Any info or support would be helpful. Thanks!
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
buff orpington, 5 weeks
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
yesterday i noticed she was listless in the corner. I picked her up (she did not protest) and moved her inside. she is now in a crate on bedding of shredded paper towels. she has not been the type to be social with humans (so far) but now she just wants to be cuddled. she has a runny nose, not crusty just clear liquid. Is breathing occasionally through the mouth. no odor to her or to the breath. no rasping or noisy breathing. eyes clear, not swollen. poop normal but BIG for her and few. crop seems fine. she is thinner and listless. allows me to turn her over on her back and just relaxes with legs splayed.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
2 days
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
no
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
the weather has been wet and colder (40's-50's). I moved the growing flock from interior brooder to garage pen last week, just in time for the cold, wet weather front we've had. The garage is not the best ventilated space, I open the doors for them during the day if I'm home.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Regular feed is organic starter crumbles plus treats of apples, flax, oats etc. No medicated feed.
Sick chick got dropper fed water with sulmet (it's what I had on hand) yesterday. that was all she had yesterday. today she ate some breadcrumbs with her crumbles, scrambled egg, yogurt and is drinking on her own. still pretty listless but better. sulmet since yesterday in water. apple cider vinegar added today.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
poop normal but large and not often.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
sulmet and apple cider vinegar in the water for the sick bird. precautionary sulmet in water for rest of flock. I know sulmet is probably not the best thing but am having a hard time finding anything else. Am in a city and the farm store just carries sulmet. thought mites might be issue. no sign of mites. sprayed anyway with potassium sorbate natural mite spray.
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
will treat myself. no chicken vet here.
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
picture a listless yellow pullet with runny nose.
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
I use new burlap lining with alfalfa in the run and small house. they have an elevated plywood floor run (4x5) with a small cedar dog type house for roosting. still under light. I clean run and house every 3 days. water changed at least daily often more. Just added DE to burlap in run yesterday after I discovered sick chick. thought mites might be issue. no sign of mites.
A couple of the other members of the flock sneeze on occasion. nobody else has a runny nose or is acting poorly. this sick buff is not a runt. she is one of the more vigorous birds in the flock. I know sulmet is not the best choice but options are limited, it took three stores to find the sulmet. is there another product easily available? nobody here knows what Corid is.
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
buff orpington, 5 weeks
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
yesterday i noticed she was listless in the corner. I picked her up (she did not protest) and moved her inside. she is now in a crate on bedding of shredded paper towels. she has not been the type to be social with humans (so far) but now she just wants to be cuddled. she has a runny nose, not crusty just clear liquid. Is breathing occasionally through the mouth. no odor to her or to the breath. no rasping or noisy breathing. eyes clear, not swollen. poop normal but BIG for her and few. crop seems fine. she is thinner and listless. allows me to turn her over on her back and just relaxes with legs splayed.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
2 days
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
no
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
the weather has been wet and colder (40's-50's). I moved the growing flock from interior brooder to garage pen last week, just in time for the cold, wet weather front we've had. The garage is not the best ventilated space, I open the doors for them during the day if I'm home.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Regular feed is organic starter crumbles plus treats of apples, flax, oats etc. No medicated feed.
Sick chick got dropper fed water with sulmet (it's what I had on hand) yesterday. that was all she had yesterday. today she ate some breadcrumbs with her crumbles, scrambled egg, yogurt and is drinking on her own. still pretty listless but better. sulmet since yesterday in water. apple cider vinegar added today.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
poop normal but large and not often.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
sulmet and apple cider vinegar in the water for the sick bird. precautionary sulmet in water for rest of flock. I know sulmet is probably not the best thing but am having a hard time finding anything else. Am in a city and the farm store just carries sulmet. thought mites might be issue. no sign of mites. sprayed anyway with potassium sorbate natural mite spray.
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
will treat myself. no chicken vet here.
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
picture a listless yellow pullet with runny nose.
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
I use new burlap lining with alfalfa in the run and small house. they have an elevated plywood floor run (4x5) with a small cedar dog type house for roosting. still under light. I clean run and house every 3 days. water changed at least daily often more. Just added DE to burlap in run yesterday after I discovered sick chick. thought mites might be issue. no sign of mites.
A couple of the other members of the flock sneeze on occasion. nobody else has a runny nose or is acting poorly. this sick buff is not a runt. she is one of the more vigorous birds in the flock. I know sulmet is not the best choice but options are limited, it took three stores to find the sulmet. is there another product easily available? nobody here knows what Corid is.
