Sick peahen

[De Beauchamp]

My 1 year old peahen has been 'down' as in walking arpundits sluggish her head down trying to almost run off and hide any ideas why?

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Hello there,
Sorry your girl is looking down.

The pea health experts here will need more information in order to help you:
Is she eating? drinking? pooping? if so what does her poop look like? (poop pictures are useful).
Are her wings drooping? Is she standing/sitting/roosting/how active? Do you have other peas/birds?
Is it cold or hot where you are? What kind of enclosure does she live in or is she free range?
Any pictures are helpful.


*also, I see that you posted earlier that you had some peachicks that died, did you ever determine the cause?

 

[De Beauchamp]

Hello there,
Sorry your girl is looking down.

The pea health experts here will need more information in order to help you:
Is she eating? drinking? pooping? if so what does her poop look like? (poop pictures are useful).
Are her wings drooping? Is she standing/sitting/roosting/how active? Do you have other peas/birds?
Is it cold or hot where you are? What kind of enclosure does she live in or is she free range?
Any pictures are helpful.


*also, I see that you posted earlier that you had some peachicks that died, did you ever determine the cause?

I'll have to check back on the poo later. She is free range with my other 4 peafowl. She is one of 3 hens and one male. The weather has been either really hot or rainy and just now getting cooler. She's not very active at all. She'll walk around a bit but then she's laying down a lot with her eyes kind of tired looking. My other birdside all seem fine. She really isn't eating at lot.
As for the chicks 3 of 4 died. I think they just weren't eating. The live one I had to bring him in and feed him medicated food and water till I knew he was doing it on his own. ( hoping it's a male) he's doing really well.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Hopefully the health experts will show up soon with their thoughts on this.
In the meantime, you are right to be concerned, as often by the time peas seem under the weather they are quite ill.

You might start out by taking a look at this informational thread from our Supreme Pea Health Lady @casportpony :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ergency-and-supportive-care-updated-8-17-2016

 

[Dany12]

I'll have to check back on the poo later. She is free range with my other 4 peafowl. She is one of 3 hens and one male. The weather has been either really hot or rainy and just now getting cooler. She's not very active at all. She'll walk around a bit but then she's laying down a lot with her eyes kind of tired looking. My other birdside all seem fine. She really isn't eating at lot.
As for the chicks 3 of 4 died. I think they just weren't eating. The live one I had to bring him in and feed him medicated food and water till I knew he was doing it on his own. ( hoping it's a male) he's doing really well.

Blackhead peahen :

 

[casportpony]

Hello there,
Sorry your girl is looking down.

The pea health experts here will need more information in order to help you:
Is she eating? drinking? pooping? if so what does her poop look like? (poop pictures are useful).
Are her wings drooping? Is she standing/sitting/roosting/how active? Do you have other peas/birds?
Is it cold or hot where you are? What kind of enclosure does she live in or is she free range?
Any pictures are helpful.


*also, I see that you posted earlier that you had some peachicks that died, did you ever determine the cause?

I'll have to check back on the poo later. She is free range with my other 4 peafowl. She is one of 3 hens and one male. The weather has been either really hot or rainy and just now getting cooler. She's not very active at all. She'll walk around a bit but then she's laying down a lot with her eyes kind of tired looking. My other birdside all seem fine. She really isn't eating at lot.
As for the chicks 3 of 4 died. I think they just weren't eating. The live one I had to bring him in and feed him medicated food and water till I knew he was doing it on his own. ( hoping it's a male) he's doing really well.

Check on that poop sooner, not later. If she's as sick as you describe she could be hours to 3 days from death.

-Kathy

 

[De Beauchamp]

I've put up a picture of my peahens poo. It does look like sick poo. She isn't eating either

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Not seeing the poop, can you post it again?

 

[De Beauchamp]

Not seeing the poop, can you post it again?

 

[casportpony]

I've put up a picture of my peahens poo. It does look like sick poo. She isn't eating either

Since drugs are impossible to get in Canada, I suggest you take her to a vet ASAP.

-Kathy