And so for my story ... had a young pullet I had just moved into her adult flock (along with 5 others in her group) start looking somewhat listless one day, the next I noticed she was salivating and now not eatting/drinking. So through the weekend, I forcefed her electrolytes and rinsed her mouth and thoat with soapy water, finally found a University Vet to come look at her Tuesday evening (can you believe I\'m in the absolute heart of chicken country and no vet \"does\" chickens?). All along she actually seemed \"not ill\", just not active. So Tuesday afternoon I get home from work and find her running around, eating, drinking and a large bloody piece of gravel on the floor of the coop she had passed with aide from the soapy water!
I thoughly understand the need to vacinate, medicate, isolate
entire farms when showing and moving animals, but the general rule of thumb for indication of sickeness and requireing treatment are 1)temperature, 2)drinking, 3)eating, 4)weightloss. Do you show?