PLEASE PLEASE HELP! I'm afraid my baby's dieing! I have pictures

[Americanaluver]

My Silkie roast Emerson is having some problems, I just noticed them today, PLEASE HELP!!! Here is whats happening, well I was giving the chickens some noddles from last night and I called chickens! and they all came running well Emerson was walk VERY VERY!! slow, like he had a broken leg, so I went over to him and picked him up, he normaly runs away, well I picked him up and right away he went to sleep, it was weird, well I took him in side and checked him out and his legs and wings were fine and all that, well I rapped him in a cloth and held him while I looked some stuff up, well he fell asleep and he wouldn't wake up!, I shock him VERY fast but Nope, he didn't even move so I un-rapped him and he woke up, :\\ well I put him on the ground and he Could NOT stand he fell over each time I try-ed! so I got him a cage with some pine shavings and some old T-shirts, well I put him on the T-shirts and also put one up on him, so he fell asleep for about 10 minutes then he woke up panting and lolling his spiky thing out, well he had his wings out fair like chickens do when there hot well I took the blanket off him and he through up! and had really juices poops! so I got his sister to come sit with him, there sleeping now, but I am VERY worried about him D: does anyone no what this is?

Here are the pictures.

that's when he isn't sick I'd rather not show any of him sick first because I don't have any second I don't want to stress him out by taking some, third he doesn't look so well, just imagin that bird with a saggy face, wings fair out lolling spikey mouth thing, throughing up, can't stand, and looks like he is going to die any second! PLEASE OF PLEASE HELP!!!! He is 11 months old if you were wondering, no I didn't just get him I got him when he was 5 months old. He seemed fine them! D: Please someone tell me he isn't going to die!

 

[4hooves&featheredfriends]

Pictures aren't showing up. Sorry.

 

[M@M@2four]

Sounds like he could have heat exhaustion. Especially the throwing up and wings out. You need to get him nice and cool I have heard people take ice packs and hold them under their chickens wings to cool them down--this is the hottest place on a chickens body. They pedialyte or gatorade or something with electolytes needs to be given. I would give him a wet mash--but don't force him to eat or drink as this often makes them vomit and can cause aspiration. good luck!

 

[Americanaluver]

This is the right URL http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww349/Puppyspaw_DQSZ/26EMERSON84909828_6a7ca3e633.jpg

Maybe you copyed and pasted the

its in Photobucket so it should work.

 

[Americanaluver]

Thank you!

 

[silkiechicken]

Fixed the pic, just put the url, highlight it, and click the "Img" button. That should make it show up. As for the rooster, he probably soaks up heat really well, try to cool him down and keep him hydrated for now.

 

[dlhunicorn]

put electrolytes/vit (durvet is a common brand sold in feed stores or diluted childrens pedialyte can be used until you get them)...
keep dribbling along his beak (do not squirt in the beak) every half hour or so until he is able to drink on own.
keep quiet (no stress) and and cool.

 

[threehorses]

WHile you have him still, check him all over for mites/lice on his body, particularly around his vent. Mites/lice can take a bird down quickly.

Did you say his weight was good when you picked him up? NO sharp keep bone? What is he normally eating?

He's a dark color, and it's quite hot outside. I'd suspect heat exhaustion first - but want to rule out other things as well. It'll be important that he continues to eat and drink. As dlhunicorn pointed out, dribble water into the side of his beak. Along with their recommended vitamins/electrolytes, you can also dissolve some of his food into that water til it's just slightly thicker than water and use that to give him a little nutrition.

My concern is going to be his crop. You say that he 'threw up'. You'll want to check his crop and make sure that whatever is there now is gone in the morning - no food should really remain when he wakes up first thing in the morning. If it's not emptying, that might be part of the problem.

As for his droppings, are there any worm-like solid parts to it - or is it all one color and runny? What color? What does he normally eat?

 

[Americanaluver]

Thanks for the help guys

but I lost him last night, he died in my arms we found out he had Mareks Disease,

poor little guy, he had like a mini seasure before his little heart stopped.

I was crying for 1 hour.

 

[threehorses]

Ahhh, that makes sense. I'm very sorry to hear that you lost him. Godspeed to the little fella. And bless you for trying to help him out.

May I please ask how you finally determined he had Mareks?