Thanks for the information. I know I was being vague, but honestly, I didn't know what to tell you all.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Delaware, 8 months old, a lot lighter and thinner than the other birds of the same breed and age
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She just looks bad. She tucks her head back and doesn't hang out with the rest of the chickens.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
I noticed it about 4 days ago.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No, I just went out and checked again and everything looks fine.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
I don't see any.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
nothing that I am aware of
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
My chickens have 2 stations in the coop that they can get layer feed at any time. I supplement it by throwing scratch into the run each morning. She is eating and drinking (I know because I have her separated and she is eager to do both.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
her poop looks normal to me
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Just separated her. Nothing yet
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?
I know that many of you will disagree with me, but I am not willing to spend money on her. My intent is to raise dual purpose chickens the way they used to be raised...to give meat and eggs to the family. I am also working on the vigor, so even if this one survives, she won't be used to breed. I am asking these questions so that I can learn what to do in the future and to decide if I need to cull this hen. She is so light, I think she must have been sick for a while.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
See above - no wound
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
I have an 8'x12' coop with a large run (55'x75') for 30 chickens. I use pine bedding and have a poop board under the roost that I clean off, so the pine bedding is still fairly clean. Picture below is while coop was still under construction.
Again, I am trying to learn from this so that I know what to do in the future and what to look for so that I can do something next time if this is preventable. One other note, I have too many roosters with the hens...I know I do. I do plan on culling some out tomorrow. I don't think that this has anything to do with this, but the hens do get a "little too much action".
Thanks for your help! If you have any other questions, please let me know!
