- May 14, 2009
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1) What type of bird , age and weight. araucana chicken about 18 mths old
2) What is the behavior, exactly. lethargic laying around acts like she can't get up
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? since yesterday
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? no
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. not that I can tell
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. nothing
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She is eating crumbles, scratch and water
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Haven't seen her poop since noticing her behavior and couldn't tell which hen produced which poop
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? nothing
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? would only be interested in home treatment
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use She lives in a coop with some pine type bedding on the bottom.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. lethargic laying around acts like she can't get up
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? since yesterday
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? no
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. not that I can tell
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. nothing
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She is eating crumbles, scratch and water
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Haven't seen her poop since noticing her behavior and couldn't tell which hen produced which poop
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? nothing
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? would only be interested in home treatment
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use She lives in a coop with some pine type bedding on the bottom.