Sick Chicken - lethargic, not eating/drinking

[mlcorey]

Hello - we have a hen (about 1 year old) that we noticed was self isolating and very lethargic. The rest of the flock (about 20 hens and 1 rooster) all seem fine and are eating, drinking, and behaving "normally". We isolated this chicken inside so we could monitor. There are no apparent external physical issues, but her breathing seems a bit raspy and she is not eating or drinking. She has a little watery diarrhea, but since she's not eating/drinking, it's not much. We administered 3cc of LA-200 on Saturday evening as well as a little Vet RX on her comb and under her wings. We have offered water, chicken food, a little scratch and some scrambled eggs. She does not show any interest. We syringe fed some water this morning and thought we would try some diluted yogurt through the syringe as well tonight. We are also planning another LA-200 dose this evening. We thought maybe pneumonia (we are in Central Oklahoma and just had a nightmare-ish bought of uncommonly cold and snowy weather), but the last chicken we had that contracted pneumonia recovered more quickly and didn't give up eating and drinking completely, so now we're not sure. Any advice?

 

[Jack3291]

It could be "Infectious Bronchitis".

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