Advice? Sick?

[Slowtown]

Hi, I recently went to purchase a serama trio from Craigslist and I couldn’t believe the living conditions they were in. The lady had obviously never cleaned the pens ever, feces layered the ground, the water was green and it’s over 100° in Arizona. Out of the dozens of other birds sharing space with goats, many of them had feather loss, but i didn’t see any other concerns, distinguishable feces looked normal. I ended up taking the trio home with me anyways, how could you leave them there? My concern is their health, the roo’s beak is way overgrown and I plan to trim it tomorrow, but how can I be sure they arent sick? It’d be a miracle if they weren’t. They have a normal appetite and thirst, they’re aware and active, normal coloring and feathering, normal eyes, normal droppings. Although on the ride home i heard funny noises once in a while, couldn’t figure out which chicken they came from, sounded like slurping the last sip of a drink from a straw. How do I find out if they’re sick? I’m not open to eithanization.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

As a general rule any chicken that is able to stand, eat, and throw it's feed is a healthy chicken. Once any of these three conditions are not met then that bird will likely not be long for this world.

 

[aart]

You got a really good answer here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/need-advice.1255002/