Age: approx 3 months Breed: frizzle pekin Sex: pullet
Your Location- country, state (different areas/climates have different problems) ANSWER: blue mountains new australia
What is wrong? What symptoms have you noted? - As much detail as possible please. ANSWER: she started with a limp. I checked leg and she had a lu.p on the top of her foot about the diameter of a 5c piece. Lump was pink and some small scabs on it. 2 days later she couldn't walk or get up at all. Took to get. She's now on day 3 of antibiotics (amoxyl and clav acid) and had electrolytes syringe fed for 2 days. No improvement. Still eating if directly in front of her.
What are you feeding? - Please list everything you're feeding to your birds, including type of basic feed, free ranging, scraps, extras, etc. If possible give approximate percentages. ANSWER: grower crumble with a small amount of free range scratch and a few mealworms each day. Occasionally scraps e.g. spinach or watermelon.
Full droppings description.- colour, consistency, frequency, offensive smell. ANSWER: appear normal
Respiratory Changes?- eg. breathing sounds, discharge, laboured breathing, facial swelling ANSWER: no
Digestive Changes?- eg. eating, drinking, crop filling & emptying ANSWER: no
Condition Changes?- eg. Weight, comb/wattle colour, skin, feathering ANSWER: loss of condition
Behavioural Changes?- inc. socialising, laying, crowing, broodiness ANSWER: still sweet and placid
Agility Changes? - eg. any lameness, favouring, energy levels ANSWER: lame, can flap wings but can't stand or get up.
Describe your usual worming routine and products. [If none, say so and skip the next 3 worming questions.] Do you have a cycle that you use eg. every 3 months, or every six months? ANSWER: she was last worked a few weeks ago when I got her off the breeder. Tablet. Didn't ask what it was exactly.
1. When was the bird last wormed??- approximate date. ANSWER: 4 weeks ago approx
2. What product was used to worm the bird, and how was it given? ? eg. in the drinking water, on the skin, by injection? ANSWER: tablet
3. Was a follow up dose given? (eg. 10-14 days later) ANSWER: no
Any other recent medications?- antibiotics, coccidiosis meds, herbal remedies, etc ANSWER: as above
Other changes? – additions to the flock, diet, housing, extreme weather ANSWER: she is new along with another pekin.
I'll take photos tomorrow. She's my son's little pet. His last one died too, a few months ago. Similar symptoms but she wasn't lame to start with and no visible leg deformity.
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