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I noticed today that Henny's cluck sounded a bit nasal and her comb was pale. As I was taking the cat to the vet, I took her along too. She has no discharge and is eating and mooching about although she is still moulting.The vet seemed to think it may be Gape worm and gave me a spray on product called Xeno200 which treats all worms and mites. It seems a great way to treat for worms as I can't get my Banty's to eat the pellet form.

Hi Corky.
Nice to see you posting on the forum.

I have not heard of that before. Hope she gets better soon and will be interested to hear how you get on with it.

Regards.
Jamie.

Now after not picking up for a week or so but eating and trotting about with the others, she is circling to the right and her face doesnt seem right, and her eyes are a bit bigger??

I have brought her indoors.

Could it be Newcastle disease??? Should I take her to the vet??

has anyone else come across these symptoms??

Hi Corky.
I am sorry but I am not sure. I would advise taking her to the vet as soon as you can though.
Really sorry I cannot do anything else to help. It is good to have her separated from the others though.

Regards
Jamie.

Could be Newcastles among other things, personally I would keep her separate and if this is not possible cull immediately. I would do the same with any other birds showing symptoms. Do not risk the rest of your flock. It is also possible that it is some other type of respiratory condition common in poultry and that this discomfort is causing her to circle. If you can isolate her try some antibiotics.

I would get her to the Vet for some antibiotics asap. If you keep her separate from the others, be careful about transmitting the disease. Do the healthy birds first, before the sick one, and disinfect your hands, boots etc as well as any equipment you've used so you don't spread anything about. Let us know how you get on at the Vet, and best of luck, had a health scare with my own little flock 7 months ago, so know how distressing the worry can be.

I spoke to my vet who when I mentioned Newcastles got in touch with the Ministry vets in case it is was.
I had to speak to the Min vet about her symptoms who came to the conclusion it wouldnt be as the other 2 would be showing signs. So we are going to keep her isolated and treat her. I have antibiotics for her which I collected from my vet. It may be an ear infection. Other things have been suggested, stroke or brain tumour that could cause her to circle.

That's good news they don't think it's ND. I hope she picks up after a few days of abs, and it's nothing too serious for her. Keep doing what your doing, and hopefully there will be some improvement after the weekend. At least she's not getting any worse, so still some hope for her. Let us know how she gets on.

Thanks, she is still the same but is eating, even if its only banana and mealworms!!

Hi, New to this website but I do have experience with poultry. Their health is something that I have studied for many years, and I now teach at an agricultural collage as well as running poultry courses. I have bee away from the poultry scene for a couple of years due to my own health but now feel fit enough to put something back into this facinating hobby.

Corky, Firstly any bird that is still in moult at this time of year is not in good condition, the very idea of moulting is to have the best feathers to insulate during the cold winter months, so I suspect there is an underlying condition that has been going on for some months. If a bird is circling and pulling its head to one side then immediatly one would suspect either Mareks or fowl paralysis. Both these are now very rare due to vacination programmes, but if this is the case then there is very little that can be done. Balance, and head held problems, can sometimes be as simple as a vitamin 'E' difficientcy, and I would suggest feeding some dried milk powder. If she is eating the banana then dust some over that so it sticks to it. If you could let me know what breed she is, how old she is and what her droppings are like (consistency and colour) I may be able to help further.

Hi.
Glad she is eating Corky.

Garden Hen, welcome to the site, pleasure to have you here. Your wealth of knowledge on bird health is clearly impressive and it's nice to see Corky being offered more help and advice.

Really do hope it helps Corky and thank you Garden Hen.

Lets hope for a positive outcome.

Regards.
Jamie.

Thanks Garden Hen, its great to have advice when everything is a learning curve. I used to be a vet nurse so have some background on sick animals but not really chickens.

Really glad to hear that Corky.

Regards
Jamie.

Glad the bird is recovering. Just as a footnote to anyone being offered antibiotics by a vet. Always try and insist on an intermuscular anti biotic, someting like terrymicin. It will then act like a course of anti biotics, normally lasting seven days. You also then know that the bird has the drug in its blood stream. Many sick birds will not drink, so baytrill can be very hit and miss. To help your bird now, try feeding high protein food, one of the best you can give is a scrambled egg, but remove anything un-eaten after 24 hours and replace with a fresh portion.

Hope this helps.

Jamie thank you for the welcome and kind words.

Thanks Garden Hen.