Katattack29
In the Brooder
I have a flock of 3 Buff Orpingtons. I was out of town for 2 days and the weather was 82 degrees one day and 84 degrees the next. They have shade and water but that was there first heat experience. They are 8 months old. For the 3 months that I’ve had them, Bone Saw ( my chicken’s name) has always been a bit smaller, paler in color, broody, smaller eggs, looser or liquid droppings. She was laying almost daily but maybe in the past month she’s been more infrequent. There was also 2 shell-less eggs in their dropping tray last week and one this morning.
Yesterday evening I noticed a ton of liquid dropping stuck to her vent. I wasn’t too concerned as I figured it was the heat from the day before. I gave her a quick trim to clean her up.
Today, the weather dropped and it was cold and rainy. At lunch I noticed her in a corner of the coop and thought it seemed a bit odd but that she must be cold. In the evening, I finally realized something was wrong with her. She could barely hold her head up and her eyes were slightly red in color. Her comb seemed paler and almost crackly. I quickly moved her to a spot in the garage where it was warmer. She could barely move and couldn’t hold her head up. Her breathing was labored. I got a dropper with water and electrolytes and got maybe 2 squeezes in. Finally, she started flopping around on the floor. It was terrible. 10 minutes later she was dead. Any ideas? I’m worried for my other birds.
Yesterday evening I noticed a ton of liquid dropping stuck to her vent. I wasn’t too concerned as I figured it was the heat from the day before. I gave her a quick trim to clean her up.
Today, the weather dropped and it was cold and rainy. At lunch I noticed her in a corner of the coop and thought it seemed a bit odd but that she must be cold. In the evening, I finally realized something was wrong with her. She could barely hold her head up and her eyes were slightly red in color. Her comb seemed paler and almost crackly. I quickly moved her to a spot in the garage where it was warmer. She could barely move and couldn’t hold her head up. Her breathing was labored. I got a dropper with water and electrolytes and got maybe 2 squeezes in. Finally, she started flopping around on the floor. It was terrible. 10 minutes later she was dead. Any ideas? I’m worried for my other birds.