Chick not wanting to stand

[Tiana's chickens]

The intestines could be inflamed for many different reasons I'm sure, but the only reason I can think of is coccidiosis because my chicks had it recently and had blood in the poo too

 

[Tiana's chickens]

You're doing a really good job, everything you're doing sounds perfect to me. I wish I could be more helpful and suggest stuff but you're already doing everything I would have suggested

I know the crop not emptying might be worrying but that happened to my chickies, 3 nights in a row and it didn't empty but once they recovered from the coccidiosis, their digestion when back to normal and they were fine

 

[BirdLeaf]

You're doing a really good job, everything you're doing sounds perfect to me. I wish I could be more helpful and suggest stuff but you're already doing everything I would have suggested

I know the crop not emptying might be worrying but that happened to my chickies, 3 nights in a row and it didn't empty but once they recovered from the coccidiosis, their digestion when back to normal and they were fine

I took her food overnight and left her with water laced with poultry pain pills. Now her crop is slightly smaller and hard as a rock! I’m worried

 

[Tiana's chickens]

Hmm that is a worry. Could you try more olive oil or coconut oil?

 

[BirdLeaf]

Hmm that is a worry. Could you try more olive oil or coconut oil?

The olive oil yesterday must have helped, my boyfriend massaged her crop today and it almost completely emptied afterwards! She’s still not pooping as often as she should, and when she does it’s massive but pretty normal otherwise. She’s not chirping as much today, not sure if it’s a good sign or a bad sign, but overall she seems to be doing well.

 

[Tiana's chickens]

The olive oil yesterday must have helped, my boyfriend massaged her crop today and it almost completely emptied afterwards! She’s still not pooping as often as she should, and when she does it’s massive but pretty normal otherwise. She’s not chirping as much today, not sure if it’s a good sign or a bad sign, but overall she seems to be doing well.

That's good. Is she eating and drinking enough?

 

[BirdLeaf]

That's good. Is she eating and drinking enough?

She won’t drink water on it’s own but she will drink the soupy water on top of her mush. I make sure it’s absolutely soupy, and the water I add to her food is treated with Corid. She was drinking the other day, but as of yesterday she just won’t drink straight water for some reason. She’s absolutely destroying any food in front of her, mowing it down like she’s never going to see any ever again. She was even eating straight grit from my hand like it was gourmet five star food. She’s absolutely ravenous, but it’s worrying to me because her crop is acting the way it is.

 

[BirdLeaf]

Her poops really are enormous, and they smell awful. This is one poop in the image, and I spread it out in the second picture. It’s a lot of poop for a tiny bird.

 

[Tiana's chickens]

Hmm so unusual.
Is there much grip on the floor in the brooder?
Do you have any vets close by that could look at the poop under a microscope?
What food is she eating? What are the percentages of everything on the packet?

 

[BirdLeaf]

Hmm so unusual.
Is there much grip on the floor in the brooder?
Do you have any vets close by that could look at the poop under a microscope?
What food is she eating? What are the percentages of everything on the packet?

Very unusual! There are pine shavings in the brooder but currently she’s on a towel in a cardboard box in my dining room. The closest vet that I trust is CSU, about an hour away, but they are very costly and my boyfriend would probably kill me (I brought my duckling in for a dislocated hip and it was like $275! He was so mad!)

Right now she’s eating a mix of 20% Dumor Chick Starter/Grower, I store it in a trash bin so I don’t currently have a bag, she is also eating a bit of medicated feed since she’s sick. I’ve been mixing in the water/Corid solution since she won’t drink. Tonight I’m adding a probiotic since I finally made it to the farm store.