Hey all! I was wondering if I could get some tips on how to diagnose my girl who seems to be sick. She is about a year and a half old. She is a standard barnyard mix. Last night I got home at two am and checked on everyone and she was on the floor sitting. It seemed weird. Then all day she looked kinda frumpy and later in the day I saw her limp and stumble. I checked her feet but didnt see anything but will look again after her bath. When I went to collect her from the coop tonight she was on a very low roost by herself. Sooo
I have her in house and gave her nutridrench.
I'm in the process of giving her a good soak in Epson salt. She had a tiny amount of poop on her feathers and dirty feet.
I'm taking away food tonight so I can check her crop in am to make sure its empty.
I checked under her and didnt feel anything weird but I honestly am not quite sure what I'm looking for.
The tip of her comb has been turning purple on and off all day otherwise it seems normal. I believe shes been eating and laying but Ive been working a lot and might have missed something. They are on a flock grower finisher with free choice oyster shells.
Everyone else seems fine. She's kinda low on the totem pole but has at least 10 under her. My flock did have some lice but I treated last week and they have a sand floored coop that I added that earth dirt stuff and I haven't seen any on her. Its been really rainy and I have a mom and 9 ducklings that have taken over a corner of coop so its a little damper then I'd like. Here are some pics
*so after bath I checked her feet but they look normal. I also checked to see if she was egg bound. If she was I'd feel it right? I mean it would be obvious my finger was touching an egg? Shes very alert and Ill check in am if her gullet is clear. Not sure what else I should be checking for.
I have her in house and gave her nutridrench.
I'm in the process of giving her a good soak in Epson salt. She had a tiny amount of poop on her feathers and dirty feet.
I'm taking away food tonight so I can check her crop in am to make sure its empty.
I checked under her and didnt feel anything weird but I honestly am not quite sure what I'm looking for.
The tip of her comb has been turning purple on and off all day otherwise it seems normal. I believe shes been eating and laying but Ive been working a lot and might have missed something. They are on a flock grower finisher with free choice oyster shells.
Everyone else seems fine. She's kinda low on the totem pole but has at least 10 under her. My flock did have some lice but I treated last week and they have a sand floored coop that I added that earth dirt stuff and I haven't seen any on her. Its been really rainy and I have a mom and 9 ducklings that have taken over a corner of coop so its a little damper then I'd like. Here are some pics
*so after bath I checked her feet but they look normal. I also checked to see if she was egg bound. If she was I'd feel it right? I mean it would be obvious my finger was touching an egg? Shes very alert and Ill check in am if her gullet is clear. Not sure what else I should be checking for.