I've got 2 girls that are 25 weeks old one SLW and a BR, both are top of the pecking order and for the past 2 days they have had a small sandy feeling crops, not eating much and just not acting like normal. The SLW laid her egg yesterday but not the BR, we have given them both bread soaked with oil and yogurt which they ate up last evening. This morning we tried giving them scambled egg and bread with oil, the SLW ate pretty well but the BR is not eating at all. Can a crop have too much sand or should I be looking at something else? Both birds have always been very active and all other birds are doing just fine, it's just has effected these 2. Could someone please give me some suggestions on what it could be or what else I can try? I watched both girls last evening just muddle through the run, scratching a little and eating a worm or 2 but are very slow reacting otherwise.
Okay, our SLW is doing much better but the BR is just not interested in eating, we did get her to eat a few pieces of canned corn and a piece of bread soaked in wheat germ oil. Her poops are interesting though, mainly dark brown, but some look like mucus with some white and green always runny and this afternoon it had what it looked to be 2 layer pellets and a small blade of grass. We have turned her upside down and moved her crop back and forth to see if she has an abstuction but cannot feel anything, we have corid wazine and ivermectin in case it could be worms or cocci.
Can someone give me an idea of what I'm dealing with or suggestions to look for?
We have her inside and she is walking around talking some but not eating on her own, comb is red no signs of lice or mites but poop are very disgusting and she burps if that helps.
Okay, our SLW is doing much better but the BR is just not interested in eating, we did get her to eat a few pieces of canned corn and a piece of bread soaked in wheat germ oil. Her poops are interesting though, mainly dark brown, but some look like mucus with some white and green always runny and this afternoon it had what it looked to be 2 layer pellets and a small blade of grass. We have turned her upside down and moved her crop back and forth to see if she has an abstuction but cannot feel anything, we have corid wazine and ivermectin in case it could be worms or cocci.
Can someone give me an idea of what I'm dealing with or suggestions to look for?
We have her inside and she is walking around talking some but not eating on her own, comb is red no signs of lice or mites but poop are very disgusting and she burps if that helps.
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