tixy Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Henrietta has not been herself for a few weeks. she has been quieter fluffed up and now her red bits on her head and neck have faded to a pale colour today. she is staying in the run today and keeps shutting her eyes. Does anyone have any idea what may be wrong or what I can do to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Oh dear. How old is she? Can you get her to a vet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tixy Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hi had her from omlet 2 years ago last April. Im not sure if there are any vets that deal with hens locally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Might be best to keep her in the warm and make sure she has easy access to food and water. There should be a list of chicken friendly vets on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 There is a list of chicken friendly vets here including a phoneline - http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4447 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tixy Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 did try list when i needed one before but non local, will look again. didnt know if she was eggbound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Here is information on egg binding: http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=31430 Is her breathing OK? (You can put your ear to her back to hear). Does her underside feel swollen? What is her poo like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tixy Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 doesnt seem to be breathing fAst, she is at the back of the pen at the moment so havnt been able to reach her, will try again. dont know about her poo as i have two others.Have read the article not sure if it all matches up to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Well, I can only suggest taking her to the vet even if they don't specialise in chickens (some keep chickens as pets themselves). Fingers crossed for her. Hopefully someone else will be able to help more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tixy Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Mangaged to examine her breathing seems ok, she is very very thin under the feathers you can feel the wishbone well, she may have diarrhoea as its round her vent and feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I'd bring her in for a bit in a catbox or something and keep trying for a vet. Hope she picks up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Any vet will check her over and give antibiotics if necessary. It could well be worms if its taken her a couple of weeks to be like this. Flubenvet or similar will kill them. Have you checked the house at night for redmite that will drag a chicken down quickly and often only one hen to begin with who roosts nearest them. Please go to any vet. It's not fair on a hen who's been suffering for two weeks not to get help. Good luck, I hope it's something that can be treated quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
