Hi, all!
We have a Rhode Island Red who I found in our coop a few days ago standing around, not going up to roost at night, generally lethargic and isolated from the rest of the flock, hunched over and fluffed up feathers. She also had a very pasty bottom. We've immediately isolated her inside and the rest of the flock doesn't exhibit any symptoms. We don't know how old she is, as we took her in from someone else, but we've had her for 2 years. We felt her crop, which felt fine at the time. Initially, we weren't sure if she was eggbound so we gave her a few epsom salt baths. We checked the vent, and everything seemed normal. We haven't been able to find any wounds, though she feels very bony on her chest. She hasn't been eating or drinking much of anything over the past two days. Now, she isn't very alert and is weak. Her poop is very white, though she's not producing a lot. I wasn't sure if she had coccidiosis so I've been administering Corrid via syringe, but that hasn't seemed to help. We're interested in treating her ourselves but we're not sure what to do next to help her.
We have a Rhode Island Red who I found in our coop a few days ago standing around, not going up to roost at night, generally lethargic and isolated from the rest of the flock, hunched over and fluffed up feathers. She also had a very pasty bottom. We've immediately isolated her inside and the rest of the flock doesn't exhibit any symptoms. We don't know how old she is, as we took her in from someone else, but we've had her for 2 years. We felt her crop, which felt fine at the time. Initially, we weren't sure if she was eggbound so we gave her a few epsom salt baths. We checked the vent, and everything seemed normal. We haven't been able to find any wounds, though she feels very bony on her chest. She hasn't been eating or drinking much of anything over the past two days. Now, she isn't very alert and is weak. Her poop is very white, though she's not producing a lot. I wasn't sure if she had coccidiosis so I've been administering Corrid via syringe, but that hasn't seemed to help. We're interested in treating her ourselves but we're not sure what to do next to help her.
