- Apr 27, 2009
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1) RIR hen, 3 years old, normal weight (I think)
2) Last night she did not go up and perch, this afternoon she was a little disoriented outside and when I picked her up, a lot of water came out of her beak. After that she kept her beak open for a while. She did not fight too much when I picked her up, which is really odd.
3) 24 hours
4) 2 other hens, seem to be fine
5) Her comb has gone a little purple-ish on the edges
6) i can't think of any major changes or traumas.
7) Normal diet of layer pellets, oyster, and grit along with backyard foraging
8) Runny poop, a little yellow-ish
9) I brought her inside for more crop massage and to warm up , and to keep her away from the other girls. I made some bread crumbles soaked in olive oil and milk but she does not seem interested. She has closed her beak.
10 ) I would prefer to treat myself, I don't know when I can get to a vet.
12) They live in a stationary coop with straw below.
After reading about possible problems, I looked down her throat for worms (did not see) and massaged her crop. It felt very squishy, like a water balloon. Now it feels a bit more normal, I think. I listened to her chest, no rattles. I smelled her breath, it smells a little chicken-y, but not sour, or yeasty, or foul.
Any ideas?
2) Last night she did not go up and perch, this afternoon she was a little disoriented outside and when I picked her up, a lot of water came out of her beak. After that she kept her beak open for a while. She did not fight too much when I picked her up, which is really odd.
3) 24 hours
4) 2 other hens, seem to be fine
5) Her comb has gone a little purple-ish on the edges
6) i can't think of any major changes or traumas.
7) Normal diet of layer pellets, oyster, and grit along with backyard foraging
8) Runny poop, a little yellow-ish
9) I brought her inside for more crop massage and to warm up , and to keep her away from the other girls. I made some bread crumbles soaked in olive oil and milk but she does not seem interested. She has closed her beak.
10 ) I would prefer to treat myself, I don't know when I can get to a vet.
12) They live in a stationary coop with straw below.
After reading about possible problems, I looked down her throat for worms (did not see) and massaged her crop. It felt very squishy, like a water balloon. Now it feels a bit more normal, I think. I listened to her chest, no rattles. I smelled her breath, it smells a little chicken-y, but not sour, or yeasty, or foul.
Any ideas?
