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[taz1967]

Hi All

 

Mabel one of our original omels chickens is ill. It started yesterday when we went to let them out and all she done was sit in door way and not move but had very laboured breathing. Took her out and put her in quarentine so others wouldnt pick on her. All she done was sit in courner and not move.

 

When I came home from work she was still in courner but had moved a bit as there were a couple of yukky poo's (grren white yellow). I picked her up and plonked her in from of a fresh bucket of water which she gulped down and she seemed to pick up a bit.

 

I had to go back to work for rest of afternoon/evening but my wife got some white maggots for her to have just in case it a crop problem. ANyway. she went back to bed with rest of the girls last night but this moring was in the laying area not doing anything again.

 

Again this morning we have quarentined her and given her another dose of pultry tonic and left her on her own.

 

Im not sure what to do with her now. Do i take her to the vets or do i give her some antibiotics i have from last vets visit do i do i do i......... HELP.

[Tweety]

I think you should take her to a vet ASAP. The laboured breathing could indicate a respiratory infection, but it could be something completely different and she needs professional attention.

 

Don't give her the leftover antibiotics - they may not be what she needs.

[good_egg]

Yucky poos and laboured breathing could be peritonitis. I would get her to vets asap.

[Olly]

Vet, definitely - if she is looking this ill, then she is really poorly. It's really not a good idea to give antibiotics prescribed for another animal (even another chicken) if you don't know what the problem is - it could just put more stress on her system.