Hello! New here but one of my babies is not her normal self.

[rayrose]

Sounds like she has some kind of bacterial infection. The yellow runny poop is a sign of that. I just went through this same thing with one of my hens. Give a calcium tablet every day, followed by an antibiotic at least 3 hours before or after. Amoxicillin 250 mg daily for 4-6 days. If you can't get amox, you can get tetracycline at TS. It's in the cattle/horse section, one tablet daily for 4 days. Put her in a crate and keep her in your house. Feed her soupy mash only.
I did the tetracycline and had to order the Amox. It finally got here today, but my girl got totally well, and is running around with her flock, eating like a pig and roosting in the coop with her girls. Get her on this regimen NOW.

 

[KellySun]

Sounds like she has some kind of bacterial infection. The yellow runny poop is a sign of that. I just went through this same thing with one of my hens. Give a calcium tablet every day, followed by an antibiotic at least 3 hours before or after. Amoxicillin 250 mg daily for 4-6 days. If you can't get amox, you can get tetracycline at TS. It's in the cattle/horse section, one tablet daily for 4 days. Put her in a crate and keep her in your house. Feed her soupy mash only.
I did the tetracycline and had to order the Amox. It finally got here today, but my girl got totally well, and is running around with her flock, eating like a pig and roosting in the coop with her girls. Get her on this regimen NOW.

Where did you order the Amox from? Did you not need a RX?

 

[KellySun]

Where did you order the Amox from? Did you not need a RX?

Not to mention, how did you get your hen to take the meds???

 

[Eggcessive]

You can sometimes get Fish Mox amoxicillin at some feed stores and online. It is given orally 1/2 of a 250 mg capsule for a bantam in some food twice a day. Yellow droppings might indicate coccidiosis or a reproductive disorder. Coccidiosis is treated with Corid. If you could get some droppings check by your vet, you could rule out coccidiosis and worms. Corid dosage is 2 tsp of Corid liquid or 1.5 tsp of Corid powder per gallon of water for 5-7 days. If you think she has a reproductive disorder, you could start amoxicillin.

 

[KellySun]

Sounds like she has some kind of bacterial infection. The yellow runny poop is a sign of that. I just went through this same thing with one of my hens. Give a calcium tablet every day, followed by an antibiotic at least 3 hours before or after. Amoxicillin 250 mg daily for 4-6 days. If you can't get amox, you can get tetracycline at TS. It's in the cattle/horse section, one tablet daily for 4 days. Put her in a crate and keep her in your house. Feed her soupy mash only.
I did the tetracycline and had to order the Amox. It finally got here today, but my girl got totally well, and is running around with her flock, eating like a pig and roosting in the coop with her girls. Get her on this regimen NOW.

Thank you!

 

[rayrose]

I got the amox from KV Supply on line without a prescription. Don't have their website. Forgot to mention that you need to start by giving her an epsom salt soak for about 20 minutes. This helps to relax the bird. I gave mine a total of 4 soaks. By the last soak, she was ready to get out, which showed me great improvement.
These pills are very large, and I was surprised at how easily I got them down her. It's a 2 person job. One person holds the bird, while the other person pulls on her wattles, which forces her to open her beak. Just shove the pill down her beak and she'll swallow it. It amazes me how easily that humongous pill went down. She's a sweet bird and I think she instinctively knew, we were just trying to help her..