Bluemayskye
Hatching
- Aug 8, 2017
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Hello and thanks for helping!
I acquired four chickens when I purchased this house a few months back and the large white one who previously ran the coop has become extremely, um, lazy. She will make it in and out of the coop every day and occasionally walk the pen but generally she just sits. She has even lost her fear of me.
1) What type of bird, age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) I don't know the type or the age. I does seem lighter than the others.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Very lethargic and too lazy (or hurting) to even try and walk away.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? About a week
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. Not that I can see
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. I am not aware of anything.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Watermelon, pellets, chicken scratch, carrots, apples, cucumbers, cantaloupe, broccoli, cauliflower, and the same fresh filtered well water my family drinks.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Haven't identified her poop from the other chickens'. I haven't seen any bloody poop in the pen.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Nothing so far.
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? I want to understand if she needs a vet and treat her if she doesn't.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. I'll send a pic of her sitting on her fluffy ass.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use. They have a wooden chicken coop. They use straw bedding.
I acquired four chickens when I purchased this house a few months back and the large white one who previously ran the coop has become extremely, um, lazy. She will make it in and out of the coop every day and occasionally walk the pen but generally she just sits. She has even lost her fear of me.
1) What type of bird, age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) I don't know the type or the age. I does seem lighter than the others.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Very lethargic and too lazy (or hurting) to even try and walk away.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? About a week
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. Not that I can see
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. I am not aware of anything.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Watermelon, pellets, chicken scratch, carrots, apples, cucumbers, cantaloupe, broccoli, cauliflower, and the same fresh filtered well water my family drinks.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Haven't identified her poop from the other chickens'. I haven't seen any bloody poop in the pen.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Nothing so far.
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? I want to understand if she needs a vet and treat her if she doesn't.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. I'll send a pic of her sitting on her fluffy ass.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use. They have a wooden chicken coop. They use straw bedding.
