Lethargic chicken

[ten chicks]

Just an update. Yesterday I noticed her being lethargic and didn't have time to check her over. I woke up in the morning to check on her and look her over. She was dead. Don't know what happened but she did seem to be an outcast that nobody wanted around for some reason.
The other problem is that one of my barred rocks is now acting weird. Her eyes were crusted shut and she had a yellow cheese like lump on her wattle. I also noticed in the last couple of days the chickens I just introduced are not laying as much as they were. I was getting 1-2 eggs one day then 3 the next. Now it's 1 egg a day. The chickens I've had for two years had stopped laying all together back in the beginning of October. Then most of them molted towards the end of oct. So I just figured that was what it was.
Not sure what is going on but something is wrong. I separated the barred rock until she is better, if she will. Any ideas or help is appreciated. Thank you

Your girl that died may have had peritonitis,egg bound,crop issues,no way to really know.

Did you recently introduce new birds without quarantine time?

Your girl may have fowl pox,the lesions will heal in approx 2-3 weeks. If this is what she has,it is contagious so be prepared for more to come down with it. There are two forms of fowl pox,wet and dry it is possible for a bird to have one of both at the same time,wet form occurs in the mouth and causes respiratory distress as the upper airways can become obstructed. Keep infected birds separate and let it runs its course. Look up fowl pox,see if this is what you are experiencing.

 

[G R I]

I looked up fowl pox. The growth is yellow not red or dark.

 

[casportpony]

I looked up fowl pox. The growth is yellow not red or dark.

The yellow is pus and needs to be romoved. If she isn't drinking and eating you'll need to tube feed her. Can you post some pictures?

-Kathy

 

[G R I]

It's hard. Not pussy. I will post some pictures in a bit

 

[casportpony]

It's hard. Not pussy. I will post some pictures in a bit

Chicken pus is hard, it's not like mammal pus.

 

[casportpony]

More pictures here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/818895/lightbox/

 

[G R I]

Here is a picture

 

[casportpony]

Looks like it could be pox. Check inside the mouth for pus, too.

Here is a hen that looks sort of like your hen.

Before removal.






Inside of mouth before pus removal.




Pus removed from roof of mouth.




After removal of scabs/growths and application of iodine



This side still needs more work.


After removal of pus/plaque and application of iodine.




De-worming orally with Safeguard liquid (fenbendazole 10%)




Various pics of scabs and pus.















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[G R I]

How hard is it to remove?

 

[casportpony]

It's like pulling off a thick scab. Try doing one and see what hapens.

-Kathy