Very sick 10 month old EE, can barely stand, lethargic, drooping wings, and more

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garlandchickens said:
Wasn’t really trying to get answers from this thread, just wanted to let OP know they weren’t the only ones out there with a hen with those symptoms. But if you read that thread and have suggestions they are much appreciated.
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Of course! It’s never the wrong time to help a fellow chicken owner out though!😁
 
What all and how exactly do you normally feed?

This is what I do when I have a bird that is acting off:
I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor:
-their intake of food and water,
-crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed),
-and their poops.
Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.


Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.
 
aart said:
What all and how exactly do you normally feed?

This is what I do when I have a bird that is acting off:
I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor:
-their intake of food and water,
-crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed),
-and their poops.
Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.


Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.
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We have 2 really mean hens in the flock and they were bullying her when she was half dead when I found her, so she’s in a dog crate by herself in the garage right now. I’ve actually noticed the problem; it’s that she has lice on her. That explains lots of her behaviors and why we thought she had worms but we saw none in her poop. This is my first time dealing with a chicken that has lice but I hope I’m doing good, I’m basically just ruffling Diatomaceous Earth in her feathers and put some in the coop of the rest of the flock
 
aart said:
What all and how exactly do you normally feed?

This is what I do when I have a bird that is acting off:
I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor:
-their intake of food and water,
-crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed),
-and their poops.
Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.


Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.
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And for food we just give them normal layer pellets. We have one feeder of layer pellets inside the coop and one in the run. Throughout the day sometimes we give them little scraps like spinach rice oregano and all that stuff. Since ducky has been having trouble eating for some reason, we have been giving her personally some of the chick crumble I have for my 10 baby isa browns because we currently don’t have any adult crumble at the moment
 
demonic said:
this is ducky. She is 10 months old and has been lethargic and sad for the past week. We gave her vitamin e, egg yolks, electrolytes, diatamecious earth and more. she even had watery green poop but it started to become more brown and solidified, she was also becoming more active. Yesterday however, she would close her eyes way more often and we thought she wouldn’t make it that night as she slept in the nesting box and couldn’t even get to the roosting bar. Also note that she hasnt been laying eggs this whole time, and she could barely eat so we have had to break food in small pieces and mix it with water so it’s a soft consistency like baby food. Today I went out and thought she was dead; she was halfway under the coop and was not standing and all the other chickens were pecking and bullying her. I didn’t get a picture at this moment as I was panicking. We have dealt with sick chickens before and they either got healed or made improvement, however she is getting worse. I also don’t know why her wing is drooping down. She is now in the garage and we gave her another vitamin E. Any tips, please I’m really worried!
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As a fan of "The Incredible Dr. Pol" (a tv show about a veterinarian in Michigan), I would suspect coccidia, an intestinal parasite that can be fatal. Maybe can buy meds at the farm store????
 

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