Suburban-nite
Songster
- Apr 6, 2020
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Here are the details:
1) Black Copper Maran, 7.5 weeks. Compared to the other chickens, she's the leader and biggest one of the flock.
2) Lethargic, can stand briefly, then slowly falls over, not making a lot of sounds, still chirping a little
3) Exhibiting symptoms for 24+ hours
4) No other birds exhibiting symptoms. All other birds are the same age. We purchased them together f
5) No bleeding, injury, broken bones, or other sign of trauma
6) I don't know what could have caused the situation. The day before, our chicken was very energetic, and even helping gobble up insects in the house.
7) She has been eating the same things as all the other chicks:
-- Nature's Best Organic Chick Starter/Grower Crumbles
-- Dumor Poultry Chick Grit
-- Raw vegetable/food scraps: corn, cherries, oranges, cauliflower, green beans, cantaloupe, watermelon
8) In the past 24 hours since she's been in quarantine, she has pooped. Not a lot though. A couple of small pea sized poos, and one large soggy-ish one. Can't tell if this one had water spilled on it or not.
9) So far, I fed her a boiled egg, probiotic water with electrolytes, watermelon, banana, orange. Chicken liked the boiled egg the most.
10) I am hoping to treat my chicken at home.
11) Prior to this incident, all the chickens were sleeping in their coop with coarse sand for bedding, and their run has crushed compressed gold fine bedding.
12) Not sure if it's related, but one of my chicks from the same flock has been rehabilitating from splayed legs. This other chick looks like she's about 1-2 weeks old.
What's wrong with my chicken? Can I treat this at home?
1) Black Copper Maran, 7.5 weeks. Compared to the other chickens, she's the leader and biggest one of the flock.
2) Lethargic, can stand briefly, then slowly falls over, not making a lot of sounds, still chirping a little
3) Exhibiting symptoms for 24+ hours
4) No other birds exhibiting symptoms. All other birds are the same age. We purchased them together f
5) No bleeding, injury, broken bones, or other sign of trauma
6) I don't know what could have caused the situation. The day before, our chicken was very energetic, and even helping gobble up insects in the house.
7) She has been eating the same things as all the other chicks:
-- Nature's Best Organic Chick Starter/Grower Crumbles
-- Dumor Poultry Chick Grit
-- Raw vegetable/food scraps: corn, cherries, oranges, cauliflower, green beans, cantaloupe, watermelon
8) In the past 24 hours since she's been in quarantine, she has pooped. Not a lot though. A couple of small pea sized poos, and one large soggy-ish one. Can't tell if this one had water spilled on it or not.
9) So far, I fed her a boiled egg, probiotic water with electrolytes, watermelon, banana, orange. Chicken liked the boiled egg the most.
10) I am hoping to treat my chicken at home.
11) Prior to this incident, all the chickens were sleeping in their coop with coarse sand for bedding, and their run has crushed compressed gold fine bedding.
12) Not sure if it's related, but one of my chicks from the same flock has been rehabilitating from splayed legs. This other chick looks like she's about 1-2 weeks old.
What's wrong with my chicken? Can I treat this at home?