- Mar 28, 2011
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My 13 week old Welsummer pullet is acting "not quite right" today and I was wondering if anyone had any advice.
I noticed a mound of diarrhea in the coop this morning and then saw that my Welsummer was just sitting in the dirt, alert, but just sitting there, while the other chicks ate. I let them all out in the yard while I did my chicken duties and again, she just sat in the grass while everyone else pecked and scratched around. I did see her make one diarrhea poo when I first let them out. Now I've got her inside in a cage to rest. I gave her a scrambled egg, which she ate, and a bit of water with apple cider vinegar (she took a sip, but didn't seem to like it).
While in the cage, she made a solid, bloody poo. It's got the look of an intestinal shed, but it's SOLID. I couldn't pull it apart when I picked it up in a paper towel. Any idea of what that could be? Should I assume it's worms and give her (and the rest, for that matter) some dewormer? I've got a bottle of Wazine here.
I noticed a mound of diarrhea in the coop this morning and then saw that my Welsummer was just sitting in the dirt, alert, but just sitting there, while the other chicks ate. I let them all out in the yard while I did my chicken duties and again, she just sat in the grass while everyone else pecked and scratched around. I did see her make one diarrhea poo when I first let them out. Now I've got her inside in a cage to rest. I gave her a scrambled egg, which she ate, and a bit of water with apple cider vinegar (she took a sip, but didn't seem to like it).
While in the cage, she made a solid, bloody poo. It's got the look of an intestinal shed, but it's SOLID. I couldn't pull it apart when I picked it up in a paper towel. Any idea of what that could be? Should I assume it's worms and give her (and the rest, for that matter) some dewormer? I've got a bottle of Wazine here.