I did the permethrin yesterday along with more epsom salt soaks and tums. I saw her eating a little bit of the chicken feed I left out for her this morning. And she's finally sitting down (though not on the roost I set up for her). She's just been standing in place this whole time. She still...
Ok, thank you. I'll go buy some permethrin.
I saw some people say online that you should lube around and inside the cloaca when a chicken's eggbound. Would you recommend that I do that? I haven't done it yet because I was worried I'd hurt her.
Ok, thank you for the reply. Should I give her the whole tum all at once? Or should I split it up throughout the day (one in morning one at night)? I just finished giving her half of one.
Thank you for the reply. I hope I'm not calling it too soon, but she seems to be feeling maybe a little better today? She's making more normal noises and moving more. Though she still doesn't seem to want to bend down to eat or drink.
I'll keep up on the tums then. Would you recommend permethrin...
Relatively new chicken keeper here,
We were out of town for a day and a half. We just got back yesterday. This morning we noticed that one of our 1 year old australorps was suddenly lethargic and not moving around very much. She was stiff, hunched over, kind of squatting, with her feathers...