GuineaFowling
Songster
My Buff Orpington hen is suddenly sick. I seen her yesterday and she was perfectly fine. Today I went to fill the feeders and found her just standing with her eyes closed and her tail drooping down. Upon further inspection, I discovered her comb was very plump at one part like it swelled. Her beak has some almost clear but with a yellowish tint, sticky, liquid drooling out onto her wattles. As the liquid dries it turns more yellow. Under her nostrils is red and at the start of her beak is also a little red. Her crop is a little empty but that is due to me running out of feed yesterday and having to buy it today. I checked her vent and it was normal. I haven't seen her poop yet but the feathers around her vent are not wet or dirty so I dont know if she has diarrhea. I will find out what her poop looks like.
It is also very, very hot here. It's 92 degrees currently and yesterday it was higher. Could it be caused from heat? What is wrong with her? I have her secluded from the rest of the flock in a rabbit hutch. The other hens are perfectly fine. I put some vitamin and electrolyte mix in her water and dipped her beak in it a couple of times. She showed no interest in her feed but when I presented a grape to her she ate it happily. Is there anything else I can do? She keeps closing her eyes. If this is a disease, what is the cure for it or treatment?
I will post pictures soon.
Any feedback or suggestions will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
It is also very, very hot here. It's 92 degrees currently and yesterday it was higher. Could it be caused from heat? What is wrong with her? I have her secluded from the rest of the flock in a rabbit hutch. The other hens are perfectly fine. I put some vitamin and electrolyte mix in her water and dipped her beak in it a couple of times. She showed no interest in her feed but when I presented a grape to her she ate it happily. Is there anything else I can do? She keeps closing her eyes. If this is a disease, what is the cure for it or treatment?
I will post pictures soon.
Any feedback or suggestions will be much appreciated.
Thank you.