chicken cant walk help!

[Daisy June]

Let us know how she responds, please.

 

[Egg_cited]

update!
unfortunately, she's still the same. She won't eat on her own until I feed her. not very sure if she's drinking either. she does go up to roost at night all on her own. Though she is able to walk, after a few steps she starts rocking backwards. Like she walks completely fine no issue than just randomly crouches down. I've been giving her turmeric and electrolytes.

 

[Egg_cited]

@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous

 

[azygous]

My first thought, given her symptoms, is egg binding. Have you given her calcium?

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you checked her feet to be sure they are not injured in any way? Or, on another note, I have seen people suggest Dulcolax for constipation. Could that be it? Is her crop normal in size?

Dulcolax (bisacodyl) laxative should never be used on a chicken. Stool softener, aka doccusate sodium or Colase are good to use with an impacted crop or constipation. Unfortunately someone started calling it Dulcolax, since there is a brand of the stool softener under the brand name Dulcolax. It is very confusing, and always makes me nervous when someone suggests Dulcolax, instead of just saying stool softener.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would take her aside twice a day, and offer a little bowl of moistened and dry chicken feed. They can get a lot of water that way. Soft cooked egg with water is also good. A hen of mine who had balanced issues for 5 weeks was kept alive by my feeding her twice a day. I hope that she gets better.

 

[Egg_cited]

Update!!
she's still active but can't walk at all. like she just falls completely over. she wants to eat and drink but simply can't. I'm giving her electrolytes and turmeric daily. I just don't know what is going on in order for me to help here.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Sorry to hear she hasn't gotten better. Have you gotten any food and water into her at all since she has stopped eating on her own? Others here can teach you how to force feed if you want to give that a try. She may have a vitamin deficiency. Which vitamins have you been giving her?

 

[Egg_cited]

Sorry to hear she hasn't gotten better. Have you gotten any food and water into her at all since she has stopped eating on her own? Others here can teach you how to force feed if you want to give that a try. She may have a vitamin deficiency. Which vitamins have you been giving her?

she doesn't want her regular good atm. the only thing she will eat our meal worms in moderation.