- May 9, 2013
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Hi,
We've had our chickens (4 Bovans) for 2 weeks and so far, all has been well. But yesterday we noticed that one of them was super lethargic and didn't want to move off the floor of the coop. She didn't seem to be eating or drinking well. I was prepared for the worst, but this morning she was up and walking around a little bit inside the coop. I noticed some brown-streaked-with-white poop hanging from her backside this morning just before I left for work.
I just came home and found her out in the run with the others, but she didn't come running when I fed their scratch and only gingerly pecked at some greens. The poop was gone, but she did have some yellowy, liquid-looking diahrrea. I have no idea what to do with her... should I remove her from the coop? Give her a warm bath? Feed her Epsom salts or yogurt? Make a mash for her? Leave her and see what happens? Do I need to do anything to the coop itself?
Please help! Thanks...
We've had our chickens (4 Bovans) for 2 weeks and so far, all has been well. But yesterday we noticed that one of them was super lethargic and didn't want to move off the floor of the coop. She didn't seem to be eating or drinking well. I was prepared for the worst, but this morning she was up and walking around a little bit inside the coop. I noticed some brown-streaked-with-white poop hanging from her backside this morning just before I left for work.
I just came home and found her out in the run with the others, but she didn't come running when I fed their scratch and only gingerly pecked at some greens. The poop was gone, but she did have some yellowy, liquid-looking diahrrea. I have no idea what to do with her... should I remove her from the coop? Give her a warm bath? Feed her Epsom salts or yogurt? Make a mash for her? Leave her and see what happens? Do I need to do anything to the coop itself?
Please help! Thanks...
