Are they gaping for air? if so I would look into the remedy for gape worm.. mine started puffy, then moved to gaping then keeled over....
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Kristen Langlais" <laughingcrowfarm@...> wrote:
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> My 4 mo old pullet has been acting a bit 'slow' for a while now (but her mom is also slow/dumb so perhaps genetics is at play here). She is at the bottom of the pecking order since we introduced our 4 pullets to the other 7 hens in the flock three weeks ago. So she's naturally shy and submissive.
> In the past couple of days she's been unusually inactive and will almost fall asleep when you hold her and sometimes looks like she'll fall asleep standing up. Her comb isn't quite as red as the others but she does eat and drink. I separated her today to observe her poo but didn't see any blood in it. But I have noticed a tiny bit of reddish in some poo in the yard & coop and several tannish poos out there.
> Our weather in VT has turned cold at night last week and we've had some rain which means the chicken run has been wetter than it was in the summer. I was thinking cocci, but then my kids observed this pullet all day today and noticed that when she puts her head downwards, a little pale yellowish liquid drips out of her mouth. Doesn't happen all the time, but now I'm wondering if it's NOT cocci and something else! I have Sulmet on hand and terramycin but our local stores carry nothing else.
> Today I also noticed that a 4 yr old hen was fluffed up and acting like something's wrong. So.... what should I do? My girls are totally in love with this pullet (we hatched her out in June) and I'm nervous that all my girls are suddenly at risk of getting something. BTW, I treated the gang for lice in mid August but no signs of lice or mites anymore. PLEASE HELP!!
> Many thanks,
> Kristen
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