Millie is sick

[shemarie]

I posted earlier about Millie and wasn't sure whether she was just cold or had an impacted crop..still not...but her crop seems a little smaller. She still is just sitting though, and is a little wheezy. She is breathing kind of hard. Her poop is just white..and she is drinking water, but doesn't seem interested in anything else. I think she may not make it.

I feel awful..cuz I should have just left them in their little cage and not taken them outside. She either got too cold or ate something she shouldn't have, and it is my fault.

 

[johnny_smith09]

oh thats horrible and i have no clue why she is acting that way. I hope she makes it!

 

[shemarie]

She is inside and I have a heat lamp on...but she just sits..and sleeps and breathes hard...

I guess I will just have to wait and see.

 

[justusnak]

shemarie.....you are doing the right thing....keeping her warm is the FIRST thing...just make sure she is not too warm. Maybe put some sugar in her water, for a little boost! Is she eating and drinking?
Dont blame yourself.....it happens. Good luck, and keep us posted on her!

 

[shemarie]

I have the lamp over to the side and she is under it...so I don't think she is too warm...she is staying under it. I put some ACV in her water...I will try the molasses or sugar. She is very weak..she can't stand...I think she is probably not going to make it..but I will just try to keep her comfortable...and hope for the best.

 

[shemarie]

Well, Millie died this afternoon. I really wasnt' surprised...she just flapped a little bit and went limp. She had some gunk around her bill...like she was trying to throw up..so I think she must've eaten something she couldn't digest...along with got too cold. I feel really bad..but at least she didn't suffer for very long.

 

[justusnak]

Awww, Shemarie....I am so very sorry to hear you lost Millie.

Could have been sour crop? Are you going to get a necropsy done to make sure it was nothing contagious to your others? If you do, let us know. Again. I am so sorry!

 

[shemarie]

I was reading, and I am pretty sure it was sour crop...plus a chill. From what I have read that can come on if they get too cold cuz they just don't move stuff through. And I am sure she got some grain..which she wasn't used to...so pretty sure it was a combination of things. Penny was outside today and she is doing just fine...I think Millie was just enough younger she couldn't handle it I guess. Live and learn.

 

[Sunflower]

Hi there. I'm so sorry to hear about Millie. I am getting so attached to our little chicks that are just 5 weeks old now.
I live in your area and it's been chilly. My daughter took our chickens out today for a while and now Athena, our favorite is a little sneezy.
How old was Millie? What kind of chicken was she?