Martapayne26
Hatching
- Jan 8, 2025
- 7
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Hello,
I’ve owned chickens now a little over two years. I’ve experienced most sicknesses and deaths in my flock.
In the beginning of October of 2024 I got four hens from a local swap, three were sold as 6 weeks old and one was close to laying age. All of them except one have grown normal size for their age which would now be in between 4-5 months old. Cuckoo maran and red sex link are fine. But my buff Orpington is pretty small in comparison to the other ones. I can easily pick her up with one hand.
Issue: she has been eating really well from the beginning and gets a mix of pellet feed and scratching grain. Also drinks water with acv. I’m in Virginia and we had our first snow fall and decreased temperature down to the teens, I found her yesterday sitting down in a ball while almost gasping for air and making loud squeaking noises almost like sneezing, but so bad that her entire body moves with the sneezing. She’s the only one out of all my 10 hens with these symptoms.
I’m currently giving her nutri boost, vet rx, and triguard. I’ve seen her try to eat a little bit but gets interrupted by a sneeze. Haven’t seen her drink and have tried to give her some through a drip, but it’s hard with her sneezing so much.
Is there anything else I can do for her? She’s currently in my laundry room in a pet carrier. She’s my favorite girl, she always came running to me when called and would jump in my arms for pets. I will be devastated if she passes from this.
I’ve owned chickens now a little over two years. I’ve experienced most sicknesses and deaths in my flock.
In the beginning of October of 2024 I got four hens from a local swap, three were sold as 6 weeks old and one was close to laying age. All of them except one have grown normal size for their age which would now be in between 4-5 months old. Cuckoo maran and red sex link are fine. But my buff Orpington is pretty small in comparison to the other ones. I can easily pick her up with one hand.
Issue: she has been eating really well from the beginning and gets a mix of pellet feed and scratching grain. Also drinks water with acv. I’m in Virginia and we had our first snow fall and decreased temperature down to the teens, I found her yesterday sitting down in a ball while almost gasping for air and making loud squeaking noises almost like sneezing, but so bad that her entire body moves with the sneezing. She’s the only one out of all my 10 hens with these symptoms.
I’m currently giving her nutri boost, vet rx, and triguard. I’ve seen her try to eat a little bit but gets interrupted by a sneeze. Haven’t seen her drink and have tried to give her some through a drip, but it’s hard with her sneezing so much.
Is there anything else I can do for her? She’s currently in my laundry room in a pet carrier. She’s my favorite girl, she always came running to me when called and would jump in my arms for pets. I will be devastated if she passes from this.
