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1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Big Bird is a 3 year old Buff Orpington. He's a big bird, his offspring at 8 months old were 5-6 pounds dressed - he's 1/2 again bigger than they were. Maybe 9 or 10 pounds?
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
This morning when I opened the pophole he was hesistant to come out. I went around to the big door and he was standing in the middle of the floor with a poop on his back, indicating he'd been on the floor for a while since someone pooped on him. When he tried to walk, he tipped mostly over like a serious drunk - equilibrium is gone. He's scared.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
He's been shaking his head from side to side occasionally for a couple of months making me wonder about ear mites.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No, the 11 hens are fine.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
No idea
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Layena pellets, water, sometimes with ACV added, and they are free range on field and woods and around the house. They get lots of treats, most often BOSS.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Don't know yet.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None - When I'm done with this I will go and put him in a large dog crate separated from the girls so I can watch him better.
10 ) 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?
Hope to treat myself - will take to a vet if it's thought he can be helped.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Don't have one that'll show the drunken sailor syndrome.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
wood coop, linoleum floor, shavings, rounded 2X4 roosts. Long narrow coop. Big windows.
Big Bird is a 3 year old Buff Orpington. He's a big bird, his offspring at 8 months old were 5-6 pounds dressed - he's 1/2 again bigger than they were. Maybe 9 or 10 pounds?
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
This morning when I opened the pophole he was hesistant to come out. I went around to the big door and he was standing in the middle of the floor with a poop on his back, indicating he'd been on the floor for a while since someone pooped on him. When he tried to walk, he tipped mostly over like a serious drunk - equilibrium is gone. He's scared.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
He's been shaking his head from side to side occasionally for a couple of months making me wonder about ear mites.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No, the 11 hens are fine.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
No idea
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Layena pellets, water, sometimes with ACV added, and they are free range on field and woods and around the house. They get lots of treats, most often BOSS.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Don't know yet.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None - When I'm done with this I will go and put him in a large dog crate separated from the girls so I can watch him better.
10 ) 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?
Hope to treat myself - will take to a vet if it's thought he can be helped.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Don't have one that'll show the drunken sailor syndrome.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
wood coop, linoleum floor, shavings, rounded 2X4 roosts. Long narrow coop. Big windows.
