rhino1
In the Brooder
All of my chickens are in one pen most of the time. I have a large run for them that I let them out most days while Ivan at work. Today I let them out in the back yard for a few hours and noticed one didn't come out. I walked over to her and she let me get kind of close But ran from me once I got really close. My chicks aren't pets, they don't let me pick them up but aren't completely scared of me. But she let me get closer to normal, she is usually more "wild".
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) americauna, (spell check), 2 1/2 years old, not sure if the weight. Seems lighter than normal and the other girls.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. A little it lethargic. She acts disoriented. At first I thought she was just focused on something in the coop, but she was just confused acting at first. I put some more feed in there feeder and she ran over to it. She seems to have the feathers around her head puffed up. She lets me actually catch her. Then tonight when I went in to count them and lock them up she was roosting on the ground with her feathers kind of out. She got up flee when I got close but didn't go far before she let me grab her.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Just noticed it this afternoon.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding? No bleeding. There is a lot of poop under her butt and there seems to be a bunch of fluid secreting from her. I'm not sure which orifice it's coming from yet.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. No clue
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Normal feed , some scratch and water. Just separated her to see What She does
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Not sure, she been in with other birds and I haven't noticed any abnormal.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Nothing yet.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself. I will do whatever I can. Not going to take her to the vet.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. Nothing to really photo really
12) Describe the housing/beddinng in use she's been in a 10x20 coop and a fairly large run during the day. She has always seemed to stay in the egg box area at night. I never made anything to block them out at night. There is straw in there. Now she is in an A frame tractor with a roost in the top. A 2x4 perch
Her belly/rear feels very full and stuff. I had her on her back and there seemed to be some fluid coming out of her rear. I think it's the hole the egg comes out. Not sure if the proper name at the moment. If I massaged her stomach area, it seemed to secrete out. A lot of poop caught up in her feathers as well.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) americauna, (spell check), 2 1/2 years old, not sure if the weight. Seems lighter than normal and the other girls.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. A little it lethargic. She acts disoriented. At first I thought she was just focused on something in the coop, but she was just confused acting at first. I put some more feed in there feeder and she ran over to it. She seems to have the feathers around her head puffed up. She lets me actually catch her. Then tonight when I went in to count them and lock them up she was roosting on the ground with her feathers kind of out. She got up flee when I got close but didn't go far before she let me grab her.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Just noticed it this afternoon.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding? No bleeding. There is a lot of poop under her butt and there seems to be a bunch of fluid secreting from her. I'm not sure which orifice it's coming from yet.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. No clue
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Normal feed , some scratch and water. Just separated her to see What She does
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Not sure, she been in with other birds and I haven't noticed any abnormal.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Nothing yet.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself. I will do whatever I can. Not going to take her to the vet.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. Nothing to really photo really
12) Describe the housing/beddinng in use she's been in a 10x20 coop and a fairly large run during the day. She has always seemed to stay in the egg box area at night. I never made anything to block them out at night. There is straw in there. Now she is in an A frame tractor with a roost in the top. A 2x4 perch
Her belly/rear feels very full and stuff. I had her on her back and there seemed to be some fluid coming out of her rear. I think it's the hole the egg comes out. Not sure if the proper name at the moment. If I massaged her stomach area, it seemed to secrete out. A lot of poop caught up in her feathers as well.
