Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[beapea]

One of our Orpingtons has been off colour for a couple of days. Discovered this morning that she has a slight discharge from her nostrils and her beak/mouth were clogged up with snot, which we've removed with cotton buds. She's not sneezing or coughing.

 

What should we do?

 

beapea

[Egluntyne]

You could try her with Citricidal in the drinking water.

 

Available from the Omlet shop or health food type shops.

[Daphne]

how is she this morning?

[beapea]

Thank you - it's such a help to know there are other, experienced, hen keepers out there!

 

She was pretty glum this morning so I took her to the vet, who diagnosed upper respiratory tract infection. He gave her antibiotic and I have to repeat the injections twice more. Think I'll get some Citricidal anyway - I didn't know about it.

 

beapea

[Daphne]

Good - I'm sure you did the right thing. Fingers X the antibiotics clear it up and your girl gets back to normal asap so she can carry on doing her chickeny things and you can carry on enjoying her

[Egluntyne]

I hope the antibiotics soon sort her out.