Continued diarrhea and lethargic...

To be super clear on dates I did the five day treatment of 2 teaspoons of cord in the gallon of drinking water for the entire group of hens, and I gave one cc by mouth to the visibly affected Chicken to ensure dosage. (November 16-20) I followed that by the lower dosage for 7 days. Then I started giving nutridrench again to affected chicken for nutrient and vitamins support- that seemed to be following what I had read! Now we are on day 17 since starting the corid and the feather drop is occurring
 
Thank you SO MUCH! I am offering yogurt and ground meat to boost protein. When you say no grain I am guessing you mean whole grain such as scratch and peck? Or are you including ground grains such as pellets? I read your response after I did the initial corid dose so I did not offer medicated chick feed. Is it too late to offer that or would you suggest doing it with the second round of corid?

I did dose the entire group of hens. When I dose at 9 days is it the full amount or the perfect decrease? When I read the directions it didn’t not say anything other than the step down second dose.

This hen does not do well away from her ladies. I have insulated her nesting box and I’m tucking her into towels during the day in eyesight of her fellow hens. I don’t know how to achieve 70 degrees this time of year in sight of her crew😩
Please forget the yogurt and especially meat. Meat might be OK for chickens in perfect condition but for the ones with issues it is a no-no. If a chicken has a slow crop, sour crop or compacted crop that meat will stay in the crop and rot and a nasty bacterial infection will follow which might be the end of the road if not treated immediately by a vet. It is difficult to give you an idea without knowing more. How is the crop? hard? mushy? empties overnight? Is the chicken alert? sharp movements of eyes and head or are those "floating"? If she is "floating" then it is no good. She would immediately need the crop flushed which is a tricky task and even not too many vets would do it. You can give her activated charcoal which might absorb some of the toxins. I am assuming this because you say that you keep the chicken warm by covering it with blankets. A chicken in fairly good condition would not stay under a blanket. Just assuming.
Is she eating and drinking on her own? My chickens with serious issues end up in a cage in the bathroom where it is easy to maintain them worm. A chicken with nice pink comb is worm. One with comb ends purple or bluish is cold.
Coccidia will cause all kinds of crop issues because it affects the movement of food through the guts. I am doing a lot of guessing of the shape your chicken is in. If she eats and drinks on her own and there are no crop issues I would put her back on Corrid and MEDICATED starter (you can soak it a bit to be digestible more easily) and place her in the bathroom. It is winter now. Do not worry about her "opinion" of being away from the rest. She is beyond that because any chicken that is not within the flock for 3 days will be considered by the rest as an outsider and will be chased and attacked. It has to be carefully reintroduced back into the flock after getting better anyways.
Even if you kill all adult coccidia new ones "hatch" and the cycle begins again. That is why the follow up is needed. Corrid eliminates only adults floating in the guts. They do not do the damage. It is the "larvae" that enters gut walls and destroys them. Corrid does not stop them so when they emerge as adults they have to be eliminated and prevented from reinfecting.
If I get more details that would help.
 
You are amazing. I just appreciate you so much. She is in the kitchen next to a vent. She is so alert and wonderful…which is why I just can’t put her down. During the day she does eat and drink on her own and I go out and “tuck her back in”. She is so tired, but willing to get up and take care of business. I will get medicated feed and moisten it. She has no crop issues and I check frequently. Thank you again for your advice 💗

I have her with cooked meat and honeydew seeds and water❤️‍🩹
 

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