Dog attack! (Graphic Pictures)

[Morrigan]

First of all, you've done an amazing job with Clementine and are giving her every chance of making a recovery. She is very lucky to have you.

It's always so hard to know what exactly is wrong and what the best direction is to take. My best, educated guess is that her diarrhea and lethargy are being caused by some combination of medications, stress and changes to her normal diet.

I agree with discontinuing the antibiotics, which you've already done. I agree with offering eggs, yogurt and rice, but I would make sure she always has access to plain water and her normal chicken food, whether it's dry or in a wet mash.

A couple of other thoughts. I would give her access to grit, if you've haven't done that already. Also, if there is a way she could have some outside time and see (but not touch) her flock mates? All of the changes to her environment -- however necessary and well-intentioned -- may be causing her a lot of stress. Seeing her normal setting and other chickens might help with that. Sometimes a chicken has to find her will to live.

 

[Ccort]

First of all, you've done an amazing job with Clementine and are giving her every chance of making a recovery. She is very lucky to have you.

It's always so hard to know what exactly is wrong and what the best direction is to take. My best, educated guess is that her diarrhea and lethargy are being caused by some combination of medications, stress and changes to her normal diet.

I agree with discontinuing the antibiotics, which you've already done. I agree with offering eggs, yogurt and rice, but I would make sure she always has access to plain water and her normal chicken food, whether it's dry or in a wet mash.

A couple of other thoughts. I would give her access to grit, if you've haven't done that already. Also, if there is a way she could have some outside time and see (but not touch) her flock mates? All of the changes to her environment -- however necessary and well-intentioned -- may be causing her a lot of stress. Seeing her normal setting and other chickens might help with that. Sometimes a chicken has to find her will to live.

She has grit. I brought her flockmates inside a couple of times to see her and taken her out. I know she's so bored in the house. I think sometime this week, I'll let her roam the yard with her flockmates while I'm there.

She's perkier today but the diarrhea persists. It's a green color stool with what looks like essentially water coming out with it.

She did have some yogurt this morning, mixed with rice and watermelon.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I think I would skip the watermelon. It can have the opposite effect and make the runny worse.

 

[Ccort]

Update-
Her scab/wound area looks better and better.
However, she still has diarrhea and seems fatigued. I'm giving yogurt, rice/oatmeal, and critical care food. She's eating but it all goes right through her. She has probiotic water.

I don't know what else to do?

 

[21hens-incharge]

@Eggcessive any tips on curing this chickens ongoing diarrhea issues?

I am at a loss.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Update-
Her scab/wound area looks better and better.
However, she still has diarrhea and seems fatigued. I'm giving yogurt, rice/oatmeal, and critical care food. She's eating but it all goes right through her. She has probiotic water.

I don't know what else to do?

Are you still giving nutri drench?

 

[Eggcessive]

I don’t know what the watery droppings are still happening if you have stopped the NutriDrench, the antibiotics, and are giving probiotics. Cooked rice has been used, perhaps try some cottage cheese, but still give 90% chicken feed. If you are giving wet feed, try to get her eating dry feed.

 

[Ccort]

Are you still giving nutri drench?

No

 

[Ccort]

I don’t know what the watery droppings are still happening if you have stopped the NutriDrench, the antibiotics, and are giving probiotics. Cooked rice has been used, perhaps try some cottage cheese, but still give 90% chicken feed. If you are giving wet feed, try to get her eating dry feed.

I just now added apple cider vinegar to her water. I can give her cottage cheese tomorrow. She loves that stuff.
The only way she'll eat yogurt is mixed in with either her normal dry food, oatmeal or rice.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Check her crop at night, how full is it?