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i’ve been looking around for resources and i can’t find anything quite close and when i do the chicken always dies at the end. my past threads have gotten little to no support, and its this or the vet.
some information on the bird
her name is nickel, she is a GLW, she is 8 months, no previous health issues. we got her from tractor supply (dumb i know). so she is not vaccinated.
timeline
saturday: i put my chickens out and noticed her stumbling as if she was off balance. i immediately quarantined, and started looking for answers. because she was stumbling as if something in her back end was bothering her, i figured egg bound. there was an attempt to give her an epsom salt bath, it failed. we put her on electrolytes and regular crumble. i’ll edit with photos when i can
sunday: a second attempt for an epsom salt bath. we gave her a tums, and a bath, and she perked up. she began to walk better, and ate.
monday: she now has her balance, but no egg, poop is now very runny, only eating out of hand, not eating when in box.
tuesday: seemed better, we went to put her out and she pooped entirely liquid. no longer comfortable putting her out when she was still sick, we kept her for another day. she laid an egg, but very small.
Wednesday: we put her out in the morning. there was immediately some pecking but i left it so she could rejoin the flock without intervention. when i came home she was still in the coop, huddled in the corner, hiding. i locked out the coop and put the food and water outside, figured if i forced her to go outside, she’d begin to regain confidence. she pooped liquid again, and stood in the same place. her wings were held off of her body and her balance issues were back. we put her back into quarantine and she’s no longer pooping, and is very weak, falling asleep standing up, wobbly and lethargic.
im calling a vet tonight hopefully, attached are some pics for reference
in the beginning,
poop looked like this:
in the bath:
edit: tagging ppl for help @azygous @Wyorp Rock @aart
@Eggcessive
some information on the bird
her name is nickel, she is a GLW, she is 8 months, no previous health issues. we got her from tractor supply (dumb i know). so she is not vaccinated.
timeline
saturday: i put my chickens out and noticed her stumbling as if she was off balance. i immediately quarantined, and started looking for answers. because she was stumbling as if something in her back end was bothering her, i figured egg bound. there was an attempt to give her an epsom salt bath, it failed. we put her on electrolytes and regular crumble. i’ll edit with photos when i can
sunday: a second attempt for an epsom salt bath. we gave her a tums, and a bath, and she perked up. she began to walk better, and ate.
monday: she now has her balance, but no egg, poop is now very runny, only eating out of hand, not eating when in box.
tuesday: seemed better, we went to put her out and she pooped entirely liquid. no longer comfortable putting her out when she was still sick, we kept her for another day. she laid an egg, but very small.
Wednesday: we put her out in the morning. there was immediately some pecking but i left it so she could rejoin the flock without intervention. when i came home she was still in the coop, huddled in the corner, hiding. i locked out the coop and put the food and water outside, figured if i forced her to go outside, she’d begin to regain confidence. she pooped liquid again, and stood in the same place. her wings were held off of her body and her balance issues were back. we put her back into quarantine and she’s no longer pooping, and is very weak, falling asleep standing up, wobbly and lethargic.
im calling a vet tonight hopefully, attached are some pics for reference
in the beginning,
poop looked like this:
in the bath:
edit: tagging ppl for help @azygous @Wyorp Rock @aart
@Eggcessive
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