Pullet is as light as a feather??? Eye & beak pics now

[NickyPick]

Ok, so I've brought her in the last couple of days to give her a high protein/fat meal. The first day, she was a little lethargic and just at about 1/3 of a 2 egg scramble. I noticed that she would peck the plate a lot of times before finally getting a bite. The next day, I put her food in a bowl so it would be more scooping than pecking and she ate two bowls of a salmon/corn mixture.


Could her beak be a problem? I noticed that the upper beak really curves over the lower - maybe it's making it hard for her to pick up food? Her left eye is a little puffy too.

Right side:

Left side:

Tonight I gave her the remaining salmon and 2 eggs and she ate every bit, plus a little of the corn for dessert. Then promptly went to sleep.

 

[Ksane]

Definitely get her to the vet. He'll check a fecal for worms and a smear for coccidia. She could have either. They don't necessarily have loose stools with worms or coccidia. They can also get run down from a respiratory illness (which is sounds like she's got with the eye problem) and that's all it takes for ever present e. coli or coccidia to get out of control and cause illness. My guess is he'll give her a Vit B injection and antibiotics. Money well spent for a GORGEOUS girl! She's beautiful. I've waffled back and forth on dark or light Brahma and my decision is now made

Edit: Her beak looks normal and exactly like all my chickens beaks. I don't think that's the problem at all.

 

[tamberlin]

I'm following your story because we have a very light chicken as well. she's just not a big eater anyway and is not the lowest in the pecking order either. We took her to the vet because we thought her crop was impacted. The vet wormed her too ( 3 kinds of worms including coccidia) Her crop was full of grit, which as since passed, but she's still not eating a lot. We've got her in the house under a heat lamp with lots of food and water. I'm giving her one egg yolk a day since she's a sebright bantam.... After the pile of grit passed, she lost almost 40 grams, the amount she'd gained at the vet. Very very worried about this girl....
I hope yours does better.
I'm afraid ours may be depressed because she's alone....

 

[seminolewind]

I would take her to a vet. Esp for a stool culture and a blood culture. I don't usually recommend a vet, but I would in this case.

 

[NickyPick]

Yeah, I'm looking for a vet that will do poultry now. Got the name of a guy in Waller, but his clinic is closed on Thursday, so we'll call tomorrow.

 

[seminolewind]

If there are none nearby, I would call around and see if a vet or a farm animal vet can take the samples. It's not rocket science.