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  1. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    Our hen didn't make it. Yesterday morning her crop had not emptied and it seemed somewhat "thicker" and not as squishy as normal. I read up on what I could find and we removed food from her crate and started massaging downward. My husband did this several times during the day. When I got...
  2. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    I thought I would post an update on our girl. She is slowly gaining! That is exciting for me! We have completed 5 days of Safeguard @ 0.5ml. We are on day 8 of 125mg amoxicillin. We only had enough to get through day 6, none of the local vets would provide the amoxicillin for us because...
  3. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    For the remainder of yesterday, my husband said she ate some mealy worms and a cricket. He offered mush of layer crumbles and she didn't eat any of that. She was standing a few times when he went in to check on her. She is still weak getting into the standing position. Her crop was not empty...
  4. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    Good morning amazing BYC folks. Want to update on our hen. Monday, November 17: Since she had trouble with her crop emptying Sunday we wanted to be sure her 125mg amoxicillin stayed in and got digested, so we gave her 10cc of Kaytee, pedialyte and her amoxicillin via tube feeding before I...
  5. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    Thanks. We will increase the food today and continue with the Amoxicillin!
  6. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    Thank you. I feel each of us on BYC would go through this. I am grateful my husband feels the same way. Did I mention she is also getting the benefits of essential oils in the pan of water in front of the space heater? My hope being it will prevent respiratory problems. Lemon, eucalyptus...
  7. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    This sweet girl will have a nice warm bath today to clean her up. We make sure it is a draft free/warm room. Feedback is welcome. The great news is her crop is empty so we will give 30cc Kaytee Baby Bird Food and 125mg amoxicillin this AM.
  8. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    I had not seen that on the container until you mentioned it! Good to know. We will add that to the grocery list! Thank you!!!
  9. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    I hope your skinny chickens get well like your other one. Our other 7 have been fine and show no signs of distress at this time. Today her crop hasn't emptied completely but has gone down. So far we have tried rice, scrambled egg and layer crumbles (made into mush with pedialyte) and she has...
  10. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    Thank you Kathy we will do that.
  11. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    I just took these photos of her eyes for some input on Marek's. To me (inexperienced) her eyes look good.
  12. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

  13. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    For all of you amazing folks out there trying to help us, I am going to do my best to create a summary of symptoms and treatment starting November 2 when we brought her inside. I noticed she was sitting in the coop on a pretty day, all fluffed up, feathers not all in place, and lethargic, I...
  14. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    Yes it was better on amoxicillin. We are switching back today.
  15. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    Would duramycin or safeguard cause runny poop. I know antibiotics can cause stomach upset in humans. Would the runny poop be from the millet? I am asking because I am at a loss and trying to understand the possible cause of change.
  16. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    I didn't write down her extended weight yesterday but today she is 2 lbs 365 oz and I believe that is higher than yesterday. With the new scales we will have a better idea.
  17. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    She is alert this morning but had very runny poop over night. I offered scrambled egg this morning and she didn't eat it. We will continue with some of the other foods suggested today. The pet store here in town is closed on Sundays so live mealy worms won't be possible today. We live in a...
  18. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    We will try those additional foods tomorrow. We were thrilled she showed an interest in food again! We bought some live baby crickets today from the pet store but she wasn't up to catching them.
  19. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    We are using safeguard!!
  20. atxnatheart

    Lethargic Hen

    We have been tube feeding since Monday night. We had been giving 45ml two times a day. Today she started eating millet pretty vigorously. Her crop hasn't been as empty so we have only given her 30ml 2x today. We will check her crop again in an hour or so. She attempts to stand and balance...
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