This forum has been a life saver for me many, many times. I feel like I am at my wit's end! My one year old Crested Cream Legbar is lethargic, skinny, watery poos (understatement), droopy pale comb & wattles etc.
I noticed she was awfully skinny on Friday evening. I did a few hours research and self-diagnosed her with worms. Rushed to Wilco & bought Wazine 17. Dosed the next morning, she drank like crazy. Sunday, no change. I brought her inside for a bath and found a few bugs. They actually jumped onto me, which is how I noticed them. NO clumping at the base of her feathers or visible groups of them on her skin; Back to Wilco for Permethrin. Have been a bit leery to use it since she has never been treated for worms, let alone dusted with chemicals! I mixed 10lbs (ish) of play sand with a cup of DE & dusted her with that instead. She is fluffier today with (dare-I-say) a BIT more color in her comb but SO listless! It's almost as if she is having trouble standing! I plan on Verbazen & probiotics on Day 10 of the worming cycle but I am not sure she is going to make it! She shares a coop with two EE's same age. Both of which have NO SYMPTOMS. They free-range in my back yard during the day with access to their coop & run (weather-proof & heated). She hasn't laid an egg in several days. She is currently sleeping under a heat lamp in my spare bedroom. Sorry for the long post. PLEASE HELP!
I noticed she was awfully skinny on Friday evening. I did a few hours research and self-diagnosed her with worms. Rushed to Wilco & bought Wazine 17. Dosed the next morning, she drank like crazy. Sunday, no change. I brought her inside for a bath and found a few bugs. They actually jumped onto me, which is how I noticed them. NO clumping at the base of her feathers or visible groups of them on her skin; Back to Wilco for Permethrin. Have been a bit leery to use it since she has never been treated for worms, let alone dusted with chemicals! I mixed 10lbs (ish) of play sand with a cup of DE & dusted her with that instead. She is fluffier today with (dare-I-say) a BIT more color in her comb but SO listless! It's almost as if she is having trouble standing! I plan on Verbazen & probiotics on Day 10 of the worming cycle but I am not sure she is going to make it! She shares a coop with two EE's same age. Both of which have NO SYMPTOMS. They free-range in my back yard during the day with access to their coop & run (weather-proof & heated). She hasn't laid an egg in several days. She is currently sleeping under a heat lamp in my spare bedroom. Sorry for the long post. PLEASE HELP!
So sorry!
