Vanessa373
Chirping
Advice needed from a new chicken owner regarding a sick chook please.
All info below:
-She is a buff orpington, 8 months old, very underweight compared to her sister of the same age & breed
-She is very lethargic, still up & walking around & pecking but the last few nights hasn’t gotten herself up on the roost & we have witnessed her fall over in the paddock a few times & has laid there for a few minutes before getting up. She seems very weak.
-She’s only had these symptoms for the last day or two but she has always been a bit sickly. When we first got her she got diarrhoea & a weeping eye the day after we brought her home. The breeder came & gave her an injection (I assume for coccidiosis?). She has been fine since but her comb has never grown & is still pale, she has never laid an egg. Her sister has been laying for 2 months. She always has her tail down.
-We have a flock of 2 buff orpingtons, 5 ISA browns & 2 australorps. All other birds are fine.
-The ISA browns bully both her & her sister & have done from the day we brought them home about 4 months ago, although it’s much rarer now it still happens. There are no signs of any trauma or injury on her.
-She is still pecking at food & drinking water. Her poo has been a little runny over the last day or two as well (judging by her tail feathers being messy)
-I’ve given all the chickens multivitamins in their water today but haven’t witnessed any of them drinking it yet.
Here are some pics of her & her healthier sister.
Any advice appreciated
All info below:
-She is a buff orpington, 8 months old, very underweight compared to her sister of the same age & breed
-She is very lethargic, still up & walking around & pecking but the last few nights hasn’t gotten herself up on the roost & we have witnessed her fall over in the paddock a few times & has laid there for a few minutes before getting up. She seems very weak.
-She’s only had these symptoms for the last day or two but she has always been a bit sickly. When we first got her she got diarrhoea & a weeping eye the day after we brought her home. The breeder came & gave her an injection (I assume for coccidiosis?). She has been fine since but her comb has never grown & is still pale, she has never laid an egg. Her sister has been laying for 2 months. She always has her tail down.
-We have a flock of 2 buff orpingtons, 5 ISA browns & 2 australorps. All other birds are fine.
-The ISA browns bully both her & her sister & have done from the day we brought them home about 4 months ago, although it’s much rarer now it still happens. There are no signs of any trauma or injury on her.
-She is still pecking at food & drinking water. Her poo has been a little runny over the last day or two as well (judging by her tail feathers being messy)
-I’ve given all the chickens multivitamins in their water today but haven’t witnessed any of them drinking it yet.
Here are some pics of her & her healthier sister.
Any advice appreciated
