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So sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself, Kathy

Try sticking *just* the tube in, you'll be able to feel it on the right side of her neck and at the bottom of her crop. Then think about the 2-3 minutes it will take instead of however long it takes to dribble it in her mouth.

I'd like to know how much she weighs.

I have a sick rooster that weighs about 1kg and he gets tube fed 30-60ml of fluids or baby bird food mixed w/ Pedialyte at least four times a day. Sometimes I'll also give him a couple of ml of corn syrup. How much are you feeding her?

Yes, which is why I always worm mine when they look off.

Safeguard/Panacur (fenbendazole 10%) liquid or paste. You can find it in any feed store in the horse, cattle/goat section. It's used in sick kittens, puppies, foals, pregnant mares, reptiles all avian species and all other mammals. I dose 50mg/kg by mouth and repeat in 10 days. Warning -...

Get a tube, 18 French, and some 35ml or 60ml syringes and some baby bird food. She should have no problem digesting that.

I also do this, but I tube it, it's much safer and way less stressful to the bird.

Good job giving the water! If you don't keep her hydrated, she will die. FWIW, when mine are sick they get 30ml/kg of Pedialyte or lactated ringers tubed every 6-8 hours. The gut just doesn't work when there's no fluid as you have just witnessed. As for how long it takes for the blockage to...