Yellowing Face and comb

[fionaj100]

Help!! My 1.5 year old hen seems to have yellowing of the face and her comb and wattles as well. Has gotten worse the last 2/3 days. Still eating and drinking (from what I can see), but she does seem a bit lethargic (nothing crazy).. She had a really bad molt in September/November and has finally grown feathers back but has yet to lay an egg. Her feet are ice cold, could this be a reaction to the cold weather? It has been in the teens at some days.. Could she be anemic? if so how do I help her??? Checked for mites and she seems clean, same with the rest of the flock. Here are some pictures

 

[fionaj100]

This was her in the beginning of September. It is now January 12th.

 

[LaFleche]

Milk thistle will help with liver issues. Just get her the capsules and/or dried seeds and mix into her feed mash.

What exactly are you feeding her?

When did she last lay an egg?

Did you check her and the coop for poultry mites?

 

[fionaj100]

Milk thistle will help with liver issues. Just get her the capsules and/or dried seeds and mix into her feed mash.

What exactly are you feeding her?

When did she last lay an egg?

Did you check her and the coop for poultry mites?

 

[fionaj100]

Currently feeding them the Klambach organic 17% layer feed. They do get a mixture of mealworms, oats, corn and black sunflower seeds as well. Weaning down on the mixture incase that is what is causing this.

For the Milk Thistle, will the seeds be enough? And the last time she laid would have to be beginning of september maybe November. Hard to say with 3 other hens (who laid what)

 

[LaFleche]

mealworms, oats, corn and black sunflower seeds as well.

I would stop all the extras as they will be hard on a birds liver when given in abundance.

As she is already rather yellow I would give both, the capsules and the seeds.

The Kalmbach feed you mentioned already has corn listed as the main ingredient, so adding even more corn and the above listed treats on a daily basis can lead to fatty liver syndrome.

 

[fionaj100]

I would stop all the extras as they will be hard on a birds liver when given in abundance.

As she is already rather yellow I would give both, the capsules and the seeds.

The Kalmbach feed you mentioned already has corn listed as the main ingredient, so adding even more corn and the above listed treats on a daily basis can lead to fatty liver syndrome.

and I can just get the capsules anywhere? do you have a recommendation?

 

[LaFleche]

and I can just get the capsules anywhere? do you have a recommendation?

Here in Germany I went and bought them at a pharmacy as well as the dried seeds (tea).

 

[fionaj100]

Here in Germany I went and bought them at a pharmacy as well as the dried seeds (tea).

did you ever use them for your hens? did it work?

 

[fionaj100]

did you ever use them for your hens? did it work?

and how many mg for my hen?