1) What type of bird(s), age and weight
They are all 2 year old, Wheaten Ameraucanas. Just checked, they are a good weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Puffed up, head pulled in, lethargic, pretty weak, roosting during the day. Occasionally picking at something, but not always eating it.
All the sick ones are drooling too. One of the roosters has dried drool on his shoulders where he had his head while sleeping. Mouths are slightly open too.
3) How long has the bird(s) been exhibiting symptoms?
3-4 days
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
Yes, 4 for sure, 2 roosters and 2 hens. A couple others will be looking better one day then look terrible the next. Now they are looking bad again. In the same coop 4 sexlinks 1yr old, seem completely unaffected.
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.
I ran out of food, but when I gave it to them a couple didn’t eat which is why I started to look at them closer. They have also been free ranging almost every day the last couple days and the wild ducks have been in the pasture too.
Also, I dewormed them for 3 days in a row with fenbendazole about 2 weeks ago for round worms that I seen on the poop board (quite a few were passed on the poo board).
We also have been having a rat problem and there is always rat poo in the feeders. I actually just got a “Ratinator” delivered this morning, and I have hardware cloth to fix the enterence points of the rats. I have been worried they were eating the rat poop.
7) What has the bird(s) been eating and drinking, if at all.
Not much. They have Nutrenas “Egg Producer” free choice and a couple hours of free range time if I’m home. I syringed egg yolk to the sick ones.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Green & Yellow poop some runny, some formed.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
I syringed egg yolk to the ones that were not eating initially but now a couple others are not looking very good so once my baby wakes from her nap I will try and feed the ones looking the worst some egg yolk.
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?
Completely myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Pictures shortly...
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
8x12 coop, covered run, pine shavings in the coop, wood chips in the run, stall dry on poop boards.
I’m kinda at a loss. Tried doing searches but nothing has come up yet that fits their symptoms.
They are all 2 year old, Wheaten Ameraucanas. Just checked, they are a good weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Puffed up, head pulled in, lethargic, pretty weak, roosting during the day. Occasionally picking at something, but not always eating it.
All the sick ones are drooling too. One of the roosters has dried drool on his shoulders where he had his head while sleeping. Mouths are slightly open too.
3) How long has the bird(s) been exhibiting symptoms?
3-4 days
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
Yes, 4 for sure, 2 roosters and 2 hens. A couple others will be looking better one day then look terrible the next. Now they are looking bad again. In the same coop 4 sexlinks 1yr old, seem completely unaffected.
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.
I ran out of food, but when I gave it to them a couple didn’t eat which is why I started to look at them closer. They have also been free ranging almost every day the last couple days and the wild ducks have been in the pasture too.
Also, I dewormed them for 3 days in a row with fenbendazole about 2 weeks ago for round worms that I seen on the poop board (quite a few were passed on the poo board).
We also have been having a rat problem and there is always rat poo in the feeders. I actually just got a “Ratinator” delivered this morning, and I have hardware cloth to fix the enterence points of the rats. I have been worried they were eating the rat poop.
7) What has the bird(s) been eating and drinking, if at all.
Not much. They have Nutrenas “Egg Producer” free choice and a couple hours of free range time if I’m home. I syringed egg yolk to the sick ones.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Green & Yellow poop some runny, some formed.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
I syringed egg yolk to the ones that were not eating initially but now a couple others are not looking very good so once my baby wakes from her nap I will try and feed the ones looking the worst some egg yolk.
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?
Completely myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Pictures shortly...
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
8x12 coop, covered run, pine shavings in the coop, wood chips in the run, stall dry on poop boards.
I’m kinda at a loss. Tried doing searches but nothing has come up yet that fits their symptoms.