Basia St Clair
Songster
Yesterday morning when I went to the coop Cheepers (a 17 week old Meyer Hatchery Green Queen, she has 5 toes and is solid black) was still sitting on the perch. It was odd because all the babies typically clamor out of the coop as soon as the door opens. I didnt think much of it until later in the day where she was standing alone in the run, kinda looking like she was falling asleep on her feet - head down, slightly wobbly.
Each time I approach her she is popping up, looking excited, runs away. She was hard to catch. She did not want to be separated from the other birds when i tried to carry her out of the run. Her crop is empty this morning. There is nothing obviously wrong. No wounds, vent looked fine, no discharge from nose, mouth eyes, no foul smelling breath. She seems to be getting more and more lethargic. Eating and drinking very little. Not pooping much, but it does look normal. At first I thought she might be coming into lay. she kept almost "squatting", then would lay down and put her head down forward and just lay there. Also her comb does not look red enough yet for her to be laying. She slept on her perch fine last night.
She has always been a little slower then her sisters. Definitely lowest in the pecking order. The pictures below are form this morning with very slight improvement (I think) The last picture is how she was standing most of the day yesterday, not moving much, with her head down.
Its about 85 degrees. None of the other pullets show any signs of distress. Coop is 8x12 for 16 birds. The run is 100x40. I feed them scratch and peck grower feed, with fermented and non fermented food available. I put durvet vitamin and electrolytes in their water for all birds yesterday.
My vet no longer see chickens so any help is appreciated.
Each time I approach her she is popping up, looking excited, runs away. She was hard to catch. She did not want to be separated from the other birds when i tried to carry her out of the run. Her crop is empty this morning. There is nothing obviously wrong. No wounds, vent looked fine, no discharge from nose, mouth eyes, no foul smelling breath. She seems to be getting more and more lethargic. Eating and drinking very little. Not pooping much, but it does look normal. At first I thought she might be coming into lay. she kept almost "squatting", then would lay down and put her head down forward and just lay there. Also her comb does not look red enough yet for her to be laying. She slept on her perch fine last night.
She has always been a little slower then her sisters. Definitely lowest in the pecking order. The pictures below are form this morning with very slight improvement (I think) The last picture is how she was standing most of the day yesterday, not moving much, with her head down.
Its about 85 degrees. None of the other pullets show any signs of distress. Coop is 8x12 for 16 birds. The run is 100x40. I feed them scratch and peck grower feed, with fermented and non fermented food available. I put durvet vitamin and electrolytes in their water for all birds yesterday.
My vet no longer see chickens so any help is appreciated.
