[Kristen M]

If you have another bird die, refrigerate it (do not freeze it), and contact your local extension office or state department of agriculture to find out where and how to get a necropsy performed on the dead bird.

There are also colleges and universities that will do necropsies in their veterinarian school. There is one at the University of Georgia in Tifton, Ga.

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories - University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

vet.uga.edu

Good to know not to freeze it, that would've been my first thought. I will definitely do that. Looks like maybe Texas A&M would do it.

 

[Kristen M]

Okay, I checked the one coop this evening and the Easter egger Shelby that was puffed up, was asleep. But she was making this noise. I've searched YouTube to find a similar noise and can't find it. I saw her about an hour before this and she was normal , no gaped mouth, wasn't as puffy, and was drinking. Is this a bad sign of maybe the flu or could this be just a normal respiratory thing? We've had crazy weather, 85 degrees to the next day 65 and then today 45. I saw something on Tractor Supplies website about VetRX?

I called 6 vet clinics near me and none see chickens. I'm going to call around some more for the ones about 1.5 hours away, just so I know of one. I don't know why it's so hard to find vets for chickens and rabbits lol I had to drive about 2 hours to see a vet for our rabbit atlas.

Here's a link to her sleeping:

New video by Kristen Merkel

photos.app.goo.gl

With cross beak Idgie and Tilly making a nosey appearance. Haha

 

[robin416]

I don't know what that is either. It might be just the way she has her head tucked.

That's why I mentioned large animal vets. They generally are more willing to deal with our birds. The big issue for vets is that they didn't spend much time in school learning about chickens and how to fix them. The big animal guys and gals are more bold and will try more often than small.

 

[Kristen M]

I don't know what that is either. It might be just the way she has her head tucked.

That's why I mentioned large animal vets. They generally are more willing to deal with our birds. The big issue for vets is that they didn't spend much time in school learning about chickens and how to fix them. The big animal guys and gals are more bold and will try more often than small.

Goodness. Haha I feel like everytime I turn around there's something going on with the chickens I'm unsure about. Should I be worried about our hen Elsa? She's eating and drinking. But noticed this today when I went to change their water.

New video by Kristen Merkel

photos.app.goo.gl

 

[robin416]

Yeah, it's OK. They do that from time to time. I think dawg called that stretching their crops.

What's the latest on those that are feeling so punky?

 

[Kristen M]

Yeah, it's OK. They do that from time to time.

What's the latest on those that are feeling so punky?

Good. I think I'm a bit paranoid right now. I would hate to lose another. So far the two I was concerned about are not worse than yesterday but seem about the same. Shelby is always the one to run up to me first and she still does that, but will go off and stand somewhere with her eyes closed after a second. I'm hoping tomorrow they'll be perkier since they'll have had corid for 48 hours.

 

[dawg53]

Chickens yawn just like other animals and people. If they yawn alot, they are adjusting their crop. Some folks mistake it for gapeworms, which it isnt.

 

[Kblas]

So I examined her poop vs Google and it does look a bit like cocci with out the blood. If you didn't watch her breathing you'd think she was dead. I'm giving her the water by syringe and also mixed some egg yolk with water to give her. Just trying to see if it gives her any energy to perk hrler up. It's crazy that she was walking around and stuff yesterday and now looks deceased. All the other ones that were with her seem totally fine. I'm treating all the chickens though just in case. What a bummer this is. She was so beautiful. I mean, to go from the 11th to like 3 days later being so poorly.. I'm sure I missed some signs that I just didn't know you look for but I feel really guilty. I'll do my best to nurse her back.

So I posted a while ago. I had a chick do the same thing. I put her by herself and fed her molasses in water and bread soaked in olive oil. She looked dead for a couple of days then one morning she was up and 100%. Vet had no idea what it was. She's 8 months old now and lays every day!