WHATS WROMG WITH MY BANTAM ??

[Poultry2017]

I have 3 ducks and 6 hens. My Hens live with Eachother and my ducks live with my bantam in the duck house because the hens peck the bantam if they see her. They are always outside unless I am not home and I put them in their houses at night. The bantam has not been coming outside recently and just stays on the roost in the duck house. I lifted her up and put her outside and closed Ye duck house door and she just stayed at the door of the duck house. Her comb looks slightly lighter. She doesn’t have frostbite because it is not cold, and she does not have fleas or mites. Her appetite has been a lot smaller. What’s wrong ?? The picture below is a picture of her in the barn because when she’s not in the duck house she just stays in the barn

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi @Poultry2017 Welcome To BYC

What does her poop look like?
How old is she?
When was the last time she laid an egg?

Feel her abdomen for any swelling, bloat or feeling of fluid. Check her crop and breath for indication of sour, squishy or impacted crop. Having fecal float to test for Coccidiosis and worms would be a good idea.

Bring her in where you can monitor her more closely. Since she's been staying in the coop, then she may be dehydrated - offer her water with electrolytes or vitamins. Once she is drinking, then offer her some wet food or chopped egg to see if she will eat for you.

Keep us posted.

 

[Poultry2017]

Hi @Poultry2017 Welcome To BYC

What does her poop look like?
How old is she?
When was the last time she laid an egg?

Feel her abdomen for any swelling, bloat or feeling of fluid. Check her crop and breath for indication of sour, squishy or impacted crop. Having fecal float to test for Coccidiosis and worms would be a good idea.

Bring her in where you can monitor her more closely. Since she's been staying in the coop, then she may be dehydrated - offer her water with electrolytes or vitamins. Once she is drinking, then offer her some wet food or chopped egg to see if she will eat for you.

Keep us posted.

Thank you so much for the reply. She doesn’t let you pick her up and since she lives with the ducks I can’t tell her poop from theirs too well but I have no where to put her on her own. She is about 3 years old. She clocks a few times a year and lays an egg a day for 5 days at a time.

 

[Poultry2017]

UPDATE: So today I’ve noticed her starting to lose feathers. Has she gotten too old ??

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She may be molting, but in the photo she looks unwell.
Having a fecal sample check by your vet for worms and coccidiosis would be a good idea.

You can wait until she's roosting and get her then so you can inspect her more closely. Look for lice/mites , check crop function and feel the abdomen. Crating her would help you be able to see what her poop looks like - place a puppy pad in the tray to catch her dropping.

It won't hurt to provide her with some poultry vitamins in her water and some extra protein like chopped egg in addition to her normal feed.

 

[Poultry2017]

She may be molting, but in the photo she looks unwell.
Having a fecal sample check by your vet for worms and coccidiosis would be a good idea.

You can wait until she's roosting and get her then so you can inspect her more closely. Look for lice/mites , check crop function and feel the abdomen. Crating her would help you be able to see what her poop looks like - place a puppy pad in the tray to catch her dropping.

It won't hurt to provide her with some poultry vitamins in her water and some extra protein like chopped egg in addition to her normal feed.

Her mood has been a lot better since I have The vitamin water but she still looks the same ??

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you offer her some wet chicken feed in a bowl with a tsp of plain yogurt and a little egg? That may get her eating and perked up. If she is weak from not getting enough or being kept from food and water by the others, she may perk up. Molting chickens can act droopy, and not eat well. Check to see what her poops look like. But WP has good advice to get her droppings checked by a vet, to look for worms or coccidiosis. Feel of her crop just in case she is impacted or has sour crop.