- Feb 5, 2012
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A little back story first: New to chicken keeping; got our flock of four 5-6mo old pullets in April. About a month ago, I brought one of my hens (Tina) inside because she was keeping one eye closed and isolating herself. It was a little crusty and cloudy so flushed her eye with saline and applied antibiotic eye ointment to the affected eye. We also did VetRx in case it was respiratory related. The eye hasn’t gotten worse but hasn’t gotten much better either. Cloudiness has cleared though. Last week, I made a huge dust bath in the run and dusted my whole flock with DE. I also ordered poultry spray (which arrived last night).
A couple of days ago, I noticed Tina sitting down more when she’s outside in her own run. As of yesterday, she’s barely standing at all. Only enough to inch to the water and food. She feels really skinny and her comb is pale. She still wants to eat and drink. My guess based on reading articles upon articles and searching through the forums here, that she has become anemic from the parasites. What steps do I need to take to get her back on her feet?
A couple of days ago, I noticed Tina sitting down more when she’s outside in her own run. As of yesterday, she’s barely standing at all. Only enough to inch to the water and food. She feels really skinny and her comb is pale. She still wants to eat and drink. My guess based on reading articles upon articles and searching through the forums here, that she has become anemic from the parasites. What steps do I need to take to get her back on her feet?