Distressed about a Lethargic chicken

[casportpony]

Repeat the fluids in another 60-90 minutes if her crop has cleared. Soon she should start to poop clear liquid, and that's be a sign she's getting hydrated. Maybe do fluids one more time after that (three total), then do baby bird food, but only if her crop is clearing. Make sense?

-Kathy

 

[BarneyNCyndi]

Yes, I set my timer for 90 min. 45ml x 3 dose 1 down and 2 to go. I warmed by fluids in the syringe buy putting it in hot tap water. I checked it to make sure it wasn't too hot. I warmed my towel by putting it in the dryer before wrapping her in it. I have been trying to keep her warm close to 80 but 75 is as warm as I cn get the air.

 

[casportpony]

Yes, I set my timer for 90 min. 60ml x 3 dose 1 down and 2 to go. What do I do with the corn syrup and what strength of baby bird food? 1:6 or 1:3 or 1:2? Oh, I got the dark corn syrup if it matters.

I'd use just plain sugar instead... sorry, I should have said "light". I'm gonna guess and say 1 teaspoon plain sugar to 60ml of water. no need to do this more than once. Then baby bird food I mix at about 1 part food, 2-2.5 parts water.

-Kathy

 

[BarneyNCyndi]

I love having an electric blacket on me so, it lives on the couch. We are bundled up together. That way I know she won't get to hot. Time to go heat round 2. I will go get light corn syrup for round 3. Still do 1tsp per 60ml?

 

[casportpony]

I love having an electric blacket on me so, it lives on the couch. We are bundled up together. That way I know she won't get to hot. Time to go heat round 2. I will go get light corn syrup for round 3. Still do 1tsp per 60ml?

No more than two doses of the sugar water.

How's she doing?

-Kathy

 

[BarneyNCyndi]

This was my second round of pedialyte only. It was harder to get the tube down. She would start to struggle and I pulled the tube. Each time, I think I lost my hold until I noticed when her neck is fully extended she closed her eyes. She is back to sleeping with me holding her sharing my blanket. I will do the suger water next round.

 

[casportpony]

Be warned, tubing will not save her if she has a nasty disease, but she will not die from dehydration. Has she pooped yet?

-Kathy

 

[BarneyNCyndi]

Yes she just squirted - mainly clear with white and a few green globs as soon as I put her in her pen. She is walking around her pen a little.

 

[casportpony]

Did she want to walk before or do you think she might be feeling better?

 

[BarneyNCyndi]

Just did round 3 with light corn syrup. She has pretty much just stands in a corner. She is in an 8'x3' pen. I have two boxes on their sides with straw and sawdust for flooring on top ou double layer resin paper. She moves from the boxes to the far corner. My other girls were singing by my front door and she moved over to that side of the pen so a total of 8feet. She seems more alert.