1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
She is a French Maran (Black) around 2 years old.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
I noticed she didn't seem as peppy as usual the past few weeks but I just figured it was the heat as summer gets warmer. I also noticed a few weeks ago her comb that has always been full and red and upright (except when molting and long winter days) just sort of fell over and has slowly turned pale. She comes out of the pen to free range around the yard but sort of mopes around with tail down. She is still eating and drinking but not with usual vigor. I noticed her rear end had some dried poop buildup so I grabbed her today to trim the dirty feathers off and she was super easy to catch (she is sort of wild so not usual) and she is very thin. She has always been a nice thick bird when I have held her. I checked her over for signs of mites/lice, nothing. Feet look good. Eyes are clear and no swelling. Crop feels full of liquid but not overly full. She is pooping. Not sure if she is still laying. I wormed all my hens with valbazen when they molted about 5 months ago. No heavy worm problem where I live.
UPDATE!!! I wormed her with Valbazen about 6 days ago and dosed her with 1/2 CC each day for 5 days of Tylosin. She just passed a bloody, smelly poop. Her rear end smells terrible still. Is this possibly Coccidiosis or a bad reaction to tylosin? Should I swap her to Corrid now? She is still about the same as she was when I first posted but now has bloody poop and even more lethargic. Please help!
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
About 3 weeks.
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.
No idea.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Lay Pellets 20% protein. Water. The girls also get leftovers from dinner like the pasta in the video when the dog doesn't get it all first.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Normal, but seems like it might smell more than usual. They flies were crazy when I was trimming the poopy feathers off. Her behind skin looks great. No sores.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None
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?
Home treatment.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I have 5 hens that live in a 6x5 raised coop. They have a fenced in area that is bare dirt but they are out in the yard free range at least half a day each day. Wood shavings in egg boxes.[/FONT]
Side View
Front
Bloody poop
Poopy bum only three days after last cleaning
She is a French Maran (Black) around 2 years old.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
I noticed she didn't seem as peppy as usual the past few weeks but I just figured it was the heat as summer gets warmer. I also noticed a few weeks ago her comb that has always been full and red and upright (except when molting and long winter days) just sort of fell over and has slowly turned pale. She comes out of the pen to free range around the yard but sort of mopes around with tail down. She is still eating and drinking but not with usual vigor. I noticed her rear end had some dried poop buildup so I grabbed her today to trim the dirty feathers off and she was super easy to catch (she is sort of wild so not usual) and she is very thin. She has always been a nice thick bird when I have held her. I checked her over for signs of mites/lice, nothing. Feet look good. Eyes are clear and no swelling. Crop feels full of liquid but not overly full. She is pooping. Not sure if she is still laying. I wormed all my hens with valbazen when they molted about 5 months ago. No heavy worm problem where I live.
UPDATE!!! I wormed her with Valbazen about 6 days ago and dosed her with 1/2 CC each day for 5 days of Tylosin. She just passed a bloody, smelly poop. Her rear end smells terrible still. Is this possibly Coccidiosis or a bad reaction to tylosin? Should I swap her to Corrid now? She is still about the same as she was when I first posted but now has bloody poop and even more lethargic. Please help!
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
About 3 weeks.
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.
No idea.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Lay Pellets 20% protein. Water. The girls also get leftovers from dinner like the pasta in the video when the dog doesn't get it all first.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Normal, but seems like it might smell more than usual. They flies were crazy when I was trimming the poopy feathers off. Her behind skin looks great. No sores.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None
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?
Home treatment.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I have 5 hens that live in a 6x5 raised coop. They have a fenced in area that is bare dirt but they are out in the yard free range at least half a day each day. Wood shavings in egg boxes.[/FONT]
Side View
Front
Bloody poop
Poopy bum only three days after last cleaning
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