What disease is this & how to treat

[nuthatched]

They get scratch maybe 2 X a week, watermelon about 2-3X a week when it's available, mealworms every day. & the other stuff pretty much whenever we have it or can get it. Her abdomen feels normal. The Yellow diarrhea should speak for something....... Right????

Yellow diarrhea is often an indication of reproductive issues, often caused by poor diet or genetics

 

[ChickenMommaof16]

What did you treat with, and dose? At 5 years old coccidiosis is less of a risk, they usually have some resistance, but not impossible, treating would not do any harm. Do you know when she last laid normally? Reproductive problems are more common at this age, cancers, infections, etc. How is her weight, is the keel well muscled, or is the bone very prominent? Does her abdomen feel bloated?

Everything feels normal. It's just the Yellow diarrhea that's concerning me cuz my lil Serama hen I just lost on Sunday started with the same. I treated her for Coccidia. I haven't this hen my RIR for anything yet. I just saw the yellow stool this AM. & I clean both coops of poops every day.

 

[coach723]

The droppings are not normal. I've lost birds to reproductive problems even once they were past the age of laying at all, it's always possible. Too many treats can make a bird fat, which can contribute to all sorts of health problems. It's often difficult to know until they pass and a necropsy is done, symptoms can be very similar between different causes. How is her weight? Is the breast well muscled, or is the keel bone very pronounced? Check her crop, is it full, empty, soft & squishy, hard, etc? Check again first thing in the morning before she has access to food or water, it should be empty then. Have you ever wormed your birds or had a fecal test done to check for internal parasites?

 

[ChickenMommaof16]

Yellow diarrhea is often an indication of reproductive issues, often caused by poor diet or genetics

Everything feels normal. It's just the Yellow diarrhea that's concerning me cuz my lil Serama hen I just lost on Sunday started with the same. I treated her for Coccidia. I haven't this hen my RIR for anything yet. I just saw the yellow stool this AM. & I clean both coops of poops every day.

I didn't treat this hen my RIR. I treated my lil Serama hen that passed on SundayAnd I've been feeding my flock the same for years

 

[Kiki]

They get scratch maybe 2 X a week, watermelon about 2-3X a week when it's available, mealworms every day. & the other stuff pretty much whenever we have it or can get it. Her abdomen feels normal. The Yellow diarrhea should speak for something....... Right????

Yellow poop is usually a sign of an infection which can be caused by over feeding treats.

Read through all of these and notice how there is lots of mention of keeping a birds weight in check.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...reproductive-system/internal-layer-in-poultry

 

[ChickenMommaof16]

The droppings are not normal. I've lost birds to reproductive problems even once they were past the age of laying at all, it's always possible. Too many treats can make a bird fat, which can contribute to all sorts of health problems. It's often difficult to know until they pass and a necropsy is done, symptoms can be very similar between different causes. How is her weight? Is the breast well muscled, or is the keel bone very pronounced? Check her crop, is it full, empty, soft & squishy, hard, etc? Check again first thing in the morning before she has access to food or water, it should be empty then. Have you ever wormed your birds or had a fecal test done to check for internal parasites?

 

[ChickenMommaof16]

Her body is still normal, everything. Her crop isn't as full as it usually is, but she got some in there. I gave her mealworms this AM just to see if she'd eat, she did a lil. I also offered her the crumble feed but she didn't want it. She's in the house right now & was pecking at the dog food. Which isn't the cheap stuff. My chickens have always done that. They Love to steal some dog food. I am almost positive this isn't a diet thing. There's some kind of virus or something going on there. She's my 2nd chicken to get this. I'm afraid of my whole flock getting this!!!

 

[coach723]

Is vet care an option? Sometimes you can lose birds in succession and one has nothing to do with another, it's just coincidence. When you don't know the exact cause, it's very hard to know. If vet care is doable for you, they may be able to do some testing and give you some treatment options, whether antibiotics might be effective, or if there is another cause that is not obvious. It is often very difficult to look at the outside of a chicken, no matter how sick they are, and try to decipher what is going on inside the chicken. At her age the most common ailment is generally reproductive. Cancers and infections are sadly not uncommon. If you end up losing her, since you did lose another, I would recommend you send her for necropsy so you will know for sure if it's something that puts your flock at risk.

 

[ChickenMommaof16]

Please limit all of these treats you mention to once or twice a week and then only a tiny tablespoon worth per bird no matter what it is that you're feeding besides the complete balance layer feed.

Overfeeding treats which is everything mentioned except for the pelleted layer feed, causes laying disorders that aren't usually fixable.

These things that you have pictured are extremely high in fat.

Is vet care an option? Sometimes you can lose birds in succession and one has nothing to do with another, it's just coincidence. When you don't know the exact cause, it's very hard to know. If vet care is doable for you, they may be able to do some testing and give you some treatment options, whether antibiotics might be effective, or if there is another cause that is not obvious. It is often very difficult to look at the outside of a chicken, no matter how sick they are, and try to decipher what is going on inside the chicken. At her age the most common ailment is generally reproductive. Cancers and infections are sadly not uncommon. If you end up losing her, since you did lose another, I would recommend you send her for necropsy so you will know for sure if it's something that puts your flock at risk.

Thank you!! You have been very helpful!!