?