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I'm happy to report that Little Red is back with the flock! I gave her one last tubefeeding and then slipped her into the coop last night. This morning she was happily pecking food and seemed just as active as the other chickens! Yeah! I'm gonna keep a close eye on her, of course, but so...

Thanks, everybody, for your advice and concern. My hen is doing MUCH better (keeping fingers crossed). After five days of tubefeedings and Flagyl, she's suddenly become active again and has started eating some. It's kind of weird, like a switch flipped in her head and she remembered how to...

Thanks! I'll order some to have on hand

Probably a bacterial infection of some kind, though he said that it's almost impossible to tell exactly what. I had noticed she was listless with runny green stools (the green color was probably due to her not eating enough). The vet did a fecal float on her to check for parasites (none), and...

Like I said, I'm currently using a veterinary formula for sick birds. I looked at the bag, and corn flower seemed to be one on the main ingredients, though it also included fats, protien, vitamins/mineral, and an enzyme to assist with digestion. What do other folks out there use as formula...

The crop tube my vet gave me was much stiffer than a standard red rubber catheter, but I can't see why it wouldn't work just fine (it certainly seems to work for your chickens!). Another tip my vet gave me was to put a mirror in front of my hen to minimize "chicken depression" (since I have...

Ok, I am not a chicken medical expert, however I am a (human) ICU nurse with a sick chicken (not eating, runny stools, listless). After trying a few days of home care, I took my chicken to my local vet. He's a board certified avian veterinarian who owns eight chickens of his own (I'm lucky...