Sick Chickens

Thanks for replying. The chickens came from a chicken farm where there are thousands of chickens. Once they turn 1 year of age they just kill them and leave them. So I haven’t
Hi thanks for replying. They were commercial layers and once they turned 1 year of age they kill them and leave them in big piles. I have never had chickens before but my friend rescued 100 of these chickens . So I rescued 8. I have had them for approx 2 and 1/2 months now and they were all fine and eating well and running around when I got them. I am in NSW Australia. I feed them a good food mix with all the vitamins in it. I give them kitchen scraps and dried worms and crickets for treats. I have been giving the sick chicken vitamin b, calcium and electrolytes and apple cider vinegar in her water. This morning she can hardly stand up both her feet are curled up.
The other sick chicken is getting very slow at walking and her comb is starting to go pale. I used a product called Vetafarm that I purchased from my pet shop for mites and lice. The first chicken has been like this for 2 weeks now but she is still eating and drinking plenty

Thankyou for your advise. I am thinking I may have to take them to the vets today as 1 of them is no better and it’s been 2 weeks now. I have a good bird vet not to far from where I live .
Thanks again Regards Helen
If you have vet care, that is always best.
Photos of your hens or a video of them would be helpful.

Tell us about the food mix - is that a layer feed?
The Vitamin B - is that a B-Complex or just vitamin B-12?

It sounds like you are doing what you can for her. If these are production birds, then they may have some reproductive problems, but you can't always rule out disease like Marek's.
If you do take them to the vet, then let us know what you find out.
 

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