- Oct 26, 2009
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Hi there, first, I'll answer the sticky post quesitons and then give some more description.
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
week-old feather footed bantam chicks
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
3 out of 25 so far - fatigued, not eating, slumping to one side and not wanting to stand. seem lethargic.
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
None
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
unknown
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
chick starter, fresh water, table scraps (veggies, but they got a little cooked lamb at one point).
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
unknown (cannot distinguish between birds), but nothing out of the ordinary.
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
we "dispatched" 2 and are hoping we can save the 3rd because we are tired of killing our new birds but not sure what else to do, in case they are infecting each other.
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?
We would want to treat at home.
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
the look like sleeping birds.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
chicken wire suspended over newspaper - they are not suspended too high, so can peck through the wire at things that drop through -- food and feces.
They have heat lamp and a shaded area.
The chickens that were affected seemed to take dramatic turns almost overnight, going from normal activity to slumping over, acting unable to stand up. They seemed to favor one side and were reluctant ti drink and DID NOT eat. Though they would chirp at a loud volume when removed from cage, they did not make much physical protest.
One site we saw said Merricks. We're baffled because these chicks came to us brand new from a well regarded hatchery. We're not sure how disease could have been introduced. Could it have been the food scraps?
Thank you,
Leah and Edward
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
week-old feather footed bantam chicks
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
3 out of 25 so far - fatigued, not eating, slumping to one side and not wanting to stand. seem lethargic.
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
None
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
unknown
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
chick starter, fresh water, table scraps (veggies, but they got a little cooked lamb at one point).
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
unknown (cannot distinguish between birds), but nothing out of the ordinary.
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
we "dispatched" 2 and are hoping we can save the 3rd because we are tired of killing our new birds but not sure what else to do, in case they are infecting each other.
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?
We would want to treat at home.
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
the look like sleeping birds.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
chicken wire suspended over newspaper - they are not suspended too high, so can peck through the wire at things that drop through -- food and feces.
They have heat lamp and a shaded area.
The chickens that were affected seemed to take dramatic turns almost overnight, going from normal activity to slumping over, acting unable to stand up. They seemed to favor one side and were reluctant ti drink and DID NOT eat. Though they would chirp at a loud volume when removed from cage, they did not make much physical protest.
One site we saw said Merricks. We're baffled because these chicks came to us brand new from a well regarded hatchery. We're not sure how disease could have been introduced. Could it have been the food scraps?
Thank you,
Leah and Edward
