Very sick hen

[kirsty b]

Went down this morning to feed my girls and found my young Maran lying in the shed with what looked like spit coming out of her eyes??

Has anyone heard of symptoms like this? I'm so worried my hands are shaky, but I do have an appointment with the vet at 1pm.

[Lauren b]

when't to feed the hens this morning with mum . I stayed in the car .
Then my mum came cwicly to the car with the maran in a box with bubly stuff covring her iyes

[Headfry]

Big hugs for you all, I hope the vet can help you. Please let us know how you get on
Love headfry
xx

[shirlthegirl43]

No idea what that could be kirsty - my book gives no hints either. Hope you have good news from the vet and that your chook is better soon

[TrishY]

Black's dictionary says conjunctivitis is very common and is treatable hopefully it is something like that, same kind of symptoms - hope hen is ok

[Birdie Wife]

I do hope your hens recover quickly kirsty and lauren, best wishes for you both.

[Tracey]

Kirsty

I hope it's nothing serious and she recovers soon.

Kind regards
Tracey

[kirsty b]

Not good

Went back to the lottie a) to give them the worming stuff I had forgotten earlier
and b) to check the others thoroughly, they all seem ok, a couple of mucky vent feathers but worming should sort that.
Got back to pick up Maran to take to vet and found she had died while we were out.
Have called vet and he is going to ring me back to determine whether she will need an post mortem or not. Can't get my head round how quickly this has happened, spent a fair bit of time down there last night when I nipped down before dusk and she was running around, eating etc.
I'm at the 'beating myself up' stage, wondering if there's something I should have noticed but didn't.

Thanks so much for the support guys.

Kirsty

[Lauren b]

came back from giving the hens ther worming medicen . And maran was dead i am upset because the maran was one of my pets. But i kept them living at the allotment . Did not get to take her to the vet. very upset

[TrishY]

really sorry your hen died, post mortem might be good idea if they can find out what it was incase of infection to your other birds.

[shirlthegirl43]

Oh dear, sorry to hear that Kirsty. It might be best to ask the vet to give her a post mortem anyway to put your mind at rest. Chickens can go pretty quickly as I recall. Hope all your others are okay. Chin up, it is one of the trials of animal keeping.

[kirsty b]

My vet is great! He said the sypmtoms pointed to a mycoplasma infection, and that he has actually seen the same syptoms before.
Also as all the other other hens are very likely to be infected, but not actually ill, he is prescribing some Tylan, to be given in their water for 3 days. Can't use any eggs over those 3 days or for 7 days post treatment, but hey thats a small price to pay for keeping the rest of my little flock healthy.

[shirlthegirl43]

Wow, what a good vet! Hope your others all stay okay.

[Tracey]

Hi Kirsty & Lauren

Sorry to hear about Maran, her quick demise must be a shock to you. From you previous posts it sound's like she'd had a good life being looked after by you.

Tracey

[Birdie Wife]

So sorry to hear your hen didn't make it - at least you have a good vet who knows what's going on. Really don't beat yourself up - chickens are really good at hiding symptoms and you are in no way to blame. By the time you notice, it's often too late anyway. At least you've caught it quickly before the other hens succumb and you know what it is now so you can do something about it.