Sick Chicken- headed withdrawn, diarrhea, holding foot up

[Johnson47]

I am new to keeping backyard chickens and this is my first experience with a sick chicken. This hen is a Rhode Island Red, she’s about a year and a half old (she’s currently molting). We live in Iowa where the weather has been cold the last few weeks. This weekend I noticed a severe case of comb frostbite on this hen and noticed other troubling signs of illness. Low activity level, withdrawn head, not going up on the perch at night, and head shaking. Yesterday, I brought her inside to warm up and watch her closely. She’s been inside for almost 24 hours now and she’s eating and drinking water, still hunched over. Her stools are not normal, they are a yellow watery consistency with green solid masses in them. No blood or worms are visible in the stool. She also is consistently holding one of her legs up, she’ll also look at it and peck at her toes a little. As far as I can tell, I do not see any sign of frostbite on her toes or any signs of swelling. I do not hear her having any breathing issues. My research into her symptoms haven’t helped much and I’m at a loss on what to do. We only have the means to treat her at home.

 

[frostic]

can you show any pictures of the frostbite and any video or pictures of the hen's poop and any pictures you can give will help

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Welcome from New Orleans. As @frostic has said, pictures will help us to help you and your hen. Waiting for pictures, and hoping it is something minor.

 

[Johnson47]

can you show any pictures of the frostbite and any video or pictures of the hen's poop and any pictures you can give will help

These are the closest google images.

 

[frostic]

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These are the closest google images.

please get pictures of your actual chicken and its poop not google images.

 

[Johnson47]

 

[Ursuline Chick]

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Can we get pictures of her poop, please? How is she doing tonight?

 

[sunnie7]

I am new to keeping backyard chickens and this is my first experience with a sick chicken. This hen is a Rhode Island Red, she’s about a year and a half old (she’s currently molting). We live in Iowa where the weather has been cold the last few weeks. This weekend I noticed a severe case of comb frostbite on this hen and noticed other troubling signs of illness. Low activity level, withdrawn head, not going up on the perch at night, and head shaking. Yesterday, I brought her inside to warm up and watch her closely. She’s been inside for almost 24 hours now and she’s eating and drinking water, still hunched over. Her stools are not normal, they are a yellow watery consistency with green solid masses in them. No blood or worms are visible in the stool. She also is consistently holding one of her legs up, she’ll also look at it and peck at her toes a little. As far as I can tell, I do not see any sign of frostbite on her toes or any signs of swelling. I do not hear her having any breathing issues. My research into her symptoms haven’t helped much and I’m at a loss on what to do. We only have the means to treat her at home.

I have the same thing going on with one of my roosters that stayed outside the coop one night in the single digits…. How’s your chicken doing? How did you end up treating??

 

[Outer limit]

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I am new to keeping backyard chickens and this is my first experience with a sick chicken. This hen is a Rhode Island Red, she’s about a year and a half old (she’s currently molting). We live in Iowa where the weather has been cold the last few weeks. This weekend I noticed a severe case of comb frostbite on this hen and noticed other troubling signs of illness. Low activity level, withdrawn head, not going up on the perch at night, and head shaking. Yesterday, I brought her inside to warm up and watch her closely. She’s been inside for almost 24 hours now and she’s eating and drinking water, still hunched over. Her stools are not normal, they are a yellow watery consistency with green solid masses in them. No blood or worms are visible in the stool. She also is consistently holding one of her legs up, she’ll also look at it and peck at her toes a little. As far as I can tell, I do not see any sign of frostbite on her toes or any signs of swelling. I do not hear her having any breathing issues. My research into her symptoms haven’t helped much and I’m at a loss on what to do. We only have the means to treat her at home.

just saw your post. Hope your hen pulled through. Im a first time keeper too. I wondered if the frost bitten comb had become gangrenous. Did you try antibiotics?