sjaks
In the Brooder
- Nov 24, 2021
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Hello Fellow Flockers! I have a 3y.o. RIR that up until approx one-two months ago was consistently laying very large healthy eggs. She is one of our sneaky hens who seems to always escape our yard to rummage in the neighbors garden. She and her escape companion both showed symptoms of illness post an early evening adventure out. Sadly the companion did not make it. Since then my RIR has been lethargic, at one point throwing up. I took her to the vet where they could not provide me any solid answers- could be cancer, could be parasites, suggested I drive her 3+ hours to a university with an ag. department that can look into it further. Took her home, isolated her, and held feed though provided apple cider vinegar water and coconut oil. She seems to bounce back. Let her back with flock only to find her super lethargic with a very squishy crop and very thin. Once again isolated her and once again let her back out. This has been going on for the past month. Currently she is with the flock. She is drinking water. I see her forge a little and have witnessed her eat dried soldier fly here and there and some kale. Though these are great signs her crop is still huge, she walks around like a zombie, and her poops are alarmingly strange. Her 'poop' is mostly water with pale yellow (pics enclosed). Anybody have any idea what I can do for her or what is going on? Thank you in advance for reading and your thoughts.
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