Please help diagnose sick chicken?

[FarmerGirl101]

Bright green, yes. Somewhat liquid.

So then my bet would maybe be NCD which in that case you must seperate her from the rest and flush her body with water. This is to get the toxins out. Keep her away for 48-72 hours so 2-3 days after her symptoms have stopped.

 

[PouleChick]

Sorry I missed the poop thing when I posted!

 

[Jaylee52]

How old is she? Did she have any vaccines? Can you clean off her vent with soap and water, and try to get a good look at her vent, just to make sure there is nothing out of the ordinary, such as maggots or a prolapse? I would give her vitamins and electrolytes in her water or give her 2 ml of Poultry NutriDrench orally each day—a couple of drops every so often. Offer her some chopped egg, tuna, or liver, in addition to her feed. Wet feed with a lot of water is usually accepted by a hungry chicken. Pictures of droppings are welcome.

She’s 4.5 months old. I will try what you suggested and see if now that I have her isolated if I can get a picture of droppings that I know are hers.

 

[Jaylee52]

Something is definitely going on with her. Coccidiosis, vitamin deficiency, Mareks, or some other problem. If a vet could check some fresh droppings, it could rule out coccidiosis and worms. Make sure that your vitamin contains riboflavin. Get her drinking and eating plenty. Chicken slings can be helpful with a chicken that is not walking well. Check out post 5 here for pics of slings:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

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Thank you for the suggestions!

 

[Jaylee52]

I was thinking New Castle if there was bright green liquid poop

Reading about both, Mareks sounds a little likelier to me. None of my birds are vaccinated. Luckily, so far, I do t see any symptoms in any of the others.

 

[Jaylee52]

Here is a good article on Mareks disease:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/

I read through this FAQ and it does sound like Mareks to me. Of all the other look alike diseases they suggest, I think I can rule out most. It’s possibly a vitamin deficiency since I haven’t had them on any vitamins, but I figured since they were getting both commercial feed and a huge area to free range on that they would get would they needed from the feed or the free ranging.

 

[Chickem707]

I had a chick with similar symptoms and it was vitamin b (ribiflavin) - within 24 hours of starting the vitamin water she was obviously better and back to normal within 48 hours.

I believe my chick has some kind of riboflavin deficiency, I’ve started her on vitamin water but I don’t know if it’s helping. She doesn’t want to really get up and sits on her hocks all day, if she has to move she scuttles around on them. Seems less developed than the rest of my chicks. Was yours the same?

 

[Jaylee52]

@Jaylee52 are you in southern Cali?

Nope. We’re in Oregon.

 

[Jaylee52]

I believe my chick has some kind of riboflavin deficiency, I’ve started her on vitamin water but I don’t know if it’s helping. She doesn’t want to really get up and sits on her hocks all day, if she has to move she scuttles around on them. Seems less developed than the rest of my chicks. Was yours the same?

That does sound about right. She’s not “limping” or seizing or shaking. But “scuttling” around, when absolutely necessary, sounds about right. I’ll see if vitamins help.

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x Eggcessive Clean off her butt feathers, get us pic of her poop, isolate her to be safe