Sickly Barnevelder chick, puffed up, no appetite

[oregonkat]

I have a month old Barnevelder pullet who just a couple of days ago started behaving like she's ill.
She is puffed up, standing and peeping quietly

She was eating scrambled egg when this first started but now wont eat anything. I have her on Corid since yesterday. Poop appears normal but I am unsure. Any ideas would be welcome.

 

[aart]

And didn't this start after she escaped her enclosure?
..and she's not drinking on her own so not much corid in her?

 

[oregonkat]

And didn't this start after she escaped her enclosure?
..and she's not drinking on her own so not much corid in her?

Yes, thanks aart!
She did escape her enclosure the day before yesterday out into the big enclosure with the rest of the hens. I found her under a bush looking like she does in the pic. Took her inside with me and fed her scrambled egg and let her rest thinking that she just had got a big fright. She has no external injuries at all. She perked up a bit and I put her back with her hatch mates and she seemed better. Then yesterday she did not look better and I started the Corid as a preemptive measure. But, I actually have no idea what can be wrong with her.. obviously I have been giving her the Corid solution by dropper but she doesn't take much. She seems to peck at the towel like maybe she is hungry but then when offered food, she wont take it.

 

[WVduckchick]

Hmmm I have a chick that has been kinda puffy here too, but our temperatures have cooled down quite a bit this past week, so I contributed it to the weather. Is yours still on any heat and how’s your weather been? Any pasty butt?

The poop is bothersome. @casportpony may have some ideas on that. I think the corid is a safe approach to start with.

 

[Eggcessive]

That sure is bright yellow in her poop. If you have the liquid Corid you can give her 2-3 drops of the undiluted twice a day. Or mix the powder 1 1/2 tsp to 2 tsp of water which is equivalent to the liquid undiluted Corid. I would worry about possible E.coli infection with the bright yellow poop, but hopefully, @casportpony will chime in. Will any vet do a fecal float and a gram stain for you?

 

[aart]

That sure is bright yellow in her poop.

This was noted in another thread, where we first started discussing this chick...but not here:

The flash makes the yellow stuff look way more yellow than it actually is, it's more creamy colored.

 

[oregonkat]

Hi folks, thanks for chiming in here. Yes the poop is much more cream colored than bright yellow, I should have mentioned that also. Thanks again @aart. I put her back in with the hatch mates (also being treated with corid) but the e-coli thing has me worried now. Wouldn't all the chicks come down with it?
How do I treat? I can see about getting a fecal test, somewhere

 

[aart]

Wouldn't all the chicks come down with it?
How do I treat? I can see about getting a fecal test, somewhere

I would think they'd all be affected, but some birds have weaker immune systems than others.

It's hard to to treat if you don't know what you're treating.
Main reason I don't treat, except bugs(that I can see) and dehydration.
Your vet may be able to do an avian fecal....or....
...never used these folks but heard good things about them.
http://www.midamericaagresearch.net/instructions.php

 

[oregonkat]

I would think they'd all be affected, but some birds have weaker immune systems than others.

It's hard to to treat if you don't know what you're treating.
Main reason I don't treat, except bugs(that I can see) and dehydration.
Your vet may be able to do an avian fecal....or....
...never used these folks but heard good things about them.
http://www.midamericaagresearch.net/instructions.php

Thank you. Great link to have. So, is there a possibility that she would just get over it?

 

[aart]

So, is there a possibility that she would just get over it?

It's impossible for me, or anyone, to predict.
I have a rather harsh outlook, you may not want to hear it and I hesitate to express it. Either they survive with little to no intervention from me, or they weren't meant to be. I've had younger chicks and older hens be unthrifty or deformed or swollen with ascites, I euthanize if they can't eat or drink on their own after a few days. I could go on with why's and why not's, but won't.