MariaChickenMama
Chirping
- Jul 28, 2022
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I posted about my chicken on another group and my chicken went from having a respiratory infection to having gapeworm to having heart failure. Every night she seems worse with labored breathing.
Could it also be stressed? Late January the Rooster spurred her and I removed her from the rest of the flock because I saw blood. I ended up putting on a hen apron on her and put her back in the coop with everyone else. The next day the rooster was being mean to her along with some other hens so isolated her. At this time I noticed she had a poopy butt. I tried to give her a bath and she freaked out and was super wiggly. So I stopped the bath and started cleaning her butt every couple of days with wet paper towels. It has been a lot of work but then it got really cold outside so I stopped for a little bit. But then I see her breathing strange every so often. I was able to give her a bath a few weeks ago but I’ve been busy and sick so I haven’t been consistent. I was going to give her one today but got busy doing other things and my husband thinks I’m crazy giving a chicken a bath. I’m going to try to give her a bath in the morning. I know she will be stressed out. I wish I could at least put her in the coop in her crate with everyone else because I feel bad her being away from everyone but someone said that vent gleet was contagious.
I just don’t know what to do. I did make some magic water and put in a separate waterer in her crate and I see her drinking it once in awhile.
Because I don’t know what she exactly has I would rather give her natural ingredients.
Could it also be stressed? Late January the Rooster spurred her and I removed her from the rest of the flock because I saw blood. I ended up putting on a hen apron on her and put her back in the coop with everyone else. The next day the rooster was being mean to her along with some other hens so isolated her. At this time I noticed she had a poopy butt. I tried to give her a bath and she freaked out and was super wiggly. So I stopped the bath and started cleaning her butt every couple of days with wet paper towels. It has been a lot of work but then it got really cold outside so I stopped for a little bit. But then I see her breathing strange every so often. I was able to give her a bath a few weeks ago but I’ve been busy and sick so I haven’t been consistent. I was going to give her one today but got busy doing other things and my husband thinks I’m crazy giving a chicken a bath. I’m going to try to give her a bath in the morning. I know she will be stressed out. I wish I could at least put her in the coop in her crate with everyone else because I feel bad her being away from everyone but someone said that vent gleet was contagious.
I just don’t know what to do. I did make some magic water and put in a separate waterer in her crate and I see her drinking it once in awhile.
Because I don’t know what she exactly has I would rather give her natural ingredients.