I love all my girls and my two banty boys! please help! don't know what else to do.
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Buff orpington hen, about nine months old, 3 lbs. 8 oz.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
just standing with eyes closed occasionally, not eating, no wheezing, no discharge from eyes or nostrils
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
no
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
nothing, she was fine yesterday
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
they all get leftover people food, leftover parrot food, layer pellets, scratch, water. she doesn't seem to be eating at all
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
she hasn't pooped since I brought her in the house and put her in a cage by the furnace for warmth
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
two drops poly vi sol on beak, she ingested it. oatmeal with honey, scrambled egg in small amount of olive oil, plain organic yogurt with cracked corn on it. but she
doesn't seem to be eating any of it.
8 ) 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 would like to treat her myself as I hate our avian vet and the last time I brought a sick chicken there I had her euthanized because they wanted $800 to hospitalize her and treat her
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
no visible wounds, checked for mites and lice, didn't see anything
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
wood shavings deep litter in coop. in cage in house, she has clean hay
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Buff orpington hen, about nine months old, 3 lbs. 8 oz.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
just standing with eyes closed occasionally, not eating, no wheezing, no discharge from eyes or nostrils
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
no
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
nothing, she was fine yesterday
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
they all get leftover people food, leftover parrot food, layer pellets, scratch, water. she doesn't seem to be eating at all
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
she hasn't pooped since I brought her in the house and put her in a cage by the furnace for warmth
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
two drops poly vi sol on beak, she ingested it. oatmeal with honey, scrambled egg in small amount of olive oil, plain organic yogurt with cracked corn on it. but she
doesn't seem to be eating any of it.
8 ) 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 would like to treat her myself as I hate our avian vet and the last time I brought a sick chicken there I had her euthanized because they wanted $800 to hospitalize her and treat her
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
no visible wounds, checked for mites and lice, didn't see anything
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
wood shavings deep litter in coop. in cage in house, she has clean hay
