Fenbendazole, Panacure, Safe-Guard oral..update internal layer pg 3-4

[zowieyellowflame]

Well she is so so today. Barely able to walk. Able to stand but not for long periods. we are about to put her down. I think now, I am again blaming internal laying.... her lower abdomen is the size of a baseball or softball and liquid feeling. I gave her some antibiotics but too little too late for a terminal problem. She just had a liquid poop. I mean liquid. clear water with grass in it. do chickens get constipated I wonder? Anyways, I guess there is not much else we can do.
does anyone know about the liquid poop?

 

[dawg53]

Try putting her in a container of warm water covering up to her sides. Wear some plastic gloves and gently massage her underside, belly to rear end for 10 minutes. Remove and dry her. Put some olive oil or crisco oil on your finger (wear plastic glove) and gently insert your finger into her vent and gently feel around inside for any obstructions...like broken egg shell or a stuck egg. If you dont feel anything, gently lube just inside her vent with more oil. What this does is stretch her vent in case she is eggbound, lubing it will help her lay the egg if that's the case. Good luck.

 

[zowieyellowflame]

Do I put my finger in and up or in and down? Do I blow dry her dry?

 

[zowieyellowflame]

I ended up having to get my husband to put her down. She seemed to be very uncomfortable and could not walk.

My computer has been broken so I have not been able to be online in a while.

 

[dawg53]

Grrrrr....so sorry for your loss, I know you tried your best with Hennie. I wish you the best.

 

[zowieyellowflame]

Yea, it really sucks having them put down, but afterward, it feels so much better to not see them suffer anymore. Hennie had not been able to roost for 3 weeks or more and went downhill ever since. She used to be at the very top of the pecking order. It must have been humiliating for her. I kind of wish she was put down sooner, but there is never any way to know.
The very first night she became sick, she didn't go into the coop. She hid outside under the ramp. When I tried to get her, she shrinked away, she really didn't want to be brought in. I think she just wanted to be eaten by the predators. I think she knew she was done long before I knew.