My bantam Cochin, Ruffles, is sick again. She had a doughy crop about a month ago that took her several weeks to get over. I gave her acidified copper sulfate in her water which is the main thing that got her better. Which is what I have started her on again for the past 2 days.
It's very weird because she acts completely normal. She's eating well, drinking regularly, and her poop is normal. But I noticed a few days ago she was moving her neck weird...I guess jerky and side to side? Hard to explain. She will only do it once and not very often. She is also very skinny. She lost alot of weight during her last crop problem but she's been eating normally for a few weeks now but it's as if she hasn't gained any weight back and could have possibly lost weight! My mom noticed a few days ago that her crop feels squishy again! She has lost alot of feathers on her head, and when I looked closer at her it's as if they broke off and the quill is still there. Honestly she looks like a dying cancer patient but her behavior is completely normal!
She has been separated from the flock completely. She's even sleeping in the cage because I have no clue what's going on with her. She did have a dust bath of diatomaceous earth in her area before and I'm going to give her a bath in it tomorrow in case it's mites.
Please please if you have any ideas on what this could be or what treatments would be good let me know! I can't afford to take her to the vet.
It's very weird because she acts completely normal. She's eating well, drinking regularly, and her poop is normal. But I noticed a few days ago she was moving her neck weird...I guess jerky and side to side? Hard to explain. She will only do it once and not very often. She is also very skinny. She lost alot of weight during her last crop problem but she's been eating normally for a few weeks now but it's as if she hasn't gained any weight back and could have possibly lost weight! My mom noticed a few days ago that her crop feels squishy again! She has lost alot of feathers on her head, and when I looked closer at her it's as if they broke off and the quill is still there. Honestly she looks like a dying cancer patient but her behavior is completely normal!
She has been separated from the flock completely. She's even sleeping in the cage because I have no clue what's going on with her. She did have a dust bath of diatomaceous earth in her area before and I'm going to give her a bath in it tomorrow in case it's mites.
Please please if you have any ideas on what this could be or what treatments would be good let me know! I can't afford to take her to the vet.