- May 29, 2019
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Our 5 1/2 month old BO Pullet has very gradually started to act ill. It was tough to notice at first.
First we noticed her growing lack of interest in food. While the other girls were always bottom-up eating at whatever food was around, she'd be off by herself--not lethargic, still boisterous, but uninterested in eating. She's always been a bit of a maverick.
That said, she's been much slower to develop than her sisters of other breeds. We thought that was normal, since BOs are known to mature slowly. Her comb and wattles are rosy but no where near the red of her sisters. She hasn't squatted yet. But she's big and boisterous--a real diva.
All of her sisters have already started laying over the last couple months. Since then, she's moved to the bottom of the pecking order. We also noticed her appetite dwindling around this time. We thought bullying may have caused her to have anxiety around food.
Yet, I was able to get her to eat mash if she was alone the last few days, but her appetite there has since dropped off, too. She still is super spunky, quick, and a flier (on me, on the roost, whatever). And drinks plenty. And eats treats plenty.
Today after a particular disinterest in food I noticed her have a couple back-to-back diarrheas. It was pure brownish/greenish/yellowish liquid--no solids at all. I thought it could be because of the lack of food and abundance of water, but I don't know.
She's now in isolation. I've heard her do the egg call down there so I dunno if she's getting close to laying or not. She's eating so far as treats are mixed in (and I've spiked her food with probiotics). I have Corid, dewormer, and a broad spectrum antibiotic on hand, but I don't want to mistreat and make it worse. Any thoughts?
Here is her poop:
First we noticed her growing lack of interest in food. While the other girls were always bottom-up eating at whatever food was around, she'd be off by herself--not lethargic, still boisterous, but uninterested in eating. She's always been a bit of a maverick.
That said, she's been much slower to develop than her sisters of other breeds. We thought that was normal, since BOs are known to mature slowly. Her comb and wattles are rosy but no where near the red of her sisters. She hasn't squatted yet. But she's big and boisterous--a real diva.
All of her sisters have already started laying over the last couple months. Since then, she's moved to the bottom of the pecking order. We also noticed her appetite dwindling around this time. We thought bullying may have caused her to have anxiety around food.
Yet, I was able to get her to eat mash if she was alone the last few days, but her appetite there has since dropped off, too. She still is super spunky, quick, and a flier (on me, on the roost, whatever). And drinks plenty. And eats treats plenty.
Today after a particular disinterest in food I noticed her have a couple back-to-back diarrheas. It was pure brownish/greenish/yellowish liquid--no solids at all. I thought it could be because of the lack of food and abundance of water, but I don't know.
She's now in isolation. I've heard her do the egg call down there so I dunno if she's getting close to laying or not. She's eating so far as treats are mixed in (and I've spiked her food with probiotics). I have Corid, dewormer, and a broad spectrum antibiotic on hand, but I don't want to mistreat and make it worse. Any thoughts?
Here is her poop:
