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I have a pullet who is really under the weather...here comes a mouthful, apologies in advance.
On Sunday night we returned after a full day trip away from the homestead and when closing up the coop later than usual my husband found one of our bcm pullets sitting outside the coop, alone on the ground in the run. She had not attempted to roost. So he closed it up and brought her back into the coop and tried to put her on the roost, she fell off onto the droppings board unable to balance. He brought her in and I quickly found her legs and feet to be stiff and frozen. I noted her comb was frostbitten also and she was very lethargic.
This pullet has had quite the tx history already, when we purchased her at 5 months old she came with mites, then later on the whole crew got lice well (which we just finished a round of 4 treatments in early January).
I have been applying vetricyn to her feet after soaking in lukewarm water, the very first soak was barely warmer than cold to make sure it slowly thawed them out. Initially they started bending within a couple minutes. And then small little bubbles appeared in a couple of spots. Some pink watery blood was under her feet wherever she stood on the first day. There is some obviously frostbitten parts but I am wondering if anyone can tell how much of her toes/feet she may lose to frostbite damage.
During her house stay so far she was drinking and eating well, however, today that has stopped, I offered her the usual fermented feed, and even some veggie scraps- no go. She will drink but not much. I have her in my bathtub with a folded towel for cushion. She can stand and kind of walk on her feet but does not by choice. She spends most of the day laying down somewhat tilted to one side with her wings slightly out for balance. Her keel bone is protruding much more than usual and is featherless and she seems thinner. Her stools are VERY runny and mostly cloudy white with specks of green and brown and extremely sickly smelling. I regularly clean her feathers around her vent and underside as they get soiled. I have noticed during the first cleaning above her vent it looks bare and irritated like she has been feather pecked. Photos below of all her bits.
Last week she seemed fine, very energetic and no problems were noticeable. Now it looks like she was either bullied by some flockmates, or got injured somehow, is sick with maybe coccidiosis and is dealing with frostbite. This poor girl is not well!
Aside from fluids, some pain meds from my previously palliative pup, and TLC what can I do to help her with this much going on. If she is being bullied this bad will she ever be able to go back to her flock? And any tips on coccidiosis treatment in Canada? It is oddly difficult to find treatments for chickens here.
I have a pullet who is really under the weather...here comes a mouthful, apologies in advance.
On Sunday night we returned after a full day trip away from the homestead and when closing up the coop later than usual my husband found one of our bcm pullets sitting outside the coop, alone on the ground in the run. She had not attempted to roost. So he closed it up and brought her back into the coop and tried to put her on the roost, she fell off onto the droppings board unable to balance. He brought her in and I quickly found her legs and feet to be stiff and frozen. I noted her comb was frostbitten also and she was very lethargic.
This pullet has had quite the tx history already, when we purchased her at 5 months old she came with mites, then later on the whole crew got lice well (which we just finished a round of 4 treatments in early January).
I have been applying vetricyn to her feet after soaking in lukewarm water, the very first soak was barely warmer than cold to make sure it slowly thawed them out. Initially they started bending within a couple minutes. And then small little bubbles appeared in a couple of spots. Some pink watery blood was under her feet wherever she stood on the first day. There is some obviously frostbitten parts but I am wondering if anyone can tell how much of her toes/feet she may lose to frostbite damage.
During her house stay so far she was drinking and eating well, however, today that has stopped, I offered her the usual fermented feed, and even some veggie scraps- no go. She will drink but not much. I have her in my bathtub with a folded towel for cushion. She can stand and kind of walk on her feet but does not by choice. She spends most of the day laying down somewhat tilted to one side with her wings slightly out for balance. Her keel bone is protruding much more than usual and is featherless and she seems thinner. Her stools are VERY runny and mostly cloudy white with specks of green and brown and extremely sickly smelling. I regularly clean her feathers around her vent and underside as they get soiled. I have noticed during the first cleaning above her vent it looks bare and irritated like she has been feather pecked. Photos below of all her bits.
Last week she seemed fine, very energetic and no problems were noticeable. Now it looks like she was either bullied by some flockmates, or got injured somehow, is sick with maybe coccidiosis and is dealing with frostbite. This poor girl is not well!
Aside from fluids, some pain meds from my previously palliative pup, and TLC what can I do to help her with this much going on. If she is being bullied this bad will she ever be able to go back to her flock? And any tips on coccidiosis treatment in Canada? It is oddly difficult to find treatments for chickens here.
