[CHICKENS-101] Sick Hen :(

 

Hi all,

I have a 4 year old Red Star hen who I noticed yesterday had a droopy comb and was not hanging out and foraging with the flock. When I picked her up, she was light as a feather (compared to the others of her breed/size) and seemed very weak. She spent last night in a box in the foyer and is happy to be hand fed things like bread soaked in milk. I imaging she's been sick for a while to have gotten this skinny - I feel awful that I haven't noticed. The weather has certainly been wonky but the others haven't missed a beat. She's pooping small, but normal poops so I did a quick fecal (I have sheep so I've done hundreds over the years) and I didn't see any worm eggs or cocci. Are there other worms of concern that wouldn't show up in a fecal test? If so, how would I treat? I have Wazine and all the sheep wormers you can think of :)

Should I just keep giving her supportive care or should I be doing something more, like a broad spectrum antibiotic? I have sulfadimethoxine powder and a bunch of injectables on hand (LA200, Nuflor, Pen...) but would have no clue as to how to dose a chicken...

Any advice would be so appreciated. She's an awfully sweet chicken. Right now she's hanging out in the shade with our barn chicken...sort of pecking around but not with much enthusiasm.

Take care,
Alisa

Alisa Fisher
Upstate NY
Icy Acres
www.icyacres.com
(518) 882-9341

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