Sick hen

[nhlisalee]

Hello all,

I have a Golden Comet, not sure of age 3 or 4 yrs old. She has been listless, not eating well, weak the last few days. I have been feeding her seperate scrambled eggs, yogurt, warm oatmeal, bread soaked in milk. She seemed a tad better but today she has a poopy butt too. Totally not herself, standing in the sun, pecking around a little. She has not been roosting at night I dont think she has the strength. She has been sleeping in the nest box.
I will wash er butt but what else can I do for her?

thanks so much
lisa

 

[seminolewind]

I think what I would do is treat her for coccidiosis, then worm her. Those would be the 2 most common things. On poopy butts, you can cut off all the dirty feathers, I do that all the time.