1) What type of bird Australorp, 6 months old
2) What is the behavior, exactly--stand still a lot, lower eye lid closed, beak open, rattling sound when breathing.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Two 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. We just got her from another farm. She is in quarantine.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She is eating and drinking.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Poop and vent look normal.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? We gave her antibiotic in her water and she perked up. We also gave her some in a dropper right into her beak and she stopped "beak breathing" for a long time.
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? I hope to fix her myself.
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use Nice house, fresh bedding, plenty of roost poles.
2) What is the behavior, exactly--stand still a lot, lower eye lid closed, beak open, rattling sound when breathing.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Two 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. We just got her from another farm. She is in quarantine.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She is eating and drinking.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Poop and vent look normal.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? We gave her antibiotic in her water and she perked up. We also gave her some in a dropper right into her beak and she stopped "beak breathing" for a long time.
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? I hope to fix her myself.
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use Nice house, fresh bedding, plenty of roost poles.
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