kyn26
In the Brooder
- May 21, 2023
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Hello, sorry for the long post!
Some background: I have a Red Sex Link (Sybil), of which we are unsure of her age. We have had her for a year and she was already grown when we got the house. We have only ever seen 4-6 eggs from Sybil, and the occasional soft egg. The most recent being about a day or two before she fell ill.
The Problem:
For almost a week Sybil has been varying in energy levels. Mostly just standing still and dozing off. She's a lot quieter and won't come running. Either stays still or slowly walks along. Occasionally her tail is down. She is showing no other symptoms other than this lethargy. Eyes and nostrils seem to be clear. No sign of being egg bound.
She went from eating normally (Purina Flock Raiser) and snacks (mealworms, fruits, and veggies) to barely eating or drinking. She will slowly eat watermelon and sip water droplets off a fence. I did feed her some scrambled eggs with some of her food softened and mixed in.
I should note that a week and a half prior to her falling ill, we did introduce new pullets. We changed her food from Layer Pellets to Flock Raiser, and after the first sign of issues we introduced her old food back to her in case that was the issue.
Any ideas what this may be or how I should proceed? The other are showing no symptoms other than one of our other girls had a sneezy day (but that seems to be about cleared).
(Picture was from the first day she was feeling off.)
Some background: I have a Red Sex Link (Sybil), of which we are unsure of her age. We have had her for a year and she was already grown when we got the house. We have only ever seen 4-6 eggs from Sybil, and the occasional soft egg. The most recent being about a day or two before she fell ill.
The Problem:
For almost a week Sybil has been varying in energy levels. Mostly just standing still and dozing off. She's a lot quieter and won't come running. Either stays still or slowly walks along. Occasionally her tail is down. She is showing no other symptoms other than this lethargy. Eyes and nostrils seem to be clear. No sign of being egg bound.
She went from eating normally (Purina Flock Raiser) and snacks (mealworms, fruits, and veggies) to barely eating or drinking. She will slowly eat watermelon and sip water droplets off a fence. I did feed her some scrambled eggs with some of her food softened and mixed in.
I should note that a week and a half prior to her falling ill, we did introduce new pullets. We changed her food from Layer Pellets to Flock Raiser, and after the first sign of issues we introduced her old food back to her in case that was the issue.
Any ideas what this may be or how I should proceed? The other are showing no symptoms other than one of our other girls had a sneezy day (but that seems to be about cleared).
(Picture was from the first day she was feeling off.)
