Hi folks! I need some help - I'm somewhat new to chickens (have always had pigeons, and the occasional chicken, but this is my first little official flock).
I have a little silkie/brabanter pullet I got on June 18 (she was about 2 months old?). I kept her quarantined for about 3 weeks (and on medicated feed) from my little flock of 6 bantams. They now all spend the days together with my 2 guineafowl keets (who are almost 8 weeks old) in a 20x40' covered chicken yard, but all are separate at night (they still won't let her in the coop at night so she sleeps in her quarantine cage in my house, and the guineas have their own sleeping pen on my deck because they are spoiled cuddle-crazy nutjobs).
Friday night everyone was fine and I left for the weekend. (I always handle them all as they go into their coops and cages to check everyone out - she wasn't thin or anything)
The flock stayed in their combo coop/run while I was away, silkie stayed in her cage in the house. Came home yesterday, and this morning went to put everyone out in the play yard - but when I went to get the silkie I knew something was wrong.
She is SUPER thin, just like skin and bones. Seems she barely ate any of her feed all weekend (maybe a half cup?). Can barely stay upright, diarrhea (not crusted, but messy/wet, I gently rinsed off and dried her bum); she took slightly sugared water from a dropper willingly, then after a few minutes drank regular water on her own and is still taking from my dropper too. She had food and water, house was comfortable, same set up as usual. Other chickens seem fine. Guineas seem fine.
I know what I'd do for pigeons in this case - but wondering what meds I should administer to her and obviously everyone else since they've been in contact. I'm ready to run to Tractor Supply for electrolytes and whatever else. All I have at home are pigeon meds.
Crop doesn't seem impacted or anything.
Help. I love this little girl. (This is her normally - the color of the poop in the pic is a bit off due to lighting, the whites were actually white, just very runny). She is currently resting in my sink on a bed of towels and paper towel, she is calm and fairly alert right now, tame as always too. Offering her a little water from the dropper every few minutes.
You can see video of her here on my IG:
https://instagram.com/p/BXBa_bcFEt4/
I have a little silkie/brabanter pullet I got on June 18 (she was about 2 months old?). I kept her quarantined for about 3 weeks (and on medicated feed) from my little flock of 6 bantams. They now all spend the days together with my 2 guineafowl keets (who are almost 8 weeks old) in a 20x40' covered chicken yard, but all are separate at night (they still won't let her in the coop at night so she sleeps in her quarantine cage in my house, and the guineas have their own sleeping pen on my deck because they are spoiled cuddle-crazy nutjobs).
Friday night everyone was fine and I left for the weekend. (I always handle them all as they go into their coops and cages to check everyone out - she wasn't thin or anything)
The flock stayed in their combo coop/run while I was away, silkie stayed in her cage in the house. Came home yesterday, and this morning went to put everyone out in the play yard - but when I went to get the silkie I knew something was wrong.
She is SUPER thin, just like skin and bones. Seems she barely ate any of her feed all weekend (maybe a half cup?). Can barely stay upright, diarrhea (not crusted, but messy/wet, I gently rinsed off and dried her bum); she took slightly sugared water from a dropper willingly, then after a few minutes drank regular water on her own and is still taking from my dropper too. She had food and water, house was comfortable, same set up as usual. Other chickens seem fine. Guineas seem fine.
I know what I'd do for pigeons in this case - but wondering what meds I should administer to her and obviously everyone else since they've been in contact. I'm ready to run to Tractor Supply for electrolytes and whatever else. All I have at home are pigeon meds.
Crop doesn't seem impacted or anything.
Help. I love this little girl. (This is her normally - the color of the poop in the pic is a bit off due to lighting, the whites were actually white, just very runny). She is currently resting in my sink on a bed of towels and paper towel, she is calm and fairly alert right now, tame as always too. Offering her a little water from the dropper every few minutes.
You can see video of her here on my IG:
https://instagram.com/p/BXBa_bcFEt4/
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