Wailing Chicken, I don't know what's wrong!

[abell4229]

Martha seems better today! I set her food and water upon a private pen in the yard in the grass under a tree. I was outside in the yard with her all day keeping an eye on her. She ate some fresh fruit and pecked the ground. I was doing some digging so I scored a handful of earth worms for her, put them in a pan for her....she didn't eat them. Never saw her drink but doubt she didn't. She is pooping good. Still making weird noises, now it's kinda like a cough ( no facial discharge). But the crying wailing has subsided. Put her back into garage kennel for the night. Still sensitive where her feathers are goofy, but not as bad as yesterday. I too thought about a fall but the coop is super low, the roost bar is about 12-18 inches off the ground and so is her nest box. Can't imagine she could get hurt that way. Oh, I did get some wormer and some antibiotics. Just to be sure. I think she has something in her crop, my quail friend thought it sounds like that. Feeling better she seemed better today tho. Thanks for all the help!

 

[mithious]

Martha seems better today! I set her food and water upon a private pen in the yard in the grass under a tree. I was outside in the yard with her all day keeping an eye on her. She ate some fresh fruit and pecked the ground. I was doing some digging so I scored a handful of earth worms for her, put them in a pan for her....she didn't eat them. Never saw her drink but doubt she didn't. She is pooping good. Still making weird noises, now it's kinda like a cough ( no facial discharge). But the crying wailing has subsided. Put her back into garage kennel for the night. Still sensitive where her feathers are goofy, but not as bad as yesterday. I too thought about a fall but the coop is super low, the roost bar is about 12-18 inches off the ground and so is her nest box. Can't imagine she could get hurt that way. Oh, I did get some wormer and some antibiotics. Just to be sure. I think she has something in her crop, my quail friend thought it sounds like that. Feeling better she seemed better today tho. Thanks for all the help!

Thank you for updating..I was wondering how you were doing, how she was doing....so glad there is improvement!!! Keep an eye on that cough, the antibiotic SHOULD take care of any bacterial respiratory infection, but a viral will have to run it's course. That's great news!!!!...praying for you guys!!!