I have a Welsummer hen that has a droopy comb and an empty crop. Checked for a stuck egg and nothing.
1) What type of bird , age and weight. Welsummer hen, 7 mos. old, and about four pounds.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Lethargic, even though today she seemed less so. Pecking at melting snow drifts in the run. Can move okay off and on the roost, goes inside and outside into the run. Her waddle is shrunk. She has a droopy comb, but it seemed less droopy today. Vent is clean and no poopy butt. She seems to be dusting because she did have some litter in her feathers. She shows some sign of older frostbite on her comb, but not too serious looking. She has also been puffing her feathers most of the time, keeping her neck contracted.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 2 days
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.She has some slight feather loss on her head and has some signs of being ridden by a rooster, but no bleeding, just kind of rough looking.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Nothing that I am aware of.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. I don't believe so.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Monitored on the roost last night and nothing on the poop board.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Inspection and love. Planning on Quarantining her in a dog carrier.
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? I am going to treat myself
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use Deep litter recently cleaned in a 10 x 16 coop with 15 coop-mates.
Some other information. She is one of three Welummer hens. I had been getting some Welsummer eggs, but haven't for the last week or so. Coop mates are 7 RIR hens, 2 other Welsummer hens and 1 roo; and, 2 Orloff hens and 2 roos.
1) What type of bird , age and weight. Welsummer hen, 7 mos. old, and about four pounds.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Lethargic, even though today she seemed less so. Pecking at melting snow drifts in the run. Can move okay off and on the roost, goes inside and outside into the run. Her waddle is shrunk. She has a droopy comb, but it seemed less droopy today. Vent is clean and no poopy butt. She seems to be dusting because she did have some litter in her feathers. She shows some sign of older frostbite on her comb, but not too serious looking. She has also been puffing her feathers most of the time, keeping her neck contracted.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 2 days
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.She has some slight feather loss on her head and has some signs of being ridden by a rooster, but no bleeding, just kind of rough looking.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Nothing that I am aware of.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. I don't believe so.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Monitored on the roost last night and nothing on the poop board.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Inspection and love. Planning on Quarantining her in a dog carrier.
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? I am going to treat myself
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use Deep litter recently cleaned in a 10 x 16 coop with 15 coop-mates.
Some other information. She is one of three Welummer hens. I had been getting some Welsummer eggs, but haven't for the last week or so. Coop mates are 7 RIR hens, 2 other Welsummer hens and 1 roo; and, 2 Orloff hens and 2 roos.
