when she's dead we'll do an autopsy???

[mamarosa]

My girl is a 2yr old isa brown, I have a small backyard flock(24 hens and one roo) that has never had any problems
I noticed 3 days ago, her standing in the backyard being picked at by the other chickens like in
a trance. I put her in a old brooder box and noticed the next morning bloody stool. I gave her
yogurt. after multiple tries to call a vet, (no one knows about chickens) the only one did say when she dies to bring the body in
I went to a tractor supply, a lady in there said she thought it could be a parasite and I bought
some tetracycline Today I called a vet in the country. I drove 1hr and 45 minutes he suggest
corid, to contain her alone and treat the rest of the flock with meds in their water. So far no
one but her is sick. This morning she has had loose green brown diaherra. I give her water
and yogurt slowly with a syringe. she has bedding and a heat lamp. The dr said she probably won't
make it, but I am trying. I still am not sure what the problem is, she has no lumps in her abd.
She is puffed up, head in her chest breathing without any problems. wobly on her feet.
she responds when I talk to her, but mainly keeps her eyes closed. she doesn't fuss when
i pick her up. I hate using antibiotics that has been my main reason to have a backyard flock
to have naturally raised chickens that freerange, but I don't want to lose any of my girls!
I appreciate this sight, it has been my only source of information for this city girl.
thanks to all!

 

[speckledhen]

Tetracycline does nothing for parasites, if that is the issue. In fact, I would never give any bird that antibiotic, which is too weak for anything you'd actually want an antibiotic for. Truth be told, their reproductive tract malfunctions and its very common.

Those symptoms could be many things and you should never treat them blindly.

 

[mamarosa]

Thank you for answering me back. Although I have done my best, the main concern was spreading whatever she has to either us or the others in the flock.
The vet, I went to today, told me good hand washing should be fine for us and keep her separate from the others in the flock. It has been soooooo easy
raising these chickens the past 2 years and they are fun to watch. Their eggs are the best. I hate for them to get sick and die. I thank all for your help
I will take the vets suggestion to treat miss isa with meds from the syringe, I will monitor the others before giving them antibiotics for now