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[Tiffany Wikk]

Her poop picture looks like she has had quite the infestation and in this case she can feel ill from the toxins the worms excrete when dying.

Thank you so much for the reply. You have no idea how much it helps to have others helping me.

Keep her hydrated, add poultry vitamins containing B complex and E to her water and feed her some scrambled eggs.

She has some scrambled eggs, she won't eat. I'll try to get her to eat some.
I'll try to find some B-Complex with E to feed her.

I would not poke around in her vent to check for an egg, as this can lead to further issues and infection.

Alright.

You can sit her on a war water bottle covered by a dsmp towel to relax her sbdomen

I'll try that!

 

[Tiffany Wikk]

I would just give her regular water now, and offer some moistened chicken feed. Repeat the calcium in 24 hours if she hasn’t passed an egg. Her crop may be slowing down, so keep checking it. Try giving her 1-2 tsp of chilled coconut oil cut into small pieces to peck. Then massage her crop several times today to try and break up the impaction so it can pass.

Thank you so so much! I have frozen coconut oil pellets just for times like this. I'll go feed her some. And massage

 

[Tiffany Wikk]

Did you check her lower abdomen for fly strike?

Yes, she seems fine everywhere I look. She has a very fluffy bum, but I combed around and everything looks normal.

 

[LaFleche]

She has some scrambled eggs, she won't eat.

She might prefer them hard boiled with some fine rolled oats and millet which is easier to pick up.

Also check the coop thoroughly for poultry mites as they can literally suck the life out of a chicken in no time causing severe anaemia and even death.

They come out of the crevices at night to feast on the chickens and hide during the day.

You can use double-sided adhesive tape on the underside of the roosting bars and around the ends where they meet the wall. When the mites come out at night they will get stuck to the tape on their way to the chickens.

 

[Tiffany Wikk]

She might prefer them hard boiled with some fine rolled oats and millet which is easier to pick up.

I'll see what she wants, but unfortunately I can't get her to eat anything yet. I have her out of the crate and she crawled on my lap and just wants to sleep. I'll keep trying to get some coconut oil and eggs in her and anything some water.

Also check the coop thoroughly for poultry mites as they can literally suck the life out of a chicken in no time causing severe anaemia and even death.

They come out of the crevices at night to feast on the chickens and hide during the day.

You can use double-sided adhesive tape on the underside of the roosting bars and around the ends where they meet the wall. When the mites come out at night they will get stuck to the tape on their way to the chickens.

I will certainly check more for them. Great idea with the tape. I'll have to give that a go. Thank you so much!

 

[LaFleche]

I hope she gets better soon.

 

[azygous]

@LaFleche mentioned her poop. I seem to have missed the photo if it's posted. If you see any dead worms in her poop, she is probably suffering shock from heavy worm load.

What the worming med does is to sedate the worms in the intestines, then they die and are usually absorbed into the intestines, but they may be clogging her now. You did the right thing by giving her sugar water and electrolytes in the beginning. Keep that up. It's keeping her from dying of shock.

Her crop not emptying points to possible obstruction of dead worms in the intestinal tract rather than a stuck egg. I would give her a molasses flush. This is gentle and should help.

Mix one teaspoon molasses in one-fourth cup warm water. Give it as her sole water until she drinks it all or better, tube it into her crop. Are you prepared to tube a chicken? The solution could also be syringed into her isf she can't drink on her own. This is how to do it without aspirating her.

 

[azygous]

Thank you so so much! I have frozen coconut oil pellets just for times like this. I'll go feed her some. And massageView attachment 3858861

What a super smart idea! I'm going to steal it.

 

[azygous]

My fingers and brain glitched and I misstated the proportions of the flush solution. It should be one teaspoon molasses in one-fourth cup warm water.

 

[RememberTheWay]

Her poop picture looks like she has had quite the infestation and in this case she can feel ill from the toxins the worms excrete when dying.

Keep her hydrated, add poultry vitamins containing B complex and E to her water and feed her some scrambled eggs.

I would not poke around in her vent to check for an egg, as this can lead to further issues and infection.

You can sit her on a warm water bottle covered by a damp towel to relax her abdomen.
Giving warm epsom salt baths might not be the right thing for her at the moment as this could push her over the edge if she is too weak.

Can you explain to me exactly what about those poops tells you she had an infestation please?