I have two peahens from two different pens showing the same symptoms. Both are alert and aware, but neither can walk. They roosted on their perches last night, both were 100% fine this morning, and again 100% fine this afternoon. Tonight, when we went to lock them in for the night, I found two hens in this condition. Both are a good weight, both have been dewormed regularly, and neither of them have any abnormal poop. No respiratory issues and nothing in their mouths. Also, both laid an egg this evening. All other birds in both pens are completely fine.
The only thing different that I've done is give them a small handful of oats that I recently bought. It was not prepackaged from a store, and the only thing I can think of is that it had mold, even though it looks and smells completely fine.
Can someone please advise me what to do next? I gave a dose of Baytril to both girls in case it's a bacterial infection, but I don't know what else I can do. If it is a toxin, is there any way to mitigate the effects?
Food has been removed from all pens, and in the morning, we will clean and disinfect them before feeding.
I should also add that both are very strong and fought us hard when we gave them the antibiotics. They just seem uncoordinated.
Editing again...could it be a calcium deficiency? Both birds are laying fairly well right now, but both have eggs with nice, hard shells. And if it was an issue with calcium, it would seem weird that two birds would have the same issue at exactly the same time.
The only thing different that I've done is give them a small handful of oats that I recently bought. It was not prepackaged from a store, and the only thing I can think of is that it had mold, even though it looks and smells completely fine.
Can someone please advise me what to do next? I gave a dose of Baytril to both girls in case it's a bacterial infection, but I don't know what else I can do. If it is a toxin, is there any way to mitigate the effects?
Food has been removed from all pens, and in the morning, we will clean and disinfect them before feeding.
I should also add that both are very strong and fought us hard when we gave them the antibiotics. They just seem uncoordinated.
Editing again...could it be a calcium deficiency? Both birds are laying fairly well right now, but both have eggs with nice, hard shells. And if it was an issue with calcium, it would seem weird that two birds would have the same issue at exactly the same time.
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