Hi,

 

I have a laying hen.Her eggs are starting to hatch.The father of the eggs resently died and when I found him just before he died he was panting with his feathers fluffed out in the breeding box he also had sloppy poo.The hen of the eggs has started to act like him just before he died.What is rong with my hen?and what should I do? :mellow:

What's wrong with your hen: she's sick, there could be all sorts of things causing it and we really can't diagnose the problem here

What you should do: Take her to see an AVIAN vet.

 

If you let us know where you are located then we can possibly recommend someone

 

Good Luck

 

 

Alxso have you got a foster hen for the babies? If she dies at this point then the babies stand almost no chance as they are pretty much too small to hand raise so it's really important you get the hen treated.

 

In the meantime put a warm light over the cage and keep her away from drafts

Edited September 30, 200816 yr by melbournebudgies

I agree wit MelbourneBudgies.

 

Also, you possibly have an out break - have you bought any new birds recently and added them to your aviary??

 

Also do you have mice that can get access to the birds food??

 

You need to get to an avian vet ASAP, even if your hen dies, put her in the fridge (wrapped in a number of plastic bags) Wash your hands thouroghly. The vet can do an autopsy to determine the cause of death and hopfully save your remiaining birds.

Edited October 1, 200816 yr by KAZ

Also if you start to feel sick make sure you see your doctor and let him know you keep birds

I agree ASAP, I hope it is not too late, whenever your birds are sick you should not wait and see if it gets better but get them to an AVIAN vet immediately. Right now keep her warm, quiet with her eggs. What color are the poops? If they are white it means she has not been eating and you may have to feed her if they are black she has not been drinking.

I agree ASAP, I hope it is not too late, whenever your birds are sick you should not wait and see if it gets better but get them to an AVIAN vet immediately. Right now keep her warm, quiet with her eggs. What color are the poops? If they are white it means she has not been eating and you may have to feed her if they are black she has not been drinking.

 

Hi,

 

Her poops are green.

This most likely means she hasn't been eating, doesn't bode well for her chicks, she needs to be seen urgently.

Green Poos can be not eating like MB said, or something far more serious.

Use precautions like hand washing and clothes changing etc

 

How are your other birds??

 

Also, have your birds had a period of time where they have had no food?

Edited September 30, 200816 yr by **Liv**

I agree ASAP, I hope it is not too late, whenever your birds are sick you should not wait and see if it gets better but get them to an AVIAN vet immediately. Right now keep her warm, quiet with her eggs. What color are the poops? If they are white it means she has not been eating and you may have to feed her if they are black she has not been drinking.

 

Hi,

 

Elly I recently went down to the cage her poo is brown.The cock that recently died was a new budgie from a place that Id never brought any budgies from before.When I brought him home he had sloppy poo.I'm also a little confused because she fluffed her feathers out when she was about to lay.

Edited October 1, 200816 yr by maesie
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you introduced a new bird who was also showing signs of illness (sloppy poo) to your other birds. thats not good. Please take your hen to an avian vet. You could loose all your birds if you don't find out what is happening.

You have learnt a hard lesson here Clancy, all new birds should be quarantined for this reason

Edited October 1, 200816 yr by Neat

I agree ASAP, I hope it is not too late, whenever your birds are sick you should not wait and see if it gets better but get them to an AVIAN vet immediately. Right now keep her warm, quiet with her eggs. What color are the poops? If they are white it means she has not been eating and you may have to feed her if they are black she has not been drinking.

 

Hi,

 

Elly I reasently went down to the cage her poo is brown.The cock that reasently died was a new budgie from a place that Id never brought any budgies from before.When I brang him home he had sloppy poo.Im also a little confused because she fluffed her feathers out when she was about to lay.

 

 

Hi,

 

I just went down to the cage and spotted a white poop in some water.

Edited September 30, 200816 yr by **Liv**

Clancy, you need to contact your closest avian vet and have her seen TODAY

You have learnt a hard lesson here lancy, all new birds should be quarantined for this reason

my name is clancy not lancy

Clancy, you need to contact your closest avian vet and have her seen TODAY

Im going to conntact a vet today.

If you look I have called you Clancy in all my other posts..it was a typo

Im going to contact a vet today.

 

good to hear

We would all be very interested in what the vet advises

Clancy, it seems through lack of knowledge yopu have been buying birds and not quarantining them form other birds to see if they carried illnesses and you also seem to have put them straight down to breed.

Stress creates illness in birds. Stress is from being caught, being moved to a shop to be sold, going to a new home, being ina new cage with other birds, breeding, and so on. You have had a bird go through all of this and then put it straight down to breed which is the most stressful time of all for birds.

Sounds also like the birds you bought were ill when you bought them but still put down to breed.

Please read our articles on quarantining birds, on breeding ( age of breeding birds must be over one year of age ), and looking for signs of health or not.

There is more to budgie breeding than buying new birds and putting them in a cage with a nestbox.

Edited October 2, 200816 yr by KAZ

Clancy, it seems through lack of knowledge yopu have been buying birds and not quarantinging them form other birds to see if they carried illnesses and you also seem to have put them straight down to breed.

Stress creates illness in birds. Stress is from being caught, being moved to a shop to be sold, going to a new home, being ina new cage with other birds, breeding, and so on. You have had a bird go through all of this and then put it straight down to breed which is the most stressful time of all for birds.

Sounds also like the birds you bought were ill when you bought them but still put down to breed.

Please read our articles on quarantining birds, on breeding ( age of breeding birds must be over one year of age ), and looking for signs of health or not.

There is more to budgie breeding than buying new birds and putting them in a cage with a nestbox.

 

I just never thought that I should quarantine them my mum reckons I should do that from now on and I have got knowledge my poppy used to breed budgies.We brought too other birds from the same place at the same time and brought them home with us but they arent sick I don't think he was sick when i brought him.

Edited October 1, 200816 yr by KAZ
edited for spelling

Just because the others don't seem sick now doesn't mean they aren't carrying something that hasn't shown itself yet. The two that got sick are the ones breeding which is stressful, hte other may have been lucky because they aren't as stressed.

you introduced a new bird who was also showing signs of illness (sloppy poo) to your other birds. thats not good. Please take your hen to an avian vet. You could loose all your birds if you don't find out what is happening.

 

I didnt know that if they had sloppy poo they were sick!

Well I don't think this back and forth is going to help the hen at all, I do hope you have made the avian vet appointment, please keep us informed on what he/she says. Tell us when your appointment is.

A really good article to read.......... http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....c=22067&hl=

Clancy,

 

This conversation has been going on for 3 hours!

Did you get an appointment?

 

You need to tell you mum & dad that the birds are very VERY sick! If you are breeding the all in the same place

they all will end up sick!

 

There are a few reasons why they had sloppy poo - BROWN poo( it is getting worse)

If you do not see an Avian vet today I hold little hope the Her and the babies that are hatching .....

 

Like the others have said - Hard lesson learnt BUT this comes with research and experience!

Please see the vet for the sake of the Bird and the babies that are due to hatch

How are your birds doing Clancy ?

Any updates Clancy :ohmygod: