Help! Easter Egger not eating Or drinking at all

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Checked her belly and don’t feel anything abnormal. Heading to
micstrachan said:
You mentioned she had been drinking lots of water. I would check for ascites. That means feel for accumulated fluid in her belly, below her vent and between her legs. Cup your hand there and compare to the other hens.

I, too, might try an antibiotic, but it would be good to know what you are treating. I believe @azygous likes 250mg of amoxicillin per day. I might look into what type of infection is most likely and go from there. I ‘ve has avian vet prescribe augmentin (I believe that’s amoxicillin plus something else) and have also done doxycycline and enrofloxacin. I try to save the enrofloxacin for reproductive tract infections, which is a possibility here.

Also, with ascites, if she has that, I have had luck with 4mL Lily of the Desert aloe detox for a few days, along with the antibiotic and anti-inflammatory. Finally, baby bird formula can be a real treat for a hen who is not feeling well. My severe molters will gobble it up, and I’ve syringe fed it to an otherwise not eating hen. Which reminds me, has she molted yet?
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If I can only find injectable antibiotics, can I still give it to her orally? I’ll post strength when I have it. Also should I just go ahead and dose everyone for coccidia with corrid?
 
I'm pretty sure injectible penicillin needs to be injected. It's not formulated to be effective orally. Tylosin can be given orally or injected, though.

You can treat the entire flock with Corid, but do not give B vitamins while they are being treated.

You're not alone in feeling stressed and frustrated over a sick chicken. Sometimes we guess on the right treatment and the patient improves and often makes a full dramatic recovery. Other times, not. Let's hope for the former in this case.
 
Apimacchi said:
I just checked for fluid in her belly and didn’t feel anything out of the ordinary. I’m heading to TS to get an oral antibiotic. And some baby bird food. Let’s see if it gets her eating again. Ugh this is so hard. I feel like I’ve been on high alert since I got these girls in June. If it’s not one thing it’s another.
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I was feeling the same way. However, I’ve tried to focus on health & wellness rather than illness, and it might be helping (I still try to treat illness if it comes up.)
 
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azygous said:
I'm only familiar with the fish mox. It's what I use. 250mg per day orally for ten days.
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These are 250mg tabs that dissolve in 10 gallons of water. How are you dissolving these tabs and at what concentration- ugh someone just bought the last bottle while I was messaging with questions!
 
Ok so the only thing they have is fish Pen (penicillin)250mg tabs that dissolve in 10 gallons of water.
What dosage should I shoot for? How much water should I dissolve these tabs in and how long to dose for?
 
azygous said:
It's difficult to get a proper dose into a chicken by dissolving the meds in water. I use oral medication and give the dose undiluted whole capsule or tablet directly into the beak. Any of your options are better than nothing, though.

Here's where many of us get our antibiotics. https://pet-healthcare.revivalanimal.com/search?p=Q&ts=custom&w=fish antibiotics
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Ok I will dose her with the 250mg tab of penicillin for 10days. Also adding corid to everyone’s water at 2tsp/gallon
 

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