- Jun 9, 2008
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Hi,
I am a new chicken mom. I have 10 - 3 month old hens of different varieties but I am having some serious problems with one of my girls that has me and my boys concerned.
Today when my teenage son went out to feed and water the girls he noticed that one of our White Crested Black Polish girls was unresponsive. At first he thought that she may have died so I told him that he would need to put her in a box and that we would need to clean out the pen. When he came back in with her he said that she was still breathing and was slightly responsive.
When he handed her to me the first thing I noticed was that she was very cold. While I was away this weekend my husband thought that he would surprise me and put a nice big window in the girls coop for them to have natural light. It was a camper window that has slats to open that we thought would be good for ventilation. When I got home last night I noticed that the window was opened but had no way to close it. The tempurature dropped this morning but I didn't think it was that extreme.
We turned the heat up in the house and started to bring her body tempurature up. At first she was completely unresponsive with both of her eyes closed and wanting to lay on her side. As she got warmer she has started to move her wings and sit more upright. Her head is still drooping to the side and she will not open her eyes. My oldest son says that her breathing has become more even and she is moving her tail feathers more. It seems like she's very sleepy and won't wake up. She is flexing her feet around his hands as he holds her but her head keeps ticking up and down. Any suggestions?????
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
There are no signs of trama
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
She was fine yesterday
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
The girls are on organic crumble feed
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
firm and solid
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
none
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Would need to try to treat at home
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Large coop with multiple nesting boxes. We use pine shavings on floor
I am a new chicken mom. I have 10 - 3 month old hens of different varieties but I am having some serious problems with one of my girls that has me and my boys concerned.
Today when my teenage son went out to feed and water the girls he noticed that one of our White Crested Black Polish girls was unresponsive. At first he thought that she may have died so I told him that he would need to put her in a box and that we would need to clean out the pen. When he came back in with her he said that she was still breathing and was slightly responsive.
When he handed her to me the first thing I noticed was that she was very cold. While I was away this weekend my husband thought that he would surprise me and put a nice big window in the girls coop for them to have natural light. It was a camper window that has slats to open that we thought would be good for ventilation. When I got home last night I noticed that the window was opened but had no way to close it. The tempurature dropped this morning but I didn't think it was that extreme.
We turned the heat up in the house and started to bring her body tempurature up. At first she was completely unresponsive with both of her eyes closed and wanting to lay on her side. As she got warmer she has started to move her wings and sit more upright. Her head is still drooping to the side and she will not open her eyes. My oldest son says that her breathing has become more even and she is moving her tail feathers more. It seems like she's very sleepy and won't wake up. She is flexing her feet around his hands as he holds her but her head keeps ticking up and down. Any suggestions?????
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
There are no signs of trama
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
She was fine yesterday
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
The girls are on organic crumble feed
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
firm and solid
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
none
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Would need to try to treat at home
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Large coop with multiple nesting boxes. We use pine shavings on floor
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