Sick Pullet, Unknown Cause, Help/Advice Requested

[BonnieBlue]

My 22/23 week old Welbar Pullet, Inez appears to be sick.

This morning when I went to the coop, she was still on her roost, hunched over, tail down. She is just stay there and keeps closing her eyes, like she just does not even want to be awake. I tried giving her mash and fly larvae by hand, but she won't even take the treat.

I checked her for injuries, and did not see any (will examine closer with my glasses on).
Did an exam for a bound egg, and she is clear.
Checked for an impacted crop, it is empty.
No discharge from her nose, and her eyes are not cloudy.

As far as I know, she has been eating and drinking normally. Yesterday, she gave me a pretty and normal egg. When she went into the coop last night, she seemed fine. Her comb is nicely red, even this morning.

I gave her a bit of Rooster Booster Vitamin B-12 orally (low end dose of a scant 1cc) with a syringe, hoping it will give her a bit of energy and boost her appetite.

A couple of weeks ago, someone was having diarrhea (I don't know who), so after a few days of seeing it, I gave the flock Corid for 6 days. The last day of it was Monday, and I have not seen any more diarrhea since a couple of days before ending it. It has been rainy and warm here, so I figured better safe than sorry.

What can I check for or do for Inez? What should I watch for in the rest of the flock? Everyone else seems fine. Out of my flock of 8, 7 laid eggs yesterday, everyone's combs are red, they are eating normally. But then again, so was she yesterday.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I gave the flock Corid for 6 days. The last day of it was Monday

You need to repeat the second corid treatment for it to be effective. Do you have liquid or powder? Also, if it is coccidiosis you’ll want to stop giving vitamin B.

 

[BonnieBlue]

You need to repeat the second corid treatment for it to be effective. Do you have liquid or powder? Also, if it is coccidiosis you’ll want to stop giving vitamin B.

Should I give the whole flock a second round treatment?

Since Inez is obviously sick, should I isolate her and give her treatments orally with a syringe to make sure she is getting it?

I used corid liquid before. I removed all water and they got only corid water.

I just checked on her, and condition the same. Under her roost is what looks like watery diarrhea. (Pic below.) When I saw that, my first thought was isolate and treat for coccidiosis. If I treat her with corid water through a syringe, what should the dosage be?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I would re-dose the entire flock and keep her with them.

 

[BonnieBlue]

I would re-dose the entire flock and keep her with them.

Thank you. I will have the dog crate in the garage ready, just in case. I just went out and gave the whole flock corid to start them on another round. I gave her 3/4 cc of the solution by syringe to get some in her since she won't even leave the roost. Plus, I don't want her dehydrated.

Should she get any electrolytes in her syringe in addition to the corid water since she is not eating or drinking? Or just give her the corid water.

Edit: Thank you for putting up with all the questions. I just want to make sure I am giving her the best chance she has at getting better.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I wouldn’t give electrolytes but maybe some wetted down feed to make a mush. She will be ok for a couple days unless you don’t see any improvement in that time.

No worries on questions—that’s why BYC is here! If this doesn’t work let me know and we can tag some educators to help!

 

[BonnieBlue]

I wouldn’t give electrolytes but maybe some wetted down feed to make a mush. She will be ok for a couple days unless you don’t see any improvement in that time.

No worries on questions—that’s why BYC is here! If this doesn’t work let me know and we can tag some educators to help!

Thank you so much. Hopefully after a few more rounds of covid water, she will want to eat. I tried giving her mash earlier and she wouldn't even look at it, or the black soldier fly larva.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Until the treatment starts to work the cocci are getting all her nutrients so unless she’s severely underweight I wouldn’t stress about food but make sure she has corid water available in case she will drink by herself.

 

[BonnieBlue]

Until the treatment starts to work the cocci are getting all her nutrients so unless she’s severely underweight I wouldn’t stress about food but make sure she has corid water available in case she will drink by herself.

I have corid water in the run, and a waterer with some in it in the coop in case she wants to get off the roost. I will give her some by syringe every couple of hours (not waterboard her, just .5 cc slowly) until she wants to drink on her own.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Sounds like a good plan! Let us know how she gets on!