The EMERGENCY Thread!!!

[MessicaShain]

Our friday night.

 

[MessicaShain]

 

[Mak24456]

New Emergency:

I've already created a thread here but haven't gotten any replies It's 11:30pm here and we're ready to take our hen to the vet tomorrow if needed...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1153705/wheezing-hen-what-should-i-do


1) What type of bird , age and weight: Buff Orpington pullet, 6 months, she is quite light but she has always been that way.

2) What is the behavior, exactly: Wheezing and difficulty breathing, occasional sneeze or cough. Otherwise, completely normal. No muscus/congestion/crustiness anywhere, and her eyes are bright and clear.
She sounds like these:

3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?: Since today, when I got home at 3pm is when I noticed it.

4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?: We have 2 other hens, and they seem completely normal.

5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma: None

6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation: Perhaps coop conditions? Although we do keep it quite clean and it has one side completely open so I would think it is well ventilated.

7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all: Hearty hen layer pellets, tap water. She seems to have an appetite but our RIR was chasing her away from the food and water, which she has never done before. I guess the RIR can tell the BO is sick?

8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc: Normal

9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?: Our neighbor gave us a bottle of apple cider vinegar and I added it to their water. It was pasteurized/without mother though, so I'm not sure if it'll do much.

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?: We'd prefer to treat her at home, but if needed, we have an avian and exotics vet nearby we can take her to tomorrow. Sunday they are closed though. Will the new 2017 antibiotic laws affect our ability to treat her ourselves?

11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help: None, she looks completely normal. I could definitely get one tomorrow morning if it'll help though!

12) Describe the housing/bedding in use: Tractor coop (currently stationary) with one side open, covered with hardware cloth. Pine shavings for bedding. They are only ever in the coop at night, and during the day are out in the (about) 3000 sq ft backyard.

 

[chickengr]

New Emergency:

I've already created a thread here but haven't gotten any replies It's 11:30pm here and we're ready to take our hen to the vet tomorrow if needed...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1153705/wheezing-hen-what-should-i-do


1) What type of bird , age and weight: Buff Orpington pullet, 6 months, she is quite light but she has always been that way.

2) What is the behavior, exactly: Wheezing and difficulty breathing, occasional sneeze or cough. Otherwise, completely normal. No muscus/congestion/crustiness anywhere, and her eyes are bright and clear.
She sounds like these:

3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?: Since today, when I got home at 3pm is when I noticed it.

4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?: We have 2 other hens, and they seem completely normal.

5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma: None

6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation: Perhaps coop conditions? Although we do keep it quite clean and it has one side completely open so I would think it is well ventilated.

7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all: Hearty hen layer pellets, tap water. She seems to have an appetite but our RIR was chasing her away from the food and water, which she has never done before. I guess the RIR can tell the BO is sick?

8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc: Normal

9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?: Our neighbor gave us a bottle of apple cider vinegar and I added it to their water. It was pasteurized/without mother though, so I'm not sure if it'll do much.

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?: We'd prefer to treat her at home, but if needed, we have an avian and exotics vet nearby we can take her to tomorrow. Sunday they are closed though. Will the new 2017 antibiotic laws affect our ability to treat her ourselves?

11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help: None, she looks completely normal. I could definitely get one tomorrow morning if it'll help though!

12) Describe the housing/bedding in use: Tractor coop (currently stationary) with one side open, covered with hardware cloth. Pine shavings for bedding. They are only ever in the coop at night, and during the day are out in the (about) 3000 sq ft backyard.

check her mouth for canker.

if it is not canker she needs antibiotics. you can add a clove of garlic in her water too but that is only till you get antibiotics.

good luck.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

New Emergency:

I've already created a thread here but haven't gotten any replies It's 11:30pm here and we're ready to take our hen to the vet tomorrow if needed...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1153705/wheezing-hen-what-should-i-do


1) What type of bird , age and weight: Buff Orpington pullet, 6 months, she is quite light but she has always been that way.

2) What is the behavior, exactly: Wheezing and difficulty breathing, occasional sneeze or cough. Otherwise, completely normal. No muscus/congestion/crustiness anywhere, and her eyes are bright and clear.
She sounds like these:

3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?: Since today, when I got home at 3pm is when I noticed it.

4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?: We have 2 other hens, and they seem completely normal.

5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma: None

6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation: Perhaps coop conditions? Although we do keep it quite clean and it has one side completely open so I would think it is well ventilated.

7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all: Hearty hen layer pellets, tap water. She seems to have an appetite but our RIR was chasing her away from the food and water, which she has never done before. I guess the RIR can tell the BO is sick?

8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc: Normal

9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?: Our neighbor gave us a bottle of apple cider vinegar and I added it to their water. It was pasteurized/without mother though, so I'm not sure if it'll do much.

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?: We'd prefer to treat her at home, but if needed, we have an avian and exotics vet nearby we can take her to tomorrow. Sunday they are closed though. Will the new 2017 antibiotic laws affect our ability to treat her ourselves?

11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help: None, she looks completely normal. I could definitely get one tomorrow morning if it'll help though!

12) Describe the housing/bedding in use: Tractor coop (currently stationary) with one side open, covered with hardware cloth. Pine shavings for bedding. They are only ever in the coop at night, and during the day are out in the (about) 3000 sq ft backyard.

I'm sorry you're having trouble.

If she is having difficultly breathing like those in the videos then she most likely has a respiratory illness. You can try some VetRx to see if that gives her any relief. If you haven't done so, carefully check inside her beak to make sure there is no obstruction (food, mucous, debris) blocking her airway.

If she doesn't improve overnight, then she may need antibiotic treatment. Injectable Tylan50 is still on the shelves as far as I know. This can help with respiratory illness - antibiotics only treats secondary infections due to illness, but won't cure the disease.

Keep her separated and warm (around 75F or so). Provide her with water - if you have them add some poultry vitamins. If she is distressed with her breathing, don't force the water, but make it available. Don't worry about food if she won't eat right now. You can make available a little chopped egg to see if she want it.

Injectable Tylan 50 dosage is 1 cc or ml per 5 pounds of weight. You can give it orally or as an injection into the breast muscle 1/4 inch deep.

Keep us posted.

 

[Mak24456]

check her mouth for canker.

if it is not canker she needs antibiotics. you can add a clove of garlic in her water too but that is only till you get antibiotics.

good luck.

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Thank you so much! I'll take a close look at her in the morning. I saw Vet RX on amazon but heard it only relieves symptoms and is not a cure. I may still get it though, anything to help her out a bit. I'll call tractor supply in the morning as well and see if they carry tylan.

 

[quailrookie]

I need help asap so my chicken took a little bath in car oil need to know how to clean him off will he live from this need answers asap please

 

[Yemimah]

First bird... is her condition deteriorating or stable? You know to keep her warm it looks like. When most creatures get sick with a cold ,which chickens can too,it runs a course. You do need to treat her but if she is responding that is good but she will take time to get totally better. Her immune system is probably stringer because she is younger. As long as it does not develop into pneumonia give her room if she is in the upswing. Is she? Please give update on that. Is she responding to treatment? I love the product nutri- Drench for chickens . Have you ever used Emergency vitamin c? It helps you feel better with all those energy giving B vitamins. Well these are chicken B vitamins and minerals. It will give her more will to live and fight and boost her own system and immunity.

 

[Yemimah]

I need help asap so my chicken took a little bath in car oil need to know how to clean him off will he live from this need answers asap please

I would ,if it was me,bring this bird in to a heated bathroom and wash it off in a tub of soapy warm water. Rinse then wrap in a towel that has been warmed in the dryer. Help her gently fluff up her feathers with a blow dryer on a lower heat setting and keep her inside on newspaper or such for a while till THOROUGHLY dry. It looks like this is what you did in your slideshow.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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Thank you so much! I'll take a close look at her in the morning. I saw Vet RX on amazon but heard it only relieves symptoms and is not a cure. I may still get it though, anything to help her out a bit. I'll call tractor supply in the morning as well and see if they carry tylan.
Check with your Tractor Supply, they should have the VetRx too (mine does). In a pinch, I have read that some have used Vick's Vapor Rub (a little bit on the comb and a touch under the wings). If a respiratory illness is the cause of her distress, then nothing you give is a cure, but can help alleviate some symptoms so she can recover.

There are other causes of respiratory distress like dust from the coop/feed, ammonia buildup, mold/mildew and sometimes internal laying/reproductive disorders where they have infection/fluids in their abdomen can make breathing difficult as well.

If she gets to where she can drink - try to encourage her - dehydration will weaken her and make recovery more difficult.

Please keep us posted.

I need help asap so my chicken took a little bath in car oil need to know how to clean him off will he live from this need answers asap please

Hi @quailrookie Can you post some photos?

How much oil does he have on him? If he only has a small bit of oil, then it will most likely wear off. If there is a lot of oil then you may want to give him a bath. I would use Original Dawn dish detergent.

Make sure he is dried well before putting him outside - you can use a hair dryer on low to dry him if you need to.

Let us know how he is doing.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2014/02/how-to-give-chicken-bath.html