Princess Leia Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Scramble, our Gingernut, has been off colour of a few days. She's 2 1/2 and hasn't been laying since last November. Seems to be permanently hunched down, neck in, tail down and is rather dirty round the back. She's still eating, free ranging and generally doing chickeny things - just slower than normal. Comb is pale and she just looks unhappy. Poppy (Pepperpot, same age, who also stopped laying last Nov) is fine and carrying on as normal. Pics taken this morning. Normally, she's like this Any thoughts or ideas? We have never had to deal with a sick chick before (other than an injured foot) so don't really know where to start, other than visiting the vet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Has she been wormed? A mucky bum and a hunched appearance can be signs that she needs a dose of Flubenvet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Last dose was given to both around April/May time. Should I repeat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 It won't do any harm.... We do ours every quarter.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 OK, they have both been confined to quarters all week and have had a full 2kg of food with Flubenvet added. As of yesterday, there's been no obvious improvement in Scramble's condition. She's still hunched (didn't know a chicken could pull its neck in so far), and her comb - if anything - is even paler and more shrunken than in the top pic. She still came out to FR yesterday and followed Poppy around dutifully, though. Still drinking and eating OK. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Peritonitus? It often happens with hybrids when they stop laying. I'd take her to the vet as it's been going on so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 If she's been looking like that for a week, then I think you probably do need a vet - she'll be losing condition rapidly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Something burning slowly there, she's not well is she poor thing. If you feel her chest each side of the breast bone you'll probably find she's lost weight. It's hard to work out what is going on. She's got the stance of a hen with coccidia which loves the warm damp conditions we have now I'd get a vets opinion and a dropping sample analysed, a course of antibiotics can work wonders. Not experienced worms so I don't know how long it takes to pick up (nor have my girls ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Sad update - Scramble didn't get any better. She stopped eating and drinking and went downhill quite fast. Decided we couldn't let her linger so she made the one-way trip to the vets today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Sad news I'm sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 poor girl, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Sorry to hear your news.Did he have any idea what it was that was wrong with her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
