I have a 4 year old brahma hen that has gone down hill fast. She recently finished molting. She is fluffing up her feathers with her head tucked in, and is now hunched over with her tail held down. She looks very sickly. Her comb is pale and her lower abdomen is swollen, warm to the touch and dark pink/red. She had stinkier than normal diarrhea stuck to her. She is underweight. No one else in the flock is noticeably sick (I have 15). I did have one hen with identical symptoms pass away about 18 months ago. I never found out what caused her demise.
I gave this hen some plain Greek yogurt to help get some helpful bacteria into her. I am planning to head to tractor supply for some antibiotics tomorrow if she is still alive.
Their normal diet is Nutrena All Flock with free choice oyster shell and occasional veggie/fruit scraps.
I am wondering if this is a bacterial vent gleet/cloacitus or peritonitis. Most of my chickens stopped laying for the fall/winter a couple months ago, so I don't think she is egg bound.
Will amprolium help this?
I gave this hen some plain Greek yogurt to help get some helpful bacteria into her. I am planning to head to tractor supply for some antibiotics tomorrow if she is still alive.
Their normal diet is Nutrena All Flock with free choice oyster shell and occasional veggie/fruit scraps.
I am wondering if this is a bacterial vent gleet/cloacitus or peritonitis. Most of my chickens stopped laying for the fall/winter a couple months ago, so I don't think she is egg bound.
Will amprolium help this?