NatalieP
Songster
Been searching online and not finding much so looking for some help here.
My chicken is pretty lethargic. She stands around in the run, not really moving much. When I let her free range, she pecks a little but mostly tries to nap.
She's at the bottom of the pecking order so I know she never really ate a lot so when I let all the ladies out, I placed her in the run alone and she mostly just drank water (solid 5 mins at the waterer) and had no interest in food. I'll see her pecking around the ground for food but not really eating much from either full feeder. She normally is running far away from her flock mates but I saw her get picked on pretty strongly since shes not moving as much.
She is several months old and not yet laying (her comb and wattle is still small and pink).
I saw her poop and it squirted out her vent almost like a water gun. It was mostly clear and had some green crumbly poop in it. I noticed some similar spots in the run too. Below is a photo from a different poster (with no resolution).
I'm in the Midwest and we had some snow this week. I know her watery poop isnt from heat.
What could be wrong? Worms? Coccidiocis? Something else? There is an exotic vet in town (no avian vet) but I have reservations going there since last time she had a respiratory infection with stridor and she concluded she was egg bound (which she absolutely wasn't and is still not laying 2 months later....). I'm thinking of treating with worms tomorrow and mashing up food with a little water to individually feed her throughout the day. Debating a crate inside the run so she can get more food without the possibility of bullies?
Her yesterday fluffed up from the setting sun. She was napping a lot and moving but not extremely active.
Yesterday her naps seemed cute but now I'm getting very worried.
My chicken is pretty lethargic. She stands around in the run, not really moving much. When I let her free range, she pecks a little but mostly tries to nap.
She's at the bottom of the pecking order so I know she never really ate a lot so when I let all the ladies out, I placed her in the run alone and she mostly just drank water (solid 5 mins at the waterer) and had no interest in food. I'll see her pecking around the ground for food but not really eating much from either full feeder. She normally is running far away from her flock mates but I saw her get picked on pretty strongly since shes not moving as much.
She is several months old and not yet laying (her comb and wattle is still small and pink).
I saw her poop and it squirted out her vent almost like a water gun. It was mostly clear and had some green crumbly poop in it. I noticed some similar spots in the run too. Below is a photo from a different poster (with no resolution).
I'm in the Midwest and we had some snow this week. I know her watery poop isnt from heat.
What could be wrong? Worms? Coccidiocis? Something else? There is an exotic vet in town (no avian vet) but I have reservations going there since last time she had a respiratory infection with stridor and she concluded she was egg bound (which she absolutely wasn't and is still not laying 2 months later....). I'm thinking of treating with worms tomorrow and mashing up food with a little water to individually feed her throughout the day. Debating a crate inside the run so she can get more food without the possibility of bullies?
Her yesterday fluffed up from the setting sun. She was napping a lot and moving but not extremely active.
Yesterday her naps seemed cute but now I'm getting very worried.