Sick hen with raised purple spot on skin and wobbling.

[FluffyButts11]

Hi, one of my hen is not feeling well, just noticed yesterday, i need help figuring out what the disease is.
She is wobbling, and not walking now, and all her feathers are missing from butt but not due to mites.
She has a dark purple spot on her breast i will attach a picture - is this normal or something to do with her illness?
My flocked was wormed a few weeks ago and im going to treat her for coccidosis.
She has no respitory illness, waiting for dropping analysis.
Her weight seems okay - a little under weight, she is pecking at small amounts of food.
We had one orher hen pass away suddenly last week and her abdomen looked bruised, not sure what the cause was i though it might of been due to egg bound, now im wondering if they are linked.
Thanks

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi, one of my hen is not feeling well, just noticed yesterday, i need help figuring out what the disease is.
She is wobbling, and not walking now, and all her feathers are missing from butt but not due to mites.
She has a dark purple spot on her breast i will attach a picture - is this normal or something to do with her illness?
My flocked was wormed a few weeks ago and im going to treat her for coccidosis.
She has no respitory illness, waiting for dropping analysis.
Her weight seems okay - a little under weight, she is pecking at small amounts of food.
We had one orher hen pass away suddenly last week and her abdomen looked bruised, not sure what the cause was i though it might of been due to egg bound, now im wondering if they are linked.
Thanks

How is she doing?
How old is she?
Was she vaccinated for Marek's?
There are a number of illnesses and disorders that it could be, without testing or necropsy it is difficult to tell.

Not saying this is what it is, but with the skin disorder, wobbling/not walking it could be Marek's.
Talk with your vet to see if any testing can be done or if she doesn't make it, I recommend that you send her for necropsy especially since you had another die in such a short period of time with similar symptoms.


Marek's Info and Photos:
http://www.poultrydisease.ir/Atlases/avian-atlas/search/lesion/634.html (choose Marek's Disease on the "refine results"list look at "clinical signs" tab)
http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/avian-atlas/search/disease/502#/disease/Marek's_Disease (photo#13)

http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000791_Rep813.pdf
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq

Marek's Video:

Necropsy info:
http://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm
http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/StateAnimalHealthOfficials.pdf

 

[FluffyButts11]

Thanks for the info. Her condition hasnt changed. I rescued her from farm store when she was a pullet, not sure if she is vaccinated, most of their birds are for eggs and meat, they clip their beaks and i think they vaccinate. she was laying in a cramped cage for two days with no water when i found her. Ive had her for 5 years now. my bird vet is only in on fridays, hopefully she pulls through but from experience i know she probably wont.

Thanks again.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks for the info. Her condition hasnt changed. I rescued her from farm store when she was a pullet, not sure if she is vaccinated, most of their birds are for eggs and meat, they clip their beaks and i think they vaccinate. she was laying in a cramped cage for two days with no water when i found her. Ive had her for 5 years now. my bird vet is only in on fridays, hopefully she pulls through but from experience i know she probably wont.

Thanks again.

If you haven't done so, separate her, offer her vitamins/electrolytes in her water - hydration is important.
Hard boiled egg, tuna or salmon is also good to give if she won't eat much. You can try mixing her feed with water as well.
Marek's is usually seen at a younger age than your girl (not impossible to show up in older birds though), so hopefully you vet will be able to do test.

I'm sorry she is ill, I do hope she recovers.

If you do find a definitive answer, please let us know, it will be helpful to others.

 

[Lattylo]

Hi, one of my hen is not feeling well, just noticed yesterday, i need help figuring out what the disease is.
She is wobbling, and not walking now, and all her feathers are missing from butt but not due to mites.
She has a dark purple spot on her breast i will attach a picture - is this normal or something to do with her illness?
My flocked was wormed a few weeks ago and im going to treat her for coccidosis.
She has no respitory illness, waiting for dropping analysis.
Her weight seems okay - a little under weight, she is pecking at small amounts of food.
We had one orher hen pass away suddenly last week and her abdomen looked bruised, not sure what the cause was i though it might of been due to egg bound, now im wondering if they are linked.

If you haven't done so, separate her, offer her vitamins/electrolytes in her water - hydration is important.
Hard boiled egg, tuna or salmon is also good to give if she won't eat much. You can try mixing her feed with water as well.
Marek's is usually seen at a younger age than your girl (not impossible to show up in older birds though), so hopefully you vet will be able to do test.

I'm sorry she is ill, I do hope she recovers.

If you do find a definitive answer, please let us know, it will be helpful to others.

My chicken seems to have the same kinda thing did u manage to find out what it was?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi @Lattylo Welcome To BYC

Can you post some photos of your hen and tell us more about the symptoms you see?
Also where are you located in the world?

Unfortunately the Original Poster of this thread has not been online since 2016, so they may not see your question, but we will try to help you the best we can.

 

[Lattylo]

Hi @Lattylo Welcome To BYC

Can you post some photos of your hen and tell us more about the symptoms you see?
Also where are you located in the world?

Unfortunately the Original Poster of this thread has not been online since 2016, so they may not see your question, but we will try to help you the best we can.

Hello thank you as seen in the photo there is this patch or purple and sort of green around near her vent area there are also smaller specks of purple around her vent , she always seems to get poop clumps stuck around her butt so ive given her a bath while doing so discovered that shes got mites eggs around the feathers on the vent area and i saw some crawling aound her so ive put some diatomaceous eartharoud the coop and run place some more int eh dust bath and sprinkled some on her.Unfortunately shes at the bottom of the pecking order and does get picked on quite harshly by one of the other girls so i plan on separating them soon as she seems quite stressed. We are located in England.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

View attachment 2573704Hello thank you as seen in the photo there is this patch or purple and sort of green around near her vent area there are also smaller specks of purple around her vent , she always seems to get poop clumps stuck around her butt so ive given her a bath while doing so discovered that shes got mites eggs around the feathers on the vent area and i saw some crawling aound her so ive put some diatomaceous eartharoud the coop and run place some more int eh dust bath and sprinkled some on her.Unfortunately shes at the bottom of the pecking order and does get picked on quite harshly by one of the other girls so i plan on separating them soon as she seems quite stressed. We are located in England.

Looks like bruising. Likely from being picked on from the other girl.
If you see bugs crawling on her, then I would suggest that you use a louse or mite powder/spray instead of DE. Clean out your coop and treat it as well. While DE seems to help with prevention in dust bathing areas, a lot of people report it to be ineffective for an infestation.

I would monitor those areas and see if they heal on their own, if skin is broken, then pay close attention to those and apply a triple antibiotic ointment if needed.

Low in pecking order Gals often do end up with bruising or small wounds which can be somewhat normal, but take time to observe that she's not being kept from food (adding another water and feed station sometimes helps) that's there's adequate space for all the birds both inside the coop and outside in the run. Some need much more space than others and can be a bit nasty.

 

[Lattylo]

Looks like bruising. Likely from being picked on from the other girl.
If you see bugs crawling on her, then I would suggest that you use a louse or mite powder/spray instead of DE. Clean out your coop and treat it as well. While DE seems to help with prevention in dust bathing areas, a lot of people report it to be ineffective for an infestation.

I would monitor those areas and see if they heal on their own, if skin is broken, then pay close attention to those and apply a triple antibiotic ointment if needed.

Low in pecking order Gals often do end up with bruising or small wounds which can be somewhat normal, but take time to observe that she's not being kept from food (adding another water and feed station sometimes helps) that's there's adequate space for all the birds both inside the coop and outside in the run. Some need much more space than others and can be a bit nasty.

Thank you and which product would you recommend for killing lice directly on the chicken

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you and which product would you recommend for killing lice directly on the chicken

You are in the UK so search for Poultry Lice and Mite treatments. Probably something like Poultry Shield, Harkers, etc. Check with your feed or pet store to see what they have or you may need to order online. A permethrin based product would be good to use if you can get it.