I Would not turn her upside down as you can kill her accidentally. It happens. I would go to the health food store and get a really high quality probiotic and mix it with plain yogurt and a little olive oil. If she won't eat it give it to her via syringe very carefully. You can then massage her...
She made it! She seems to be out I danger. She is eating on her own and drinking as well. She even laid an egg last night! I truly thought she was a gonner. Here is what I did:
Scrambled egg with kefir mixed with a very potent probiotic from a capsule with olive oil and today a little coconut...
Thanks for the reply. She is super attached to her mommy hen. I have them on non-medicated organic feed and I supplement them every day with egg yolk which I understand has the needed niacin. She is developing quite well. She is a call/runner cross..
Thank you both. She is being a great mama. The other hatchlings did not make it. Two died trying to hatch and the rest just never hatched. I put three ameraucana bantams under her at night and she took right to them. Now I have a single duckling. Not sure what I am going to do with him/her yet...
Well the punctures were very, very tiny. But the bleeding beneath thre skin really freaked me out. It was so full of air I thought for sure it would deflate. I do think it did deflate a little but I hope I did not destroy her crop. I am just so worried right now.
Well, it was actually her crop i was seeing but it seemed like it was on her back because it had become so bulbous. It was actually her very inflated crop if that makes sense.
Hey there. I came home today to find one of my little hens with this big bubble on her back. I brought her in and tried to do some research but I was panicked and so ended up doing something stupid. I tried to puncture the bubble to relieve the pressure. I used a sterile syringe and poked a few...
Hey there! Been a long time since I have been here but I am needing help. I have a little Cochin Banty that has been sitting on duck eggs for a while. One of them hatched early, about 26 days I believe. The others have not hatched yet and today today is the 28th day. I have been leaving them...
This happened to me. I stopped it by giving them extra protein like tuna, hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese and yogurt. I also put a product I got from Murray mcmurry called Avia Charge 2000 in their water. Worked wonders!
If you see worms then I would think that is absolutely what is causing this. It needs to be treated asap. Do you have a farm store near? They usually have wormers there. She needs something immediately. Also you need to bring her in and get her warm and in a safe, quiet place. If you don't act...
I have heard good things about vetrx (from the link above). But if she was eating and stopped to sneeze that many times I bet she inhaled something up her nose and just needed to sneeze it out. I wouldn't worry about it unless she keeps doing it. I recently had a problem with sick hens. One had...
I would bring the sick ones in pronto and put them in a quiet area. Make sure they are warm enough so that they don't have to work to stay warm. I have two batches of sick chickens right now, two are in a cage in the basement with a heat lamp (basement is not heated) and two are in my bathroom...
They are all doing better today. The one still has swelling but is eating,drinking, and being herself. They have been all drinking water with grapefruitseed extract and eating food with garlic and probiotics mixed in. They are still laying (except the ones who are inside). I honestly think it...