She shakes her head alot and falls over but she still eats and drinks I put antibiotics in there water but she is still the same can anyone tell me what they think she has or if I should worry about the bird flu or west nile
2006-08-19 12:06:17 · 3 answers · asked by Sherry83 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I'm sorry I don't know what she has, but you need to separate her from the other chickens as soon as possible to ensure the others won't get sick. Keep her in a warm place and get her to a vet that specializes in birds or farm animals. Bird flu isn't too common yet so I doubt she has it, though, west nile is a possibility. Antibiotics probably isn't the best idea as whatever your chicken has can become immune to antibiotics and become stronger.
2006-08-19 13:25:20 · answer #1 · answered by jerrri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't have put antibiotics in their water. That could cause other types of microbes and germs to grow a resistance to that particular antibiotic. What you need to do is take the chicken to the vet and find out what it has, do what the doctor says, and ask about preventative measures for the other chickens. The vet is your best way to go.
2006-08-19 12:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by Israely Jew 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take it from an old country boy chickens dont live very long. usualy no more then 5 yrs. usualy. but if your worried about west nile contact your dept. of agri and they will test it free.
2006-08-19 12:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by thecoldone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋