Dying chicken?? Help!!

[danielle2003]

You may want to try the Benadryl. Will she open her mouth or swallow anything? Sadly, I found this out after I lost one of my Buff Orpingtons. I didn't know about Benadryl at the time, and it was too late to give it her. Her head was floppy and she wouldn't open her mouth. I am really sorry, I hope something helps.

 

[Cherissa]

You may want to try the Benadryl. Will she open her mouth or swallow anything? Sadly, I found this out after I lost one of my Buff Orpingtons. I didn't know about Benadryl at the time, and it was too late to give it her. Her head was floppy and she wouldn't open her mouth. I am really sorry, I hope something helps.

Thank you. I’m going to try the tums if I can get her to swallow. I’ll try the benadryl, too. I’ll do anything. My heart is breaking for her.

 

[Eggcessive]

She doesn’t need benadryl. That is for an allergic reaction or sting and would make her more lethargic. I would try the calcium. Get her drinking fluids. Hens who are experiencing reproductive disorders may feel wiped out.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a sapphire splash, big and healthy who suddenly fell ill tonight. She is very lethargic, unable to walk, salivating. There is a goo coming from her vent. She has labored breathing. I have no clue how to help her or what to do. Any ideas??

She’s about a year old. I’m trying to flush her vent. She lays very large eggs. Could one maybe have broken?

Feel inside the vent for an egg. Don't flush inside her vent, you can flush bacteria into the oviduct.

I would not give her any medications at this point. Feel her abdomen for bloat or swelling, feel her crop and let us know what that's like and look inside her beak for mucous, canker or yellow/white pasty material.

 

[danielle2003]

Could she have vent gleet? Here are some symptoms of it, according to the poultrydvm.com:
(Earlier symptoms) Did you notice any of these earlier before her lethargy?
Pasting of the feathers near the vent
The presence of a soft (bloated) abdomen
Sudden dull appearance of feathers A decrease in egg production
The presence of excess gas
Loose, watery droppings
(Later symptoms)
Slimy (often bloody) droppings
The presence of a foul odor
A hard (solid) abdomen
Loss of appetite Inflammation (red, swelling) of the vent area
The chicken is straining to defecate

See more at: http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/vent-gleet

See more at: http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/vent-gleet

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I gave her a warm bath and palpated her abdomen. I couldn’t appreciate any swelling. I’m assuming an egg would be obvious if she was bound. She did lay today. She’s almost too lethargic to keep in a tub of water. Eyes are closed and head down.

You may want to try the Benadryl. Will she open her mouth or swallow anything? Sadly, I found this out after I lost one of my Buff Orpingtons. I didn't know about Benadryl at the time, and it was too late to give it her. Her head was floppy and she wouldn't open her mouth. I am really sorry, I hope something helps.

Please do not give this hen Benadryl. She's toooooo lethargic for the tub. Benadryl is going to make her even more lethargic.

 

[danielle2003]

She doesn’t need benadryl. That is for an allergic reaction or sting and would make her more lethargic. I would try the calcium. Get her drinking fluids. Hens who are experiencing reproductive disorders may feel wiped out.

True...I didn't think of that. My hen got bit by a spider, so that's probably why the Benadryl helped. thanks for the tip!

 

[danielle2003]

Please do not give this hen Benadryl. She's toooooo lethargic for the tub. Benadryl is going to make her even more lethargic.

True...I didn't think of that. My hen got bit by a spider, so that's probably why the Benadryl helped. thanks for the tip!

 

[Cherissa]

She doesn’t need benadryl. That is for an allergic reaction or sting and would make her more lethargic. I would try the calcium. Get her drinking fluids. Hens who are experiencing reproductive disorders may feel wiped out.

She’s not holder her head up. Not swallowing. She appears to be decompensating.

 

[Cherissa]

True...I didn't think of that. My hen got bit by a spider, so that's probably why the Benadryl helped. thanks for the tip!

I’m trying to get tums into her but she’s not swallowing. She won’t lift her head or open her eyes. I pulled her from the tub as soon as she started dropping her head.