Petals n Pitchforks Farm
Hatching
- Dec 28, 2023
- 5
- 3
- 9
I have a small flock of orpingtons, I lost one hen (around 24 weeks old) 2 months ago, just lost a rooster 2 days ago (similar in age) and a younger cockerel yesterday. This is what they’ve been experiencing:
Starts as diarrhea (no strange colour or blood), after a day or so it turns into bloody, goopy poop and then it firms up and turns a green or is literally liquid with clear/white/green. They eat and drink normal. I have given them herbs, ACV, medicated feed and vitamins in their water.
As soon as I notice issues, I bring them in and isolate them with all of the aids listed above. They’ve lived for 4-6 days and then just rapidly drop weight and pass away. I did end up culling the cockerel because he seemed to decline more rapidly.
The two older had zero physical symptoms, the cockerel did get wobbly and uncoordinated on the last day.
They do not have heat in the coop, it is cleaned regularly (bi weekly), we have had crazy weather fluctuations and it has gotten cold or been damp a lot.
I have another hen that is starting with diarrhea and I’m just trying to figure this out before I lose another one. If I do lose her, I will be taking her for a necropsy. They are expensive in our area and I have to travel 2 hours to get her to the location which is the only reason I haven’t done so yet.
Starts as diarrhea (no strange colour or blood), after a day or so it turns into bloody, goopy poop and then it firms up and turns a green or is literally liquid with clear/white/green. They eat and drink normal. I have given them herbs, ACV, medicated feed and vitamins in their water.
As soon as I notice issues, I bring them in and isolate them with all of the aids listed above. They’ve lived for 4-6 days and then just rapidly drop weight and pass away. I did end up culling the cockerel because he seemed to decline more rapidly.
The two older had zero physical symptoms, the cockerel did get wobbly and uncoordinated on the last day.
They do not have heat in the coop, it is cleaned regularly (bi weekly), we have had crazy weather fluctuations and it has gotten cold or been damp a lot.
I have another hen that is starting with diarrhea and I’m just trying to figure this out before I lose another one. If I do lose her, I will be taking her for a necropsy. They are expensive in our area and I have to travel 2 hours to get her to the location which is the only reason I haven’t done so yet.