PippinTheChicken
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1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Silkie, around 10 months old. She's normal weight although she's my smallest silkie.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
one eye is a bit droopy and has a few bubbles, the other eye is normal.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Just noticed today but I'm not sure
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
not at all
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
no.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
she was broody before for a few weeks and I finally broke her. She's also not so high on the pecking order.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
normal mixed feed, scraps, and today, suet cakes (but I noticed before she ste them)
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
normal. Solid, and brown (slightly greeny from her broodiness) with the white part
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
nothing yet
10 ) 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?
depending what it is I can take her to a vet
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
bottom of the post
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
hemp
Her other eye is normal, wide and shiny. This one is just squinted a bit.
Just now I checked and there aren't any bubbles. She's just squinted
Silkie, around 10 months old. She's normal weight although she's my smallest silkie.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
one eye is a bit droopy and has a few bubbles, the other eye is normal.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Just noticed today but I'm not sure
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
not at all
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
no.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
she was broody before for a few weeks and I finally broke her. She's also not so high on the pecking order.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
normal mixed feed, scraps, and today, suet cakes (but I noticed before she ste them)
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
normal. Solid, and brown (slightly greeny from her broodiness) with the white part
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
nothing yet
10 ) 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?
depending what it is I can take her to a vet
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
bottom of the post
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
hemp
Her other eye is normal, wide and shiny. This one is just squinted a bit.
Just now I checked and there aren't any bubbles. She's just squinted
