Losing weight fast and pale. Not sure whats going on with her.

[Felix82]

 

[nuthatched]

Poor girl.
Have you ever wormed her?
Diet?
Age?

 

[Felix82]

Poor girl.
Have you ever wormed her?
Diet?
Age?

I dont know the age since we got her as a hen. Don't know to worm her.

 

[nuthatched]

I dont know the age since we got her as a hen. Don't know to worm her.

I would definitely worm her.
Is she acting normal other than the color?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-mash-zero-day-egg-withdrawal.1254653/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What do you feed, including treats?

I'd try deworming if she's losing weight quickly. You'll need to weigh her for deworming, so use this as a baseline weight and track her weight at least once a week to see if she loses/gains, etc.

Check to make sure her crop is emptying overnight and look her over for lice/mites. Provide a nutritionally balanced poultry feed to eat. It wouldn't hurt to give her a little egg or fish (sardines, mackerel) a few times a week for a protein boost.


To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.

Safeguard 10% Liquid Goat Dewormer or Equine Paste dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Felix82]

I give her treats, regular feed, and some of our left overs.