Jrobinsonmtplus3
Chirping
- May 20, 2017
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1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Barred rock and buff pro. Another speckeled Sussex is starting to thin near her vent too.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Unsure
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Barred rock for a month- since she started laying. Buff- maybe a week, Sussex a few days.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? Yes
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Latest weather shift they were cooped up for 3 days straight.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Layer crumble which was switched within the last month from Purina to nature something bought from TAC. SAME protein content, organic crumble.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Normal
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Sprayed with feather pick spray when I can get them. At least 1xday. Just put a dust box in with wood ash today.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Treat at home
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use 8x8 raised coop housing 8 birds with pine bedding.
What's going on? I just sprayed feather pick on them as a deterrent, they are in an 8x8 coop(8 chickens total) with a 17x5 run and get to free range our fenced in yard fairly frequently.
I thought originally the barred rock was getting her butt picked by someone on the lower perch but we elongated the top so no one is below anymore.
I noticed someone's comb was bloody not long ago as well but treated and havent seen an issue since. They're on a layer crumble and have access to it all the time.
Bedding in the coop and nest boxes is pine shavings.
I noticed another girls butt is a little less feathered in too and want to make sure I can stop whatever's happening.
I didn't see mites when I just looked.