Tay2ThomChickenMom
In the Brooder
- Jul 29, 2024
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1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 11wk old Easter Egger Pullet
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Lethargic, hunched, fluffed feathers, tail down, moving slow, isolated from flock.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Came home from a 5 day vacation 3 days ago, noticed my girl was moving slow and hunched. I picked her up and noticed she was really stinky and had yellowish (potentially greenish) pasty butt. Brought her in and soaked her in an epson bath. Put some probiotics and electrolytes in her water and offered a scrambled egg and yogurt. She has barely eaten but is still drinking water. She is normally on medicated starter feed and ropa poultry with a little acv in her water. Her poops seemed like they got normal for a bit but now are yellow and white diarrhea. Her crop is small and squishy. Her weight seems to be on track with my other Easter Egger girls. She doesn’t have much of a comb so hard to tell as a new chicken mom on that but I will post a pic. She does keep moving her beak like she’s chewing occasionally or maybe she’s just swallowing? Im not sure if it’s a comfort thing or of any relevance.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Not sure if she developed vent gleet that lead to sour crop while I was on vacation or if it’s intestinal parasites or something completely different?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She’s been on ropa poultry and a little acv in her water, medicated starter feed. Currently drinking water with probiotics and electrolytes. She’s not eating much but still drinking water on her own.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Currently yellow and white diarrhea.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Epson soak once a day, probiotics and electrolytes in water. Offered scrambled egg and plain yogurt.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? If I am able to treat her at home, that would be ideal.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. I will attach the picture of the first day when I found her. Her poop progression, current vent condition, comb and a q tip swab of the back of her throat.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use I use pine shavings in a nestera penthouse coop attached to a 10x20 pergola looking run secured by galvanized metal on the bottom and hardware cloth covering the top. Their run had grass in it while I was gone on vacation, just added sand to the run.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Lethargic, hunched, fluffed feathers, tail down, moving slow, isolated from flock.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Came home from a 5 day vacation 3 days ago, noticed my girl was moving slow and hunched. I picked her up and noticed she was really stinky and had yellowish (potentially greenish) pasty butt. Brought her in and soaked her in an epson bath. Put some probiotics and electrolytes in her water and offered a scrambled egg and yogurt. She has barely eaten but is still drinking water. She is normally on medicated starter feed and ropa poultry with a little acv in her water. Her poops seemed like they got normal for a bit but now are yellow and white diarrhea. Her crop is small and squishy. Her weight seems to be on track with my other Easter Egger girls. She doesn’t have much of a comb so hard to tell as a new chicken mom on that but I will post a pic. She does keep moving her beak like she’s chewing occasionally or maybe she’s just swallowing? Im not sure if it’s a comfort thing or of any relevance.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Not sure if she developed vent gleet that lead to sour crop while I was on vacation or if it’s intestinal parasites or something completely different?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She’s been on ropa poultry and a little acv in her water, medicated starter feed. Currently drinking water with probiotics and electrolytes. She’s not eating much but still drinking water on her own.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Currently yellow and white diarrhea.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Epson soak once a day, probiotics and electrolytes in water. Offered scrambled egg and plain yogurt.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? If I am able to treat her at home, that would be ideal.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. I will attach the picture of the first day when I found her. Her poop progression, current vent condition, comb and a q tip swab of the back of her throat.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use I use pine shavings in a nestera penthouse coop attached to a 10x20 pergola looking run secured by galvanized metal on the bottom and hardware cloth covering the top. Their run had grass in it while I was gone on vacation, just added sand to the run.
