Can anyone help? Don’t want my 9 week bantam to die

[Fdny11Bravo]

She’s been breathing heavy after her first night in the coop, the rest are doing absolutely fine she was huddled head in feathers eyes closing and breathing heavy, i brought her back inside to brooder playpen gave her some meds in her water my friend gave me till the corrid i ordered comes tomorrow, i took a picture of her poop and medicine my friend gave me that has raised chickens for a while thinks it’s CRD

 

[Cassondra53]

I’m sorry to hear your little sweetheart is sick. I dealt with a respiratory infection recently and had to take my girl to urgent care to get her antibiotics, because the ones I ordered online were going to take too long to arrive. Keeping her isolated, warm, and hydrated is probably the best you can do at this point, if you are waiting for meds to arrive. Do you have a local vet that takes chickens?

 

[Fdny11Bravo]

My friend gave me this for now he got it from the vet when his chickens got CRD I’m hoping it works but anything else i should do? The other chicks you think will be fine? They seem fine

 

[Cassondra53]

Tetracycline is exactly what my vet prescribed my chicken - I had the pill form, but soluble is great! If it were me, I would use a syringe to ensure that it gets the proper dose, rather than hoping it drinks the mixed water on its own.

 

[Fdny11Bravo]

That’s a great idea, i used syringes to feed new born kittens same concept ? Open the beak and shoot it in?

 

[Cassondra53]

Exactly! Good luck - chickens can be so fussy about taking their medicine

 

[Cassondra53]

How’s your little lady doing?

 

[Fdny11Bravo]

she’s still sort of out of it, i finally got the coconut oil pieces in her last night her crop still feels full and hard but not as bad as initially, she’s drinking eating and running around when i go to grab her just still seems out of it when i leave her alone.

 

[Cassondra53]

Did you find out it was impacted crop??

 

[Fdny11Bravo]

so i got my buddy here to take a look at her since he’s a vet he said definitely sour crop so the antibiotics seemed to work i put her back out with the flock she’s doing amazing running around exploring her first time being outside, i am so relieved, thanks for all the advice everyone i really do appreciate it!