Sick Peahen

[dianaeliz]

I have a sick peahen who won’t eat. I’ve dewormer her and started antibiotic yesterday. Can anyone assist?

I’m feeding her parrot food with a syringe so she won’t die on me. I don’t know if this is a respiratory infection or worms.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

@casportpony ?

 

[casportpony]

Sorry your peahen is sick. Gapeworms are rare, so it probably is a respiratory infection.

Is a vet an option?
What antibiotic are you giving her?

 

[dianaeliz]

Sorry your peahen is sick. Gapeworms are rare, so it probably is a respiratory infection.

Is a vet an option?
What antibiotic are you giving her?

I called today and still haven’t heard back. I’m giving her Tylan 50 1ml 3 times a day I just started yesterday night.

 

[KsKingBee]

I called today and still haven’t heard back. I’m giving her Tylan 50 1ml 3 times a day I just started yesterday night.

That is a very low dose. Are you giving it orally?

 

[KsKingBee]

When you look down the throat do you see any white or yellow lesions or mucus? Any gurgling or raspiness? Any nasal discharge or sneezing? She should get 60 to 90 ml of feed per day, Kaytee baby parrot feed is a good option. You can also put her meds in her feed.

 

[Mama KK]

Tagging onto this post because I’m at a loss. Peahen stopped eating vet put her on antibiotics and anti inflammatory. He saw no signs of issues other than off poop though fecal sample showed no parasites. We have her segregated and giving her syringe water because we can’t tell if she’s drinking. She’s not eating at all. Is there a way to “force feed” them.

Also, all of our other hens (chickens) are acting totally fine

 

[casportpony]

How old is she?

 

[Mama KK]

How old is she?

I honestly don’t know. She adopted my flock a year ago and decided to stay. She had a nice couple of clutches of eggs this year so old enough to lay. Someone once said they thought she might be around 3

 

[Waterfaery]

She’s not eating at all. Is there a way to “force feed” them.

You can crop feed with a tube directly into her crop.
Here is a very detailed thread about it. I think the amounts given in the first post are too much. Make sure to read down through the first few replies because there's some good information in there from @casportpony regarding the correct amounts etc. I bookmarked that years ago and have found it very useful.

It may seem scary at first but crop feeding is the safest way to get food and fluids into her and it's actually not that difficult after you do it the first time. You can add her medication into it as well.