jam Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 hi two of my chickens have been acting a bit depressed lately. On sunday my maran was standing away from the other hens with her head tucked into her chest looking downright miserable, she stayed like this for about 20 minutes. Despite my best efforts to move her back near the other cooks, she still went back into that same position. My brahma has also been acting differently lately as she has strangly been unsteady on her feet for the past few days and has been much less lively than normal. Any ideas whats wrong and what i need to do to make them better?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Have they been wormed at all? Hunched appearance could be a sign of a worm infestation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I would suggest the same as Christian. If they haven't been wormed a course of Flubenvet would be a good idea, also give them the once over for lice infestation. Are they moulting at all? Are they laying, eating, drinking as normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 they havnt started laying and are too young to moult. Grrr, that is so annoying! I was going to buy some verm-x this weekend!!!! Where can you buy flubenvet from? i havnt seen it in any farm shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 You can buy it online. Just do a Google search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 they havnt started laying and are too young to moult. Grrr, that is so annoying! I was going to buy some verm-x this weekend!!!! Where can you buy flubenvet from? i havnt seen it in any farm shops. It is a prescription only medicine, but you can get it online. Just type in the name of the hen and the weight, say around 2 kg and they will sell it to you. A 240g tub will last for years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I thought you could only get the Flubenvet 1% now which is available in 60g packs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Mine all look pretty depressed as well - with them it's just the time of year. If you haven't wormed your girls recently, it's a good idea though.... get that Flubenvet out girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I thought you could only get the Flubenvet 1% now which is available in 60g packs? I believe it works out a lot more expensive to buy the 1%? 2.5% might be slightly more tricky to dose, but works out much cheaper I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 You're right Christian, with the 1% you pay extra for the convenience of having it ready measured for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Christian, it works out a lot more expensive but you can only get the 2.5% if you have a mixing license. The only Flubenvet that Joe Public can buy now is the 1% and I think that's only available in 60g packs. Please someone correct me if that's wrong. Jam, tbh with those symptoms it could be worms but it could just as easily be something else. You say they haven't started laying yet, which suggests they're less than a year old. I'm assuming they're your first chickens too. How long have you had them and did you see how they were kept at their original home? Are there any other symptoms, like sneezing, wheezing, discharge from eyes or nose, strange droppings etc? If you can give us a bit more info, you might get appropriate advice, but to be perfectly honest with you, they don't sound that healthy to me and in your shoes I'd be booking a vets appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Here you go...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smanners Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 You can buy Flubenvet 1% at SCATs if you have one close and need it urgently. I still managed to buy some 2.5% on line a couple of weeks ago anyway. I'd be a bit concerned about the unsteadiness though as I had a vaccinated chick that developed Marek's Disease as the vaccine is only 85% effective.The symptoms started with some unsteadiness which gradually got worse. Maybe I'd get some veterinary advice or go to http://www.vethelpdirect.com as detailed on p7 in November's Country Smallholding magazine (poultry section). Apparently they have a dedicated section for backyardpoultry keepers and offer free veterinary advice 'to ensure timely clinical help when animals are ill or injured' Good luck and I hope your chooks are ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I only bought it a few weeks ago, so I assumed anyone could still get the 2.5% version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I only bought it a few weeks ago, so I assumed anyone could still get the 2.5% version. I friend locally got some from their vet on Monday, so it's still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 hitwo of my chickens have been acting a bit depressed lately. On sunday my maran was standing away from the other hens with her head tucked into her chest looking downright miserable, she stayed like this for about 20 minutes. Despite my best efforts to move her back near the other cooks, she still went back into that same position. My brahma has also been acting differently lately as she has strangly been unsteady on her feet for the past few days and has been much less lively than normal. Any ideas whats wrong and what i need to do to make them better?! I'd certainly take them to the vets. They sound quite poorly. Any wheeziness or rattling of their chests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 or go to http://www.vethelpdirect.com as detailed on p7 in November's Country Smallholding magazine (poultry section). Apparently they have a dedicated section for backyardpoultry keepers and offer free veterinary advice 'to ensure timely clinical help when animals are ill or injured' I had a look at that when I read it in CS but I have to say that if anything is worse than useless, it's vethelpdirect.com! Whatever you put in, it will eventually tell you to contact your vet within any number of hours or days. So you might as well forget entering the symptoms and answering their questions and ...... phone the vet. And those new peanuts are going down a treat thank you Smanners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 They are less than a year old and my first chickens. Ive just ordered some flubenvet off the internet this afternoon. I bought them in june this year and i think they were a couple of months old then. To be honest im not too sure exactly how old they are bad i know. The place i bought them from was quite messy and some of their houses were just some bales of hay with wood on top But then again i cant really talk because my chicken house is a plastic wendy house which my little sister grew out of with wood nailed over the windows (inside a very secure big triangle coop of course) but inside the house its nice and big and they have a piece of three by two timber for them all to sit on. No wheezing, sneezing or discharge as far as i can tell. The brahma has been producing quite a lot of foamy yellow droppings recently, more regularly than normal. After looking at a helpful website suggested by an someone on omlet, i think it is worms. But would worms also cause her to be unsteady on her feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 It could be something else entirely, but a heavy worm infestation will make a chook very poorly. I'd worm them all asap and get her to the vet if she's still unsteady in 24 hours. Avipro is very good for strengthening poorly hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 How are things today jam? Keep us posted of progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 The flubenvet arrived today and i gave them their first feed with it today and they actually seem a bit better already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
