How to raise Backyard Chickens: [CHICKENS-101] Ugh...droopy wing in one of my thinnest girls!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

[CHICKENS-101] Ugh...droopy wing in one of my thinnest girls!

What the bejeesus is going on???

Viola Marie is a 6 month old supposedly blue Orpington (she has a totally different body type, even allowing for her poor body condition, and I think her daddy was the mailman...). This morning I noticed that her right wing was drooping a bit. Looked at her when I got home and she is even worse! Eating very well, though she seems to be laying down just a little more than usual (she has always laid down to eat a couple times a day) she looks ok otherwise. Attitude is great.

SHe has dirty feathers by her vent, but she pooped right next to my foot and her droppings are normal, so my thought was that she may not be preening as much as she should..

I do have a roo, and he is starting to know he is a boy....poss injury???

SHe had always been a poor doer. Had a large coccodia load when I got her (confirmed by fecal float and stain), was treated and a second fecal was done. I have not run one since, but am going to take one in tomorrow. My whole flock also had a sneezing/nasal discharge/nasty smell which was treated with ten days of Tylan approx. 3 weeks ago. They all seem to have reocvered nicely. Two of the five have grown nicely, have nice feather quality and are very healthy looking birds...albeit a bit thin, but that has been discussed in previous posts and some dietary issues have been corrected.

Approx a week and half ago, they were all dewormed with Wazine.

Diet is Buckeye Big Four pellets, some scratch, whatever they find free ranging, oyster shell and some treats.

She is also just a touch ataxic and has trouble jumping down off of things - she appears a little clumsy.

Any thoughts???

Krista

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