The EMERGENCY Thread!!!

[chickengr]

This morning I went to let my girls out, and my Mille Fluer Bantam didn't run out with the flock. She was still roosting and essentially limp. I picked her up, and her head was floppy. She was coo'ing. She is normally not one to be held. She gave no resistance and acted like she couldn't control her neck. I brought her inside immediately and put her in our hospital room. At first she wouldn't move minus her neck flopping. But she has tried to get up and move sometimes with success and sometimes just to fall over. I gave her water with electrolytes. It's been hot the last few days though she has had access to water. I gave her plenty of food (Scratch and Peck). And I recently put in a soupy egg in a dish for her. I watched her eat the S&P. I dipped her beak in the water and egg. She is still coo'ing and attempts to move. Sometimes she looks fine. Other information about her is that she is about a year old and laying. It appears that she laid at least yesterday if not today. My boyfriend normally collects the eggs so I am not really sure if this egg was from yesterday. I smelled her breath, it's not sour. Her crop isn't full. She was fine yesterday. I'm at a loss.

I had a few cases like that. they are very weak till they lay an egg. then they return to normal.

make sure she drinks. you can syringe some water if she doesn't. you can give her aspirin as well. check for dosage.

 

[Iriskandi]

I believe she did lay. She has been laying pretty regularly. I'm suspecting botulism. But I am not certain.

 

[ChxLadyCass]

What kind of treats do you give them?It doesn't scream coccidiosis to me.If it keeps happening i would ask your local avian vet to perform a fecal flotation.

I was out of town Thursday through Sunday, but my brother says he didn't see any treat scraps in their run. Colorado State has a lab so I will definitely take it there if it keeps it up, thanks!

@PeepersMama that's great advice! I will ask my brother in law to please let me know when he is spraying the fields. With our crazy family farm life, it's hard to keep track of all of these things sometimes! Thanks!

 

[Annie Lamb]

So my chicken has eaten until her crop has been full and now she is jerking her head to the side. Please please please do you have any information? Is she having a stroke? I know this the wrong feed to post this question on but I have no other place to put it. I need information on this fast! She's been doing it for the entire day. I'm beginning to get extremely concerned. Could she be having the hiccups? Any information would be greatly appreciated.



She has bubbles in her eyes! Like if someone blew Bubbles and they landed in her eyes.

 

[Annie Lamb]

Hi everybody,

So my chicken has eaten until her crop has been full and now she is jerking her head to the side. Please please please do you have any information? Is she having a stroke? I know this the wrong feed to post this question on but I have no other place to put it. I need information on this fast! She's been doing it for the entire day. I'm beginning to get extremely concerned. Could she be having the hiccups? Any information would be greatly appreciated.



She has bubbles in her eyes! Like if someone blew Bubbles and they landed in her eyes

 

[casportpony]

So my chicken has eaten until her crop has been full and now she is jerking her head to the side. Please please please do you have any information? Is she having a stroke? I know this the wrong feed to post this question on but I have no other place to put it. I need information on this fast! She's been doing it for the entire day. I'm beginning to get extremely concerned. Could she be having the hiccups? Any information would be greatly appreciated.



She has bubbles in her eyes! Like if someone blew Bubbles and they landed in her eyes

They do this when they eat too much. Check her in the morning and I think you'll find that she's acting normal.

 

[Annie Lamb]

They do this when they eat too much. Check her in the morning and I think you'll find that she's acting normal.

What about the Bubbles in her eyes?

 

[biophiliac]

They do this when they eat too much. Check her in the morning and I think you'll find that she's acting normal.

Whew, what a relief! That sounded scarey!

 

[Annie Lamb]

Whew, what a relief! That sounded scarey!

Yeah! How do you think I feel.

 

[Squeak61]

Please help! I recently posted a thread about a hawk attack, and I thought all the chickens were fine. Upon further investigation, one of my chickens has medium depth punctures wounds on her left side, and shallow cuts on her right side. I dont know what to do, I've never had chickens before! Please help me, I don't want her to die. She's really young and I'm scared she won't make it.