Legbrorn
In the Brooder
- Apr 26, 2024
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Hello Everyone!
I'm new to the forums, also new to the chicken keeping, I have my first flock - for two months now.
Turning to you all for bit of advice and help, as one of my leghorns comb, turned a bit pale in a last four days. At first I thought, it's dry, so I went ahead and rubbed some coconut oil on her comb and wattles. However, her overall look is just more and more pale, her comb, around eyes and wattles.
She's 24 weeks old now, started laying two-weeks before. As of her weight is concerned, she seems to be only a little bit bigger than other leghorns. She is eating well, and overall very active, foraging, going about her business like usual. She was a happy mischievous little lady up until last two days, something is a bit off. She scratches her head more I think and her looks just changed, and I'm not sure about it. Doesn't seem healthy. But she is laying still, every day an egg! However, she doesn't announce it proudly as she was the first days. Now she just lays the egg in silence and quiet.
They are free-ranging and in the coop they have hemp bedding.
No other birds are having this problem, she didn't suffer any injuries, all I suspected was - favus or maybe some kind of a worm. Once she gasped for air it seemed like, but haven't seen it again from her. Her poop looks as normal as usual, it's okay.
So I haven't administered any treatment beside the coconut oil on her comb and wattles.
Here are some pictures.
The first one is from yesterday, this is her. The second one is today. And the third one is today as well, in comparison with her sister on the left and her on the right.
If anyone encountered something similar or experienced this as well, please help me, so I can help her. Boy did they grow into my heart.
Thank you everyone!
I'm new to the forums, also new to the chicken keeping, I have my first flock - for two months now.
Turning to you all for bit of advice and help, as one of my leghorns comb, turned a bit pale in a last four days. At first I thought, it's dry, so I went ahead and rubbed some coconut oil on her comb and wattles. However, her overall look is just more and more pale, her comb, around eyes and wattles.
She's 24 weeks old now, started laying two-weeks before. As of her weight is concerned, she seems to be only a little bit bigger than other leghorns. She is eating well, and overall very active, foraging, going about her business like usual. She was a happy mischievous little lady up until last two days, something is a bit off. She scratches her head more I think and her looks just changed, and I'm not sure about it. Doesn't seem healthy. But she is laying still, every day an egg! However, she doesn't announce it proudly as she was the first days. Now she just lays the egg in silence and quiet.
They are free-ranging and in the coop they have hemp bedding.
No other birds are having this problem, she didn't suffer any injuries, all I suspected was - favus or maybe some kind of a worm. Once she gasped for air it seemed like, but haven't seen it again from her. Her poop looks as normal as usual, it's okay.
So I haven't administered any treatment beside the coconut oil on her comb and wattles.
Here are some pictures.
The first one is from yesterday, this is her. The second one is today. And the third one is today as well, in comparison with her sister on the left and her on the right.
If anyone encountered something similar or experienced this as well, please help me, so I can help her. Boy did they grow into my heart.
Thank you everyone!