Please help. Chicken acting sick

[casportpony]

Woke up to a very happy chicken. She greeted me and immediately ate. When she got up, there was an egg! Woohoo!! Still watching her closely and making her drink, but I feel like she isn't on deaths door steps right now. I really though my she was a goner on Saturday.

Congrats!

 

[Kiki]

Way to go Dr Tilly!
You did it!!

Congrats!

 

[MillersFarm]

I've been watching this thread for a while and im very glad to hear shes laying, I had a wyandotte egg bound, not our first so i wasnt too worried, i'd soak her every day, she had her own little run to stay in with a few of her bantam friends, And DID lay a few eggs, But unfortunately She had gotten worse and i did everything i could, None of the vets around me will look at her and so i brought her into my room for the night, out in a nice large sized dog crate, She quietly passed over night which had really affected me. We have never had an egg bound hen like her before. So this really makes me happy to see your beautiful lady made it! i hope she gets a full recovery

 

[Kiki]

It is important to feed a good diet, which sometimes can prevent things like this, sometimes it just happens.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Hi, this probably doesn't have anything to do with the above, but I need quick answers. I just read that feeding guinea keets poultry starter can kill or poison them, and they can only have gamebird starter. They have been on it since I got them about a week ago. Can chick food actually kill them?!

 

[casportpony]

Hi, this probably doesn't have anything to do with the above, but I need quick answers. I just read that feeding guinea keets poultry starter can kill or poison them, and they can only have gamebird starter. They have been on it since I got them about a week ago. Can chick food actually kill them?!

People say that they should be fed something that's higher in protein. Where did you read that "poultry starter can kill or poison them"?

 

[casportpony]

@GldnValleyHens , any feed containing the drug "monensin" should not be fed to guineas, keets, adult turkeys, or horses.

" Important Safety Information
Always read, understand, and follow label directions.
• Zero-day withdrawal (when fed according to the label)
• Do not feed to laying chickens or chickens over 16 weeks of age.
• Do not allow horses, other equines, mature turkeys, or guinea fowl access to feed containing monensin. Ingestion of monensin by horses and guinea fowl has been fatal.
• Some strains of turkey coccidia may be monensin tolerant or resistant."
Source: https://www.elanco.us/products-services/poultry/protecting-health.aspx

 

[GldnValleyHens]

I read it in a thread called guinea talk, or something like that..I don't use drugs in my poultry, so that should be fine. Should I switch for more protein or just give them some cooked eggs?

 

[PennyM]

I've been watching this thread for a while and im very glad to hear shes laying, I had a wyandotte egg bound, not our first so i wasnt too worried, i'd soak her every day, she had her own little run to stay in with a few of her bantam friends, And DID lay a few eggs, But unfortunately She had gotten worse and i did everything i could, None of the vets around me will look at her and so i brought her into my room for the night, out in a nice large sized dog crate, She quietly passed over night which had really affected me. We have never had an egg bound hen like her before. So this really makes me happy to see your beautiful lady made it! i hope she gets a full recovery

I'm so sorry about your chicken. We had a golden Wyandot pass just yesterday. We had treated her for coccidiosis but there was no improvement. I'm so new at this that half the time we're guessing, researching and guessing again! I keep forgetting that the girls were already 2 months old when we got them so that would make them 3 months old. A three month old wouldn't have been egg bound would it? We couldn't find any other symptoms other than being lethargic, sitting a lot and closing her eyes. She ate, drank and poo'd like normal, though she did have white runny poop sometimes.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Non medicated feed for us