Around a week back I had a d’uccle rooster get sick and pass away that same night. He was fine that morning, but became lethargic later in the day. we gave him nutridrench and decided to treat him with corid, but we ended up losing him overnight.
This morning we went to let the chickens out and another rooster in the bantam flock was down on his side, lethargic and hardly able to open his eyes. I gave him nutridrench again and treated with corid. I went to check on the main flock after and found one of our favorite girls down. I thought she was dead, but we saw a little movement so we grabbed her and did the same treatment. everyone else in all other flocks seem well at the moment. All are being treated with corid to be safe, although the only real symptom is the lethargy…I’m not seeing any abnormal droppings or anything.
Each one has been acting the same…fine the day before, then suddenly lethargic and unable to stand.
this does remind me slightly of how our pet chicken, pumpkin, became ill. we did manage to save her with corid, antibiotics, calcium, and hourly feedings of pedialyte and cat food. But we took her to the vet for diagnostics and to get antibiotics, and I can’t afford another $700+ Vet bill.
Any ideas as to what I should try to do to help them? I do not have any leftover antibiotics from pumpkin. I do have amoxicillin and la200 though.
I should have gotten a necropsy done on our d’uccle that passed last week but didn’t…i will if we lose one of these guys, although I’m praying we won’t.
This morning we went to let the chickens out and another rooster in the bantam flock was down on his side, lethargic and hardly able to open his eyes. I gave him nutridrench again and treated with corid. I went to check on the main flock after and found one of our favorite girls down. I thought she was dead, but we saw a little movement so we grabbed her and did the same treatment. everyone else in all other flocks seem well at the moment. All are being treated with corid to be safe, although the only real symptom is the lethargy…I’m not seeing any abnormal droppings or anything.
Each one has been acting the same…fine the day before, then suddenly lethargic and unable to stand.
this does remind me slightly of how our pet chicken, pumpkin, became ill. we did manage to save her with corid, antibiotics, calcium, and hourly feedings of pedialyte and cat food. But we took her to the vet for diagnostics and to get antibiotics, and I can’t afford another $700+ Vet bill.
Any ideas as to what I should try to do to help them? I do not have any leftover antibiotics from pumpkin. I do have amoxicillin and la200 though.
I should have gotten a necropsy done on our d’uccle that passed last week but didn’t…i will if we lose one of these guys, although I’m praying we won’t.
