fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[The Coop Crew]

Today was the first time I have seen Zacchaeus attempt to mate. After he was rebuffed by Lydia he must have made advances on another hen as I heard a great commotion and witnessed Zack being chased by one of the Sussex hens. Ouch. Not good for the ego.

Poor guy. Being turned down by all the ladies

 

[fuzzi]

And as if I haven't posted enough today...

Lydia and the kids

Prissy, Silas, Esther

Joanna, getting darker!

Silas, Prissy, and Alice photo bombing!

Ooh! So SCARY, Zacchaeus...

 

[fuzzi]

Poor guy. Being turned down by all the ladies

He's young, inexperienced, fumbling around with his new feelings...

 

[The Coop Crew]

He's young, inexperienced, fumbling around with his new feelings...

Should be interesting to observe for a little while

 

[fuzzi]

Should be interesting to observe for a little while

Teenager!

He's looking better, more like the Standard. I hope he grows into a Good Roo, nicer than his father was.

Good mahogany dark brown on his back and hackles

 

[NanaK]

I gave her stool softener again this afternoon, wondering if I should continue, based upon her poop.

I gave it at least a couple days until it felt like the mass was breaking up.

Her poops may look runny until she starts to eat somewhat normally again.

It is good to see her mixing in with the flock and not hiding. She was even eating with them!

 

[NanaK]

I want to get more nutrients in her. Eggs still the best option?

Some suggest feeding baby food by syringe.

Everyone has there own way of doing things but
I would choose eggs if she will eat them. More protein, vitamins and calories.

Baby food will feed through a syringe if you think you need to feed her if she is not eating. Egg yolk works well in a syringe, too.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The fact that she is coming out and mingling is an improvement.

I want to get more nutrients in her. Eggs still the best option?

Some suggest feeding baby food by syringe.

To me this looks like a hen who is not eating enough but at least something is passing through. She is not completely blocked up.

Also if she has coccidia, her poops will be runny.

As the material in her crop breaks up and starts to pass, hopefully she will start eating better. If coccidia are present, the corid should also make her feel better and more like eating.

I would continue what you are doing. This can take a little while to resolve. I would do a short min or so of crop massage a couple times a day when possible.

I agree with @NanaK the poop is not too terrible, I've seen worse.
Green can sometimes be bile from not eating very well.

I prefer to have them eat their normal feed (wet or dry) and give egg to eat to entice them. Other things that I've found are tomato, watermelon, cucumber...often these are interesting.
I try to keep them eating things they normally eat, just cutting back on things that may be a bit harder to process (like scratch, seeds, etc.). BUT, if you feel she needs baby food, some people certainly syringe or tube that into them. Some use Baby Bird Formula as well.
Like @NanaK says, we all do things a bit differently. Seeing her at least participating and moving about is good. She's still not there and chickens can often continue to interact in order to hide not feeling well so the flock doesn't notice so much.

I'd finish the Corid and Nystatin. What is the crop feeling like in the morning now (before she's had anything to eat/drink). You can try 1 more stool softener, but if there's material in the crop not moving and you've given the softener for a couple of days, it's likely not going to break up a lot more.
See how it goes tomorrow.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Teenager!

He's looking better, more like the Standard. I hope he grows into a Good Roo, nicer than his father was.

Good mahogany dark brown on his back and hackles
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I call my girls hormonal teenagers all the time
He is very handsome!

 

[fuzzi]

I agree with @NanaK the poop is not too terrible, I've seen worse.
Green can sometimes be bile from not eating very well.

I prefer to have them eat their normal feed (wet or dry) and give egg to eat to entice them. Other things that I've found are tomato, watermelon, cucumber...often these are interesting.
I try to keep them eating things they normally eat, just cutting back on things that may be a bit harder to process (like scratch, seeds, etc.). BUT, if you feel she needs baby food, some people certainly syringe or tube that into them. Some use Baby Bird Formula as well.
Like @NanaK says, we all do things a bit differently. Seeing her at least participating and moving about is good. She's still not there and chickens can often continue to interact in order to hide not feeling well so the flock doesn't notice so much.

I'd finish the Corid and Nystatin. What is the crop feeling like in the morning now (before she's had anything to eat/drink). You can try 1 more stool softener, but if there's material in the crop not moving and you've given the softener for a couple of days, it's likely not going to break up a lot more.
See how it goes tomorrow.

Thank you!

The problem is I go back to work on Monday, and the 2x daily on the Nystatin is going to be extremely difficult.