Help. My chicken Floppy Peep has been very lethargic the last 7 days. In the first couple days when I noticed her behavioral changes, the tips of her very large floppy comb (hence the name) was a bit blue-ish. Just a tinge. And her comb looks super deep red - almost maroon. The blue tips has pretty much gone away, but she's just very lazy, lethargic, slow-moving.... uninterested in most things. She will walk around and peck slowly at things, but isn't excited to join the rest of her flock. Just seems indifferent. When lying down, I can see her breathing slightly more heavily than normal. Her eyes SOMETIMES look a little watery, but not anything super noticeable. Honestly, the only thing I noticed is her lethargy and her comb. She's not coughing or wheezing or anything like that. Over the last 7 days she hasn't really gotten too much worse, or really THAT much better. She still eats and drinks water but not as much as normal.... but I do see her doing both. Nobody else in the flock has become sick. It was too late and too challenging to separate her, so I just let her be. It's also been SUPER hot here in the last couple days, which is not helping. We had an unusual heat index of 120 yesterday. Today will be better, in the 80's and in the 70's this weekend.
I'm not planning on doing a vet visit. I'm just looking to see if anyone has any insights or has experienced something similar where they eventually got better. To me, it's a respiratory issue of some kind. But no worse or better since it started. I read that too much protein can actually cause respiratory issues. I had NO IDEA. She eats a lot of mealworm treats, but I'm going to hold back on that now.
I just hope she can kick this on her own. Looking for any positive words of advice or experiences.
I'm not planning on doing a vet visit. I'm just looking to see if anyone has any insights or has experienced something similar where they eventually got better. To me, it's a respiratory issue of some kind. But no worse or better since it started. I read that too much protein can actually cause respiratory issues. I had NO IDEA. She eats a lot of mealworm treats, but I'm going to hold back on that now.
I just hope she can kick this on her own. Looking for any positive words of advice or experiences.