Nascar chicken, very lethargic, not eating/drinking

[aoxa]

Tylan will help if she has any infection from a laying problem and help cut out any secondary infections. That's a good call.


Silkies are prone to head injuries due to their vaulted skull. A peck on the brain can cause these symptoms as well.

 

[jsp28504]

Aoxa...this silkie is too old for Marek's. Especially since there is no flock history. I think it is more like she is having a reproductive issue.

OP...how long have you had your silkie? have you brought in any new chickens lately?

I have had this silkie since she was a week or two old, I have bought 4 new birds 2 hens and 2 roos, 3 are still in quarantine in a barn away from where the others free range, the 4th was in quarantine for a month and didn't show any signs of illness before I introduced him.

How do I check if she is egg bound? I felt around a little last night, but I don't know what I'm looking/feeling for.

 

[jsp28504]

Tylan will help if she has any infection from a laying problem and help cut out any secondary infections. That's a good call.
Silkies are prone to head injuries due to their vaulted skull. A peck on the brain can cause these symptoms as well.

I don't remember her being vaulted.

 

[aoxa]

I have had this silkie since she was a week or two old, I have bought 4 new birds 2 hens and 2 roos, 3 are still in quarantine in a barn away from where the others free range, the 4th was in quarantine for a month and didn't show any signs of illness before I introduced him.

How do I check if she is egg bound? I felt around a little last night, but I don't know what I'm looking/feeling for.

Check to see if she is straining. If she is pooping, she is likely not egg bound. She could have a uterine infection or egg yolk prosthesis

Symptoms of egg yolk peritonitis include:
loss of appetite/anorexia
weakness
depression
respiratory distress
lethargy
fluffed feathers
yolk-colored droppings
swollen vent and/or abdomen (the swelling feels spongy to the touch)
Symptoms can come on suddenly or over the span of a few weeks. A hen that lays soft shelled, no shelled or strange irregular looking eggs are susceptible to egg yolk peritonitis. Now that I have this information I know I saw the warning signs when I found the egg yolk while collecting the eggs: It didn't occur to me that there was no broken shell and I didn't even think a shell-less egg was possible. The signs were also there when she started waddling and looking 'plump.' When I actually inspected her she was very thin and mostly bones; the look of fullness came from her fluffed feathers and swollen abdomen.

 

[jsp28504]

Warning! Posting Poo pics!

 

[aoxa]

Warning! Posting Poo pics!

 

I'm ready!

 

[jsp28504]

The only thing that doesn't fit from above is the yolk colored poo... Would I give her cranberry juice?

 

[aoxa]

The only thing that doesn't fit from above is the yolk colored poo... Would I give her cranberry juice?

Are these droppings JUST hers?

They look normal.

You already treated with antibiotics... I would suggest forcing her to eat, by making the food very watery and dipping her beak in it. She needs to keep her energy up until the meds have time to take effect. I would also put her under a heat lamp so she doesn't waste the little energy she has on keeping warm.

 

[jsp28504]

They are just hers, I set the pen up last night with fresh bedding and clean water. I gave her a scrambled egg, oatmeal, half a banana and some yogurt. It looks like she ate some of the oatmeal and egg. I'll set her up a pad in the guest bathroom with a heater, try some electrolites in some warm water using a syringe.

 

[aoxa]

They are just hers, I set the pen up last night with fresh bedding and clean water.  I gave her a scrambled egg, oatmeal, half a banana and some yogurt. It looks like she ate some of the oatmeal and egg. I'll set her up a pad in the guest bathroom with a heater, try some electrolites in some warm water using a syringe.

 

Just be careful with the syringe. Very slowly give her water. They can drown if it is done too fast.