We've done what we can and need some help!
Our 3 year old chicken is on day three of living in our bathroom after we found her laying on the floor of the coop one morning unable to stand or walk. Nothing appears injured or broken and she can move both wings and feet, she just doesn't bear weight. She was so lethargic the first day I thought she was going to die, and she just flops forward when set down. We have been forcing her to take water from a dropper which she accepts without too much complaint. We've also been giving her some mashed up layer feed and she has slowly become more alert but still can't bear weight. I've given her Tums for 3 days after reading about calcium deficiency, but the rest of the flock is fine and they eat layer feed, which should have enough I would think.
She does have very watery poop. We treated her for mites although that may have just been from being on the coop floor. My concern is that she still doesn't take food or water by herself and her underside is looking increasingly inflamed, again not sure if that's just because she's been sitting on a towel in the bathtub for 3 days straight. She had already stopped laying for the winter so this wouldn't be an egg bound issue correct? Any ideas? We don't have a vet who treats birds anywhere close. Not sure what else to try. Our other birds are doing great.
Our 3 year old chicken is on day three of living in our bathroom after we found her laying on the floor of the coop one morning unable to stand or walk. Nothing appears injured or broken and she can move both wings and feet, she just doesn't bear weight. She was so lethargic the first day I thought she was going to die, and she just flops forward when set down. We have been forcing her to take water from a dropper which she accepts without too much complaint. We've also been giving her some mashed up layer feed and she has slowly become more alert but still can't bear weight. I've given her Tums for 3 days after reading about calcium deficiency, but the rest of the flock is fine and they eat layer feed, which should have enough I would think.
She does have very watery poop. We treated her for mites although that may have just been from being on the coop floor. My concern is that she still doesn't take food or water by herself and her underside is looking increasingly inflamed, again not sure if that's just because she's been sitting on a towel in the bathtub for 3 days straight. She had already stopped laying for the winter so this wouldn't be an egg bound issue correct? Any ideas? We don't have a vet who treats birds anywhere close. Not sure what else to try. Our other birds are doing great.
