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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    @azygous @Wyorp Rock So we are back from the vet. They were not a ton of help to be honest. Pretty much said that most often it is mareks that causes the crop to not empty as it should and wanted to do a blood test for mareks. But the results wouldn't come back for about 2-3 weeks which...
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    Thank you for the info! I am hoping we won't have to do that- I am definitely not feeling confident with how to put a feeding tube into his mouth without injuring him. He is outside wandering with his bachelor brothers again this morning, we did force feed him his morning dose of miconozale but...
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    Okay-thank you-will keep an eye on this thread and see what she suggests.
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    We will trying to do that today I think since he is so uninterested in it- thank you for the article. I tried to get some of the stool softener recommended in the article you shared into him last night. We probably got about 1/2 the dose in his mouth at least. But his crop is still not going...
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    So latest here is that he seems to be doing okay even though his crop is not emptying fully and is squishy yet. I do think it is a bit smaller but still noticeably squishy and full. He is pooping, he wants to eat- but only the things he wants to eat lol, he is resisting the medicine but I am...
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    He is pooping and though it is watery yet - it also now has some darker bits of more solid stuff included in. I am hoping that means that things are moving along at least in some amount and maybe we are going in the right direction. His crop does feel smaller than it did but it is not emptying...
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    Okay so I gave him the coconut oil 2x and he ate it both times so that was good. His crop *may be* a little less distended and squishy so hopefully it is helping but it could be my wishful thinking. I still feel some what is probably seeds in the crop but not a ton of them it is mostly squishy...
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    Thank you so much for your quick reply and advice! I appreciate it so much! I just gave him some coconut oil and he did gobble up a bunch of it and then I massaged his crop for about 10 minutes. Fingers crossed he starts to improve! Based on how he ate the coconut oil, he would probably eat if...
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    Silkie Roo with squishy crop not emptying

    ...several times yesterday and gave him a bit of kefir and electrolytes and probiotics from SAVE A CHICK packs. I tried smelling his breath- thought *maybe* a little bit of a smell but then I realized he also had watery poop and so it might also have just been a smell from that on his feathers...
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    So glad that your chicken is doing better and is back with the flock- that is encouraging! No chicken vet here unfortunately. We have tried to find one many times to no avail. Even our vet that we have for our goats won't see chickens. :( Both of our affected silkies seem to be sitting upright...
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    We did wonder if it was an injury also- especially since the hen has gone back and forth with seeming to be getting around okay and then not again. She does usually live with other hens and a roo so wondered if she was injured. Even our young rooster that isn't walking right now- same thing...
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Hi! Not a ton of changes so far unfortunately. We are giving the b vitamins by dropper several times a day with poultry cell in the water as well. The other two silkies that are having trouble walking are doing about the same as of now. They are both together-one girl and one roo and they seem...
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Hi, It has been a few days since posting here. We have been feeding the b-vitamins, vitamins in water, rooster booster in mash with crumbles. No improvement on the legs yet and unfortunately one of our silkies Theodore passed this morning- he was very quiet yesterday keeping his head down and...
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Thanks so much- appreciate your help! We will check out the crumbles you mentioned!
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Thank you. They do love eggs- we have fed raw yolk and also scrambled eggs but will try the boiled eggs as well. Adding more protein was why we got the feed we did from the feed store- they recommended it along with the surf and turf and worms for more protein. We are going to try to make the...
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Hi Wyorp Rock- Thank you for your help here again! Yes, the canker has been gone since I posted here and followed the advice shared. The mites have been an ongoing problem- most recently we cleared out everything in the coop and did a deep clean spraying it all down with Permethrin along with...
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Thank you for your help! So great to hear you were able to help them! We will try that & keep you posted!
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Thank you!
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Were they unable to walk and weak like ours are? What did you do? Supplement with b vitamins?
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    Sick Silkies- 1+ to 3+ year old silkies having trouble walking all of a sudden

    Thank you- I will look for that.
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