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I came home with probiotics, ACV, selenium and vitamin E. AND 1500 meal worms. The worms are the only food she would eat. I tried to get her to have some yogurt and cottage cheese (with live cultures), also some apple sauce, but she refused it all. She took a little water and a few shreds of...

Thank you--my gut (no pun intended) feeling is that she doesn't need to be hit with a nuclear bomb in the form of antibiotics. I'm headed to Whole Foods now to get some of your suggestions and I'll continue to offer her little bits every so often. The only thing she eats with relish is meal...

Thank you all for your advice. I am going to drive some 50 miles today to stock up on some natural remedies that were suggested to me: probiotics, selenium, apple cider vinegar, etc. If I can get her to eat, I'll keep offering it to her. I'll switch to bottled water for a time since our water...

I forgot to say that there were no parasites noted in her poop at the vet's, and I don't know if they checked for e. coli. But, wouldn't the other chickens be sick too? As for being broody, I actually did bring her inside and put her in my bathroom for 4 days. She tried to make a "nest" in the...

I found some scientific articles about this, but it's called clostridial necrotic enteritis. The vet didn't use the term necrotic. It's apparently common in chickens, but the "best" solution (according to the articles) is to give them antibiotics regularly. Since my girls are organic and...

I found out that the fecal infection my Barred Rock has is called "clostridial enteritis." Has anybody heard of that? She is still sick and I stopped the antibiotic because I felt it was giving her terrible diarrhea. At least that is better. My chicken helper is insisting I call the vet back and...

Thank you so much for your helpful advice. I will call vet tomorrow re: the antibiotics and also what exactly it was she found in the fecal sample. Also about worms and cocci. She is a little terrifying to me, and I'm not easily terrified by people. But, she strong-armed me last week into...

Okay, it's the next day and I'm about to go to the coop. I'll put the girl outside while I clean the coop, but still holding off the antibiotics for just one day to see if her diarrhea lessens. I'll pick up some probiotics to try and replace her good digestive bacteria. Vet is closed today, but...

I will have to ponder and weigh your comments tomorrow, as I'm dog-tired right now and can't assimilate all the info at the moment (being mid-night). Will carry on tomorrow. Thanks for the input.

What if you suspect the antibiotics are actually giving her worse diarrhea? Is that reaction bad enough? She's losing a lot of fluids.

Good suggestion about the live active culture. Maybe that will help her replace the good bacteria that was wiped out. Will pick some up at Whole Foods tomorrow. Just hold the antibiotic for a few days and see if the diarrhea subsides. What is an easy way to clean a chicken's butt--she really is...

Vet just took her stool sample in the other room and came back later saying she had a particular type of infection, which I can't remember, but she didn't say the word "cocci" or worms or parasites. My girls have a large coop and run with covered roof, so they don't get exposed to wild birds all...

She is on Metronidazole solution 50 mg/ml, 1.5 cc--explained to me as a broad spectrum antibiotic and anti-inflammatory. She had a period of puffed up body, irritability, diarrhea, not wanting to leave the nest box. I took her to the vet, they x-rayed her, and found no eggs (she's never laid)...

I have a year old Barred Rock that is on antibiotics for a "fecal infection" (vet term). She's been on them 2x/day for a little over a week. She also is showing signs of severe broodiness. Her diarrhea is now MUCH worse--like water when I make her leave a nest box. Her butt is covered with gross...