Foods and Drinks for a Stressed Chicken

[krissyweso]

Hello!

I just adopted a two year old satin silkie chicken from a show breeder who "had no use for her anymore." Her loss, my gain, as far as I'm concerned.

Anyway, she was caked with poop, has a big red sore on her head that has creepy crawly mites of some sort crawling in it, empty crop and starving... She clearly hasn't been well taken care of.

I gave her a bath and a hair cut, tended to her head wound, fed her, and she's resting easy inside (I'm going to quarantine her for two weeks, of course, before adding her to my flock). I can't make it to the farm store tonight (it's far), but I want to get her some electrolytes sand probiotics and whatever else might help with the stress being rehomed has put on her body.

What foods and drinks could I get her at the grocery store that could help prevent illness from stress?

Thank you!!!

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hello! Raw yolk, molasses, Epsom salt bath, meat for protein and a moist mash of chicken feed

 

[Byrd gal]

A scrambled egg and water with a bit of sugar should do it untill you can get to a store

 

[SmiYa0126]

Put molasses in the water, or you can get unflavored Pedialyte and put the molasses in there for her to drink. Give regular water as well

 

[krissyweso]

Thank you for your speedy replies!! I'll be leaving now to go get that stuff.

Also, for fun, I added a picture of my new bathed and dried baby.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would look for childrens pedialyte or Gatorade and give that. Watery chicken feed and scrambled egg are my go tos for illness. Tuna or canned cat food in moderation to tempt eating.

 

[SmiYa0126]

so fluffy!

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Also, for fun, I added a picture of my new bathed and dried baby.

There's a chicken in there? Where?

 

[Byrd gal]

So cute!!!