Not sure if my hen needs help - would appreciate advice!
1) Maz is a 24 week old Bluebelle, weight 2.3kg. Originally from a commercial farm.
2) Tip of tongue dry, intermittent panting and open mouth breathing at night/during day even when not particularly warm (but no wheeze/rattle/gasping, no discharge). A bit underweight compared to another hen named Lupin (same breed/age/source), but we think Maz had a bad case of worms when we got her - hunched and fluffed, but perked up a lot after Flubenvet.
3) Unsure how long tongue tip has been dried out - only noticed it today. Panting - noticed not long after we got her at 8 weeks of age.
4) Our other Bluebelle Lupin does pant a little when it is hot, but not routinely. Her tongue is fine. Maz's comb has been floppy since it grew in, but Lupin's is upright. Both birds have two symmetrical brown/dark dots on their palate (pic below) - not sure if this is normal, my light Sussexes do not have them.
5) As they were from a commercial flock, both birds had their upper beaks trimmed.
6) Theories - Potentially vitamin deficiency caused by original worms? Potentially damage from debeaking? Potentially mycotoxicosis? (pretty sure the feed is dry and ok to eat, but they free range and do rummage a lot in damp left litter). Not sure what accounts for the panting.
7) Feed is mostly layers pellets, scratch or seeds (up to an eggcup a bird per day) in afternoons. Bits of fruit sometimes. Whatever she can find when free ranging. Currently whole flock is being treated for coccidiosis, as one of the younger birds has been struggling (amprolium in the water).
8) Poop looks normal as far as I can tell. Occasionally see a small blob of pinkish tissue in it. Was checking the other hen's poop for coccidiosis, so I had a look at hers too (pic below, about 1mm across) - no sign of Eimeria oocytes, but lots of little clumps of who knows what!
9) Nothing so far except changing bedding from wood shavings to chopped hemp (no improvement).
10 ) Intention to leave her be unless someone has a good suggestion/she gets worse.
11) Pics of tongue, palate, and poop under a microscope below.
12) Housing is a wood coop raised on stilts, bedding is chopped hemp.
1) Maz is a 24 week old Bluebelle, weight 2.3kg. Originally from a commercial farm.
2) Tip of tongue dry, intermittent panting and open mouth breathing at night/during day even when not particularly warm (but no wheeze/rattle/gasping, no discharge). A bit underweight compared to another hen named Lupin (same breed/age/source), but we think Maz had a bad case of worms when we got her - hunched and fluffed, but perked up a lot after Flubenvet.
3) Unsure how long tongue tip has been dried out - only noticed it today. Panting - noticed not long after we got her at 8 weeks of age.
4) Our other Bluebelle Lupin does pant a little when it is hot, but not routinely. Her tongue is fine. Maz's comb has been floppy since it grew in, but Lupin's is upright. Both birds have two symmetrical brown/dark dots on their palate (pic below) - not sure if this is normal, my light Sussexes do not have them.
5) As they were from a commercial flock, both birds had their upper beaks trimmed.
6) Theories - Potentially vitamin deficiency caused by original worms? Potentially damage from debeaking? Potentially mycotoxicosis? (pretty sure the feed is dry and ok to eat, but they free range and do rummage a lot in damp left litter). Not sure what accounts for the panting.
7) Feed is mostly layers pellets, scratch or seeds (up to an eggcup a bird per day) in afternoons. Bits of fruit sometimes. Whatever she can find when free ranging. Currently whole flock is being treated for coccidiosis, as one of the younger birds has been struggling (amprolium in the water).
8) Poop looks normal as far as I can tell. Occasionally see a small blob of pinkish tissue in it. Was checking the other hen's poop for coccidiosis, so I had a look at hers too (pic below, about 1mm across) - no sign of Eimeria oocytes, but lots of little clumps of who knows what!
9) Nothing so far except changing bedding from wood shavings to chopped hemp (no improvement).
10 ) Intention to leave her be unless someone has a good suggestion/she gets worse.
11) Pics of tongue, palate, and poop under a microscope below.
12) Housing is a wood coop raised on stilts, bedding is chopped hemp.
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