Drewkim2001
In the Brooder
Hello all,
I am new to BYC and hope I am posting in the correct forum. I have a 1.5 year old red sex link hen that i found a about 4 days ago lethargic and runny, watery diarrhea. I inspected her vent area there is no signs of redness or infection. She stopped laying about a week prior to that. She also seems to be very under weight. I was not here though due to work obligations. I have her isolated in the garage with a sand bedding and approx. 6 sq ft of space. I did some research on chicken illness and learned about coccidiosis. Recently some hurricane weather blew through and I think she may have gotten into some moldy food. I also found a rat infestation. I have trapped them and the rats are no longer an issue. I figured that possibly the food may have been contaminated either by the rats or by the excess rains. That being said along with her symptoms I provided Corid to her for the last 3 days. I also have given her mealworms and nutri-drench to encourage feeding and drinking. She seemed to perk up with the worms and seemed to be doing better. Tonight I found her laying on her side barely breathing. i presume she will pass tonight. I am curious if I may have missed something or incorrectly treated her. The other birds stools are normal and no signs of illness or injury. If any one has any thoughts I am open to learning them. Thanks ahead of time for your time and responses.
Quick update, she has passed but any thoughts on what happened would be appreciated. Thanks
I am new to BYC and hope I am posting in the correct forum. I have a 1.5 year old red sex link hen that i found a about 4 days ago lethargic and runny, watery diarrhea. I inspected her vent area there is no signs of redness or infection. She stopped laying about a week prior to that. She also seems to be very under weight. I was not here though due to work obligations. I have her isolated in the garage with a sand bedding and approx. 6 sq ft of space. I did some research on chicken illness and learned about coccidiosis. Recently some hurricane weather blew through and I think she may have gotten into some moldy food. I also found a rat infestation. I have trapped them and the rats are no longer an issue. I figured that possibly the food may have been contaminated either by the rats or by the excess rains. That being said along with her symptoms I provided Corid to her for the last 3 days. I also have given her mealworms and nutri-drench to encourage feeding and drinking. She seemed to perk up with the worms and seemed to be doing better. Tonight I found her laying on her side barely breathing. i presume she will pass tonight. I am curious if I may have missed something or incorrectly treated her. The other birds stools are normal and no signs of illness or injury. If any one has any thoughts I am open to learning them. Thanks ahead of time for your time and responses.
Quick update, she has passed but any thoughts on what happened would be appreciated. Thanks
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