The EMERGENCY Thread!!!

[AnimalHaus]

Thank you casportpony and Australorps AU!!! I'm going to put a lot of work into fixing the coops to stop the spread as much as possible.

everything gets better in a bit!

 

[yochickiemomma]

Hey everyone just wanted to give you an update. Peanut is doing good. no blood in poops for the last 5 days. will be taking her off half dose meds tonight when I get home from work. I hope she continues on the healthy path Id really like to integrate her with my other two bantams starting this weekend. And I know my hubby would really like to close up our camper for the winter.
Should I start her on vitamins or ACV in her water or just plain water?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hey everyone just wanted to give you an update. Peanut is doing good. no blood in poops for the last 5 days. will be taking her off half dose meds tonight when I get home from work. I hope she continues on the healthy path Id really like to integrate her with my other two bantams starting this weekend. And I know my hubby would really like to close up our camper for the winter.
Should I start her on vitamins or ACV in her water or just plain water?

Glad to hear she is doing well!

You can give her some poultry vitamins and plain yogurt/probiotics for a few days.

 

[yochickiemomma]

Thank you Wyorp! Me too! I sure learned my lesson about not telling someone to shove it when my gut tells me to walk away from a purchase. I'm very happy she's not showing any other signs of issues other than being sassy. lol

 

[yochickiemomma]

Do you think there is any reason I shouldn't start integrating her w my other two this weekend? I got her almost 4 weeks ago.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you Wyorp! Me too! I sure learned my lesson about not telling someone to shove it when my gut tells me to walk away from a purchase. I'm very happy she's not showing any other signs of issues other than being sassy. lol Cocci is common and new birds can be susceptible when they are moved to new ground. I'm glad that was the only thing that you encountered.

If she hasn't shown any other sign of illness - coughing, sneezing, wheezing, runny eyes/nose (respiratory illness) then I don't see why you couldn't start your integration process. 4wks is long enough for those illnesses to appear.

Good luck and keep us posted

 

[haybailsvt]

5month old Red sex link hen has a pale comb, comb is very short and stubby, lethargic, a lessened appetite, definitely some weight loss, legs seem to have dulled in color, droppings seem normal although less often due to the appetite issue. Yet she still stands with her tail feathers high most of the time, is not being pecked or bullied by her 3 other healthy chicken friends, her eyes seem clear, vent is normal. She free ranges 2acers of property daily with the others but is always lagging behind. It has been a few weeks of this. Roughly 8days ago I dewormed her thinking that was it.. no change. So I gave her a bit of poultry Nutri-drench and some B12 and they also have save-a-chick probiotic and electrolyte available to them in addition to clean water and I have made medicated crumble available for her to eat. My vet is out of town. I had another chicken earlier this summer with similar symptoms but she lost all of her feathers on her face and would 'lose' the rest of the flock when she was only 4feet away Ishe ended up not eating loosing weight and dying. Any suggestions are helpful

 

[minihorse927]

5month old Red sex link hen has a pale comb, comb is very short and stubby, lethargic, a lessened appetite, definitely some weight loss, legs seem to have dulled in color, droppings seem normal although less often due to the appetite issue. Yet she still stands with her tail feathers high most of the time, is not being pecked or bullied by her 3 other healthy chicken friends, her eyes seem clear, vent is normal. She free ranges 2acers of property daily with the others but is always lagging behind. It has been a few weeks of this. Roughly 8days ago I dewormed her thinking that was it.. no change. So I gave her a bit of poultry Nutri-drench and some B12 and they also have save-a-chick probiotic and electrolyte available to them in addition to clean water and I have made medicated crumble available for her to eat. My vet is out of town. I had another chicken earlier this summer with similar symptoms but she lost all of her feathers on her face and would 'lose' the rest of the flock when she was only 4feet away Ishe ended up not eating loosing weight and dying. Any suggestions are helpful

what did you deworm with? Have you had a feral done to check which types of worms? Could be cocci also which a fecal can pinpoint.

 

[haybailsvt]

what did you deworm with? Have you had a feral done to check which types of worms? Could be cocci also which a fecal can pinpoint.

I dewormed with rooster booster multi wormer... no fecal test done. Called a new vet but they can't see her until Friday AM. Thank you!

 

[yochickiemomma]

Cocci is common and new birds can be susceptible when they are moved to new ground.  I'm glad that was the only thing that you encountered. 

If she hasn't shown any other sign of illness - coughing, sneezing, wheezing, runny eyes/nose (respiratory illness) then I don't see why you couldn't start your integration process.  4wks is long enough for those illnesses to appear.

Good luck and keep us posted

I've been putting her up to my ear and her breathing sounds normal. No sneezing wheezing runny nose or eyes. I did watch her stretch her neck and take a few big breaths a few times right after I got her but nothing recently.