HELP! My hen won’t eat and just sleep, looks very weak and won’t open her eyes

[kelliguthrie]

Your local hardware/ feed store most likely carries it. make sure its food grade though!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

HELP! Today when I checked on her, I found a tiny parasite under her feather, very tiny, smaller than a seasame, transparent, but it’s moving and I’m sure it’s a parasite. Couldn’t take a photo by phone because it’s too tiny. Some one help me please, I can’t find the same parasite online.

That sounds like poultry lice. You can treat her with a permethrin based poultry spray or dust. Look for it at your local feed store or Tractor supply. Here's a list with photos http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1151513/pesticides-approved-for-poultry

 

[ml44427]

The poop is from her not eating. You're doing what you can for her. Getting her hydrated is always first on the list, then trying to see if she will eat. You can also use chick starter, mix some of your baby food into that, add a little water to make it the consistency of oatmeal. She may like that.

Thank you for the update, I hope she gets better soon.

Sounds like mites? Which could be causing her not feeling well.. Although it usually just makes them uncomfortable and pull feathers. Get some food grade diatomaceous earth and lightly dust her and her bedding..

yes I did that, thank you for the information.

 

[ml44427]

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Thank you, I bought it and powerded my chicken.

 

[ml44427]

I think she is getting better, she tried to eating on her own today but apparently she doesn’t have enough strength to put food in her mouth.

I feed her twice per day with baby food, yoghurt, bread and vitamins, water as well. I think she is doing great, hope she can feel a little better day by day. I think she will recover. BTW I powered her very carefully use DE although she seems very ignored the power all over her, I think she is too weak to shake her feather.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I think she is getting better, she tried to eating on her own today but apparently she doesn’t have enough strength to put food in her mouth.

I feed her twice per day with baby food, yoghurt, bread and vitamins, water as well. I think she is doing great, hope she can feel a little better day by day. I think she will recover. BTW I powered her very carefully use DE although she seems very ignored the power all over her, I think she is too weak to shake her feather.

Have you tried offering wet feed to see if she will eat that? You can use chick starter.

If you are seeing active lice on her, it's best to get rid of them as soon as possible. DE, imho, is not effective in killing external parasites. Use a permethrin based poultry spray or dust to get rid of them.

 

[Kiki]

Do not count on DE to get rid of any bugs. It's trash.
Please buy some permethrin based spray.

Martin's Horse & Stable Permethrin Spray

• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018
• flies lice mites permethrin

Permethrin

Martin's PERMETHRIN spray

• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018
• 6
• flies lice mites permethrin

 

[ml44427]

Have you tried offering wet feed to see if she will eat that? You can use chick starter.

If you are seeing active lice on her, it's best to get rid of them as soon as possible. DE, imho, is not effective in killing external parasites. Use a permethrin based poultry spray or dust to get rid of them.

Thank you for the information!

 

[ml44427]

She looks better today! So happy

 

[ml44427]

thank you for the information, I’ll buy it.

Do not count on DE to get rid of any bugs. It's trash.
Please buy some permethrin based spray.

Martin's Horse & Stable Permethrin Spray

• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018
• flies lice mites permethrin

Permethrin

Martin's PERMETHRIN spray

• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018
• 6
• flies lice mites permethrin

nk you