Green diarrhea

[orchardflock]

I have senna based exlax and miralax on hand - do you know if either of those will work? Since we are now on day 3 of lethargy I'm concerned if it has been there (unfortunately I didn't check) it's rotting or growing yeast. She's been confined to a cage on towels for the last 24 hours, but unfortunately she ate a scrambled egg last night.

 

[rebrascora]

I think you are aiming for something that binds the stool rather than a laxative that will cause contractions, but I cannot specifically comment on those products to know their action. I would try to get the advised product to be on the safe side though.
I had a young pullet earlier this year and she was impacted for at least 10 days before I got it cleared (I ended up having to do surgery) and despite the fact that it was a large soggy mass of straw and vegetation, it was not rotting or unpleasant at all when I removed it. I was incredibly surprised by that. You will know if things are turning bad because her breath will smell bad.
If you massage her, the scrambled egg may break down enough to pass through, but don't give her any more and concentrate on getting fluids going through her and plenty of massage. I had a broody bantam last year that was skin and bone under all those feathers and took nearly 2 weeks of daily massages and sloppy food before I got her going again, so a few days is not so bad as long as you get fluids into her. If her breath smells bad, acidified copper sulphate in the water should help... but not in a metal waterer.

 

[orchardflock]

This morning she seems MUCH better. We were able to massage away most of the mass in her crop throughout the day yesterday and this morning I could barely feel it. She was crying, so I made her some semi-cooked soft egg. She gobbled it up. She's walking around a bit clearly unhappy about being cooped up in a small animal carrier inside away from her friends. I'm still a bit concerned she might have a long blade of grass or something stuck in there, but I'm feeling much more hopeful.

 

[orchardflock]

Double posting because I cannot believe the positive transformation that has happened with this chick. Last night she was limp and barely responsive, lying in pools of green diarrhea we were trying to constantly clean up. She needs a bath, and you can tell she's been sick, but her tail is upright, she's active, and wants out!

 

[rebrascora]

So pleased she is looking brighter. Well done!