RSL/Golden Comet lethargic, not eating/drinking or laying eggs

[oystercrackers]

ill syringe-feed her today and see what her poop looks like then

 

[oystercrackers]

Just gave her a bath, shes got a spot inside now either until shes better or until she dries off. she was very relaxed in the bath after a bit and pooped a bunch more of the whiteish liquidy poop. She couldn't stand when she first got out of the bath, but after 10-ish minutes she could do a wobbly stand. hasn't gotten better past that. ill syringe-feed her tonight or tomorrow

 

[MarshyRooster]

I hope your bird gets better soon!

 

[oystercrackers]

thank you! i hope she does too

 

[oystercrackers]

Just syringe-fed her pretty watered-down feed. probably 2 part water 1 part feed or 3 part water 1 pard feed. syringe fed her 10 mLs of that and then 6 mLs of plain water. ill see how she does with that.

 

[oystercrackers]

she didn't vomit it up or anything- but her comb is darker now. not quite purple but it's definitely not red. It's sort of a brownish maroon. She is not doing good. She wont walk if she can help it.

 

[oystercrackers]

here are her poop and her. her comb looks a little darker than it actually is because of the lighting.

 

[2ndTink]

@SulkyBantam @Camilladavisss any thoughts on this hen? You two helped me before so I hope you don't mind me tagging you!

 

[oystercrackers]

I'm still not sure what she had, I found her dead last night around 10:30 when I was checking on her. When I was holding her though, I found a small yellow oval bug crawling on me. could this have been mites?? I'd hate it if it had been because I had checked her over so thoroughly. Her comb was pretty much all purple when she died. I'm guessing circulation issues?? her first birthday was in a month.

 

[2ndTink]

I'm still not sure what she had, I found her dead last night around 10:30 when I was checking on her. When I was holding her though, I found a small yellow oval bug crawling on me. could this have been mites?? I'd hate it if it had been because I had checked her over so thoroughly. Her comb was pretty much all purple when she died. I'm guessing circulation issues?? her first birthday was in a month.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I don't have any experience with mites but if I remember right people note a pale comb when it is mites or lice. Maybe it was a respiratory infection or maybe she ate something she couldn't digest. I'm sorry I couldn't help, I'm glad you did what you could for her.