Sick Chicken w Pics, I've no idea what's wrong

[casportpony]

Corid powder or liquid?

 

[casportpony]

Ok, I was wondering if it was a good idea, or not.
I'll just wash her off with warm soapy water & a cloth for now.

 

[OG Anomaly]

Does it make more sense now? I tried to find some pictures of a 0-1, but haven't found any yet.

I understand what you're trying to see, I just don't understand how I can show it to you, what with the feathers and all, lol
I do know they're not underweight, I'm assuming that's what the chart is used to determine, but if there's another use for it, please let tell me. I'm always interested in learning.

 

[OG Anomaly]

Corid powder or liquid?

Powder. Mixed in drinking water.

 

[OG Anomaly]

That poop is *much* better, and if she keeps pooping like that, it means there is no blockage! Do you have a kitchen scale that you could weigh her on? Now would be a good time to get a baseline weight on her.

I'll go weigh her now.

 

[casportpony]

I understand what you're trying to see, I just don't understand how I can show it to you, what with the feathers and all, lol
I do know they're not underweight, I'm assuming that's what the chart is used to determine, but if there's another use for it, please let tell me. I'm always interested in learning.

If you felt the breast and it feels like she would make a decent meal then I believe you. A 2 you wouldn't want to eat, and a 1 would have almost zero breast meat. No need for pictures.

 

[casportpony]

Powder. Mixed in drinking water.

The dose is no less than 1.5 teaspoons per gallon. Since she isn't feeling well she probably isn't drinking enough, so I would mix 1/2 teaspoon powder with 2 teaspoons water and give 0.34 ml per pound of body weight per day for 1-3 days. Corid is very safe, so it's okay to give the extra oral dose.

 

[OG Anomaly]

She weighs right around 5 lbs.

 

[Noreaster Egger]

My first question was going to be if she recently stopped laying or produced softshells. Since you mentioned she has been laying softies and missed an egg today it makes me wonder if she had an egg break inside of her? I thought some of those slimier looking droppings looked a bit like a mix of albumen. That could create an infection as well. I've had a couple of birds with droppings like that who eventually cured up on their own after a few days. I also had one leghorn die this spring of egg peritonitis.

Corid definitely won't hurt. I had a bird producing dark cecals and a fecal test came back negative for all parasites. So sometimes it's hard to say. That same bird has frequent loose stools despite a worming and then a week of Corid. I made up some of my own oregano tea from leaves out of my herb garden and after a few days of serving that they began to become more solidified and lost the hint of green.

Like someone else said, I don't like to just start throwing a bunch of meds at birds without knowing what the problem is. I did this in my early days and many times the birds got worse.

Do they get a layer feed? If not do they get oyster shell on the side? You want to correct the soft shell issue regardless if that is the underlying cause or not.

 

[OG Anomaly]

She weighs right around 5 lbs.

If you felt the breast and it feels like she would make a decent meal then I believe you. A 2 you wouldn't want to eat, and a 1 would have almost zero breast meat. No need for pictures.

I just took a minute to read over that article about how to examine your chicken, thanks again, it's fantastic!