GoodGuinea
Songster
1) White Leghorn (I think). 8-9 months old. Weight seems normal.
2) This morning he was fine. He was running around with the others, and my daughter held him for a while, as usual. Now he's standing still as a statue. The hens are moving back and forth around the yard, but he's not joining. They come back and mill around him, and he still doesn't move. He finally went back into the coop with the rest, and now he's standing still next to the feeder, but not doing anything while they feed. He's been in the exact same position for the last 35 minutes. My daughter just went to check on him, and noticed drool/foam coming from his mouth. He seems to be having trouble swallowing.
3) He's been standing still for a few hours. Not sure how long he's been foaming.
4) The other birds seem fine. One of our guinea hens died three days ago, but we were expecting it. She had a large tumor.
5) He recently got frostbite on his comb. He also has some kind of sore on the underside of his comb, but it seems to be getting better.
6) I have no idea why he's doing this. He's usually quite active and healthy.
7) He has been eating and drinking normally. Some of their food got wet in a recent storm, and I'm sure they ate some, but it didn't look moldy to me.
8) Poop looks normal.
9) No treatment so far. We've separated him from the other chickens.
10 ) I'll treat him myself.
11) Pictures attached.
12) Bedding is a mix of straw/shavings. I was in the middle of cleaning the poop boards and replacing soiled bedding when I noticed his strange behavior. He was out in the yard with the others while I worked in the coop.
2) This morning he was fine. He was running around with the others, and my daughter held him for a while, as usual. Now he's standing still as a statue. The hens are moving back and forth around the yard, but he's not joining. They come back and mill around him, and he still doesn't move. He finally went back into the coop with the rest, and now he's standing still next to the feeder, but not doing anything while they feed. He's been in the exact same position for the last 35 minutes. My daughter just went to check on him, and noticed drool/foam coming from his mouth. He seems to be having trouble swallowing.
3) He's been standing still for a few hours. Not sure how long he's been foaming.
4) The other birds seem fine. One of our guinea hens died three days ago, but we were expecting it. She had a large tumor.
5) He recently got frostbite on his comb. He also has some kind of sore on the underside of his comb, but it seems to be getting better.
6) I have no idea why he's doing this. He's usually quite active and healthy.
7) He has been eating and drinking normally. Some of their food got wet in a recent storm, and I'm sure they ate some, but it didn't look moldy to me.
8) Poop looks normal.
9) No treatment so far. We've separated him from the other chickens.
10 ) I'll treat him myself.
11) Pictures attached.
12) Bedding is a mix of straw/shavings. I was in the middle of cleaning the poop boards and replacing soiled bedding when I noticed his strange behavior. He was out in the yard with the others while I worked in the coop.