Hey guys,
I’m dealing with what I believe is an oxygen deprived hen. Her comb is purple and she’s lethargic. She doesn’t want to eat much but still will drink from a dropper that I give her. She’s very weak but also is alert with no other issues around her face like swollen eyes or dirty nostrils or anything.
A little bit of context, there are several wild fires burning in our state and the smoke has hit our area pretty hard in recent days. I’ve kept the coop window closed so as to not allow so much of the smoke to waft in but that has also made for poor ventilation in the coop at night. So I’m assuming that’s what’s causing her poor blood circulation and air flow. When I bring her inside, she perks up more than when she’s outside. She’s also pretty old—8 years. So far I’ve gotten her to drink water from a dropper with ACV. She ate eggs, oatmeal and mealworms yesterday but so far this AM doesn’t seem to want anything to eat. The only other symptom I’ve noticed is her abdomen near her legs seems swollen
Do you have any other ideas of what might be causing this or tips on how to treat her?
I’m dealing with what I believe is an oxygen deprived hen. Her comb is purple and she’s lethargic. She doesn’t want to eat much but still will drink from a dropper that I give her. She’s very weak but also is alert with no other issues around her face like swollen eyes or dirty nostrils or anything.
A little bit of context, there are several wild fires burning in our state and the smoke has hit our area pretty hard in recent days. I’ve kept the coop window closed so as to not allow so much of the smoke to waft in but that has also made for poor ventilation in the coop at night. So I’m assuming that’s what’s causing her poor blood circulation and air flow. When I bring her inside, she perks up more than when she’s outside. She’s also pretty old—8 years. So far I’ve gotten her to drink water from a dropper with ACV. She ate eggs, oatmeal and mealworms yesterday but so far this AM doesn’t seem to want anything to eat. The only other symptom I’ve noticed is her abdomen near her legs seems swollen
Do you have any other ideas of what might be causing this or tips on how to treat her?