Falling when bumped

[azygous]

Greens can contribute extra water to the stools and it can make them a bit thin, but diarrhea, no.

I would not give greens for this situation, though. In case there's a blockage, it could aggravate it. It wouldn't hurt to give the chick some coconut oil. If there's a blockage, the oil, more than anything, would help.

Chill the coconut oil slightly so it's solid. Measure out a teaspoon, then slice off small bits and put them into the chick's beak until all of it is in the chick. Gently massage the crop to disperse the oil and then watch to see if it passes a healthy turd in about an hour. If it seems still to be struggling, give some more oil.

 

[Bushastead]

Greens can contribute extra water to the stools and it can make them a bit thin, but diarrhea, no.

I would not give greens for this situation, though. In case there's a blockage, it could aggravate it. It wouldn't hurt to give the chick some coconut oil. If there's a blockage, the oil, more than anything, would help.

Chill the coconut oil slightly so it's solid. Measure out a teaspoon, then slice off small bits and put them into the chick's beak until all of it is in the chick. Gently massage the crop to disperse the oil and then watch to see if it passes a healthy turd in about an hour. If it seems still to be struggling, give some more oil.

What is a crop?

 

[Bushastead]

Greens can contribute extra water to the stools and it can make them a bit thin, but diarrhea, no.

I would not give greens for this situation, though. In case there's a blockage, it could aggravate it. It wouldn't hurt to give the chick some coconut oil. If there's a blockage, the oil, more than anything, would help.

Chill the coconut oil slightly so it's solid. Measure out a teaspoon, then slice off small bits and put them into the chick's beak until all of it is in the chick. Gently massage the crop to disperse the oil and then watch to see if it passes a healthy turd in about an hour. If it seems still to be struggling, give some more oil.

Also, how do i put it in the beak?

 

[azygous]

It helps to have a helper, one to hold the chick and to pry open the beak and the helper to place the coconut oil slivers into the open mouth.

Pry open the beak by slipping a finger nail into the tightly closed beak, then hold it open while slipping the sliver of oil in the right side of the beak where the esophagus is located. It's very important to let the chick close its beak to swallow so it doesn't aspirate any oil.

 

[Bushastead]

It helps to have a helper, one to hold the chick and to pry open the beak and the helper to place the coconut oil slivers into the open mouth.

Pry open the beak by slipping a finger nail into the tightly closed beak, then hold it open while slipping the sliver of oil in the right side of the beak where the esophagus is located. It's very important to let the chick close its beak to swallow so it doesn't aspirate any oil.

So open the beak slightly pop it in and let her close the beak and eat it, then repeat.
Also when i rub the crop what should i be looking for?

 

[Eggcessive]

Vitamins that include riboflavin can help with leg problems, sitting on hocks, and curled under toes. Poultry Cell has riboflavin, and dosage is a drop or two daily by mouth.

 

[Bushastead]

It helps to have a helper, one to hold the chick and to pry open the beak and the helper to place the coconut oil slivers into the open mouth.

Pry open the beak by slipping a finger nail into the tightly closed beak, then hold it open while slipping the sliver of oil in the right side of the beak where the esophagus is located. It's very important to let the chick close its beak to swallow so it doesn't aspirate any oil.

So i chopped up frozed coconut oil and she ate it! I gently rubber her right breast in a down ward motion and i did notice as she ate the coconut oil it did seem to be inflated and soft. I am not sure if that is normal. Also i listened to her breast and i heard some gergel noises, but her breath did not smell sour as it says it does for sour crop.

 

[Bushastead]

Vitamins that include riboflavin can help with leg problems, sitting on hocks, and curled under toes. Poultry Cell has riboflavin, and dosage is a drop or two daily by mouth.

Thank you! Im not so sure anything is wrong with her legs, i think its more so that she is not sturdy standing. When she walks she does not limp or anything. She just falls over easy if bumped or going too fast.

 

[azygous]

You rarely will see sour crop in a small chick or even a young adult. And sour crop almost never smells in the early stages.

Let's see if this opens her up and she'll start eating again and regain her strength. If she doesn't rally by tomorrow and gets worse, she may have another issue.

By the way, sour crop is different from impacted crop and constipation and are treated differently.

 

[Bushastead]

You rarely will see sour crop in a small chick or even a young adult. And sour crop almost never smells in the early stages.

Let's see if this opens her up and she'll start eating again and regain her strength. If she doesn't rally by tomorrow and gets worse, she may have another issue.

By the way, sour crop is different from impacted crop and constipation and are treated differently.

I really appreciate all your help, i really do!
The coconut oil should help her clear her crop?