Dirt_Farm
In the Brooder
- Mar 6, 2024
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Hi everyone,
I have a sick banty hen that I'm out of ideas with. She's a year old gold duckwing named Gertrude. She's in a coop and little run with our silver duckwing banty hen and birchen bantam Japanese rooster.
A little history on her. About 2 months ago she had trouble laying. I found her cackling, straining, and pooping what looked like egg yolk and egg white. None of our local vets treat chickens, but one of them had some experience from childhood. He prescribed liquid calcium, Albon, and sucrose. After a few days indoors with warm baths and the vet's recommendations Gertrude bounced back. She never passed an egg, a shell, or a lash egg. Only the egg like liquid.
The girls didn't lay for two months during our cold and rainy weather (I'm in southern California. We don't get much cold). I noticed eggs again last week. I also noticed Gertrude was lethargic, standing with wings and tail pointed down. No cackling, straining, or egg like poops. She's also very thin this time.
She's still eating and drinking normally. Her poops are runny and white and a dark greenish/brown. I've checked all of them for mites and worms. All three are clean. Her crop is normal, not squishy, and it gets smaller after she's processed her food. I can't tell if her breath is sour. Her eyes aren't cloudy, but her crown is droopy. She's indoors now and she's had some warm Epson salt baths. She's also on a diet of scrambled eggs, egg shells, banana, and electrolytes.
She doesn't seem to be perking up much. She does walk around slowly and try to peck at everything when I take her out of her bed to exercise. I'm not sure what else I should be doing for her. Any advice is appreciated.
I have a sick banty hen that I'm out of ideas with. She's a year old gold duckwing named Gertrude. She's in a coop and little run with our silver duckwing banty hen and birchen bantam Japanese rooster.
A little history on her. About 2 months ago she had trouble laying. I found her cackling, straining, and pooping what looked like egg yolk and egg white. None of our local vets treat chickens, but one of them had some experience from childhood. He prescribed liquid calcium, Albon, and sucrose. After a few days indoors with warm baths and the vet's recommendations Gertrude bounced back. She never passed an egg, a shell, or a lash egg. Only the egg like liquid.
The girls didn't lay for two months during our cold and rainy weather (I'm in southern California. We don't get much cold). I noticed eggs again last week. I also noticed Gertrude was lethargic, standing with wings and tail pointed down. No cackling, straining, or egg like poops. She's also very thin this time.
She's still eating and drinking normally. Her poops are runny and white and a dark greenish/brown. I've checked all of them for mites and worms. All three are clean. Her crop is normal, not squishy, and it gets smaller after she's processed her food. I can't tell if her breath is sour. Her eyes aren't cloudy, but her crown is droopy. She's indoors now and she's had some warm Epson salt baths. She's also on a diet of scrambled eggs, egg shells, banana, and electrolytes.
She doesn't seem to be perking up much. She does walk around slowly and try to peck at everything when I take her out of her bed to exercise. I'm not sure what else I should be doing for her. Any advice is appreciated.