Help! Green watery poop...

[Njonesy34]

Hi! I have a 4 month old hen and she has had green watery poop for the last 4-5 days. I have moved his inside to quarantine her. She first wasn’t drinking or eating but last 2 days she was eating a little mixture of her food and yogurt but still not visibly drinking. This morning she started drinking but keeps shaking her head but now no food, I even tried feeding her an egg this morning and has no interest. She’s lethargic but has never been a flighty chicken. I tried a little ACV in her water today. I don’t really have a poultry vet anywhere close to my house. All my other chickens in the coop seem to have normal poop and eating and drinking normally. Any suggestions? Help!!

 

[azygous]

The green poop just means it's mostly bile and she isn't eating enough to produce real poop.

Have you checked her crop? Does it feel full and spongy? When you get near her head, do you detect an odor like sauerkraut? The head shaking can sometimes accompany a crop disorder, but you must check the crop first thing in the morning to be sure. A normal crop is perfectly empty in the morning before a chicken starts to eat.

Have you looked in her mouth and throat for any obstructions including mucous or foreign objects? Look in her ears for a discharge or crusty buildup. She could have a respiratory infection.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would check the crop as Azygous has recommended to determine if she has a crop disorder. Can you get some Corid liquid at your Tractor Supply or feed store today? I would treat her for possible coccidiosis, and Corid (amprollium) is very safe to treat all birds. Dosage is 10 ml (2tsp) per gallon of water for 5 days, as the only souce of water. When you get it, give her a couple of drops of the undiluted Corid to jump start the treatment. You can also add Corid water to make a slurry out of her chicken feed.

 

[casportpony]

To me that poop says the bird is dehydrated and has a bacterial infection, coccidiosis, worms, or a combination of the three.

 

[Njonesy34]

The green poop just means it's mostly bile and she isn't eating enough to produce real poop.

Have you checked her crop? Does it feel full and spongy? When you get near her head, do you detect an odor like sauerkraut? The head shaking can sometimes accompany a crop disorder, but you must check the crop first thing in the morning to be sure. A normal crop is perfectly empty in the morning before a chicken starts to eat.

Have you looked in her mouth and throat for any obstructions including mucous or foreign objects? Look in her ears for a discharge or crusty buildup. She could have a respiratory infection.

The green poop just means it's mostly bile and she isn't eating enough to produce real poop.

Have you checked her crop? Does it feel full and spongy? When you get near her head, do you detect an odor like sauerkraut? The head shaking can sometimes accompany a crop disorder, but you must check the crop first thing in the morning to be sure. A normal crop is perfectly empty in the morning before a chicken starts to eat.

Have you looked in her mouth and throat for any obstructions including mucous or foreign objects? Look in her ears for a discharge or crusty buildup. She could have a respiratory infection.

I will def look and give her a good inspection once my husband is home to help hold her. She sounds a little nasally. Thank you!

 

[Njonesy34]

I would check the crop as Azygous has recommended to determine if she has a crop disorder. Can you get some Corid liquid at your Tractor Supply or feed store today? I would treat her for possible coccidiosis, and Corid (amprollium) is very safe to treat all birds. Dosage is 10 ml (2tsp) per gallon of water for 5 days, as the only souce of water. When you get it, give her a couple of drops of the undiluted Corid to jump start the treatment. You can also add Corid water to make a slurry out of her chicken feed.

I check her crop out soon but I did buy some Corid last month for just in case. Looks like I may be using it! Thank you so much!

 

[judevie]

To me that poop says the bird is dehydrated and has a bacterial infection, coccidiosis, worms, or a combination of the three.

Our older hen is having the same symptoms, I just came by this looking for advice. What is the best way to treat for bacterial infection, or combination of all three?

 

[Eggcessive]

Our older hen is having the same symptoms, I just came by this looking for advice. What is the best way to treat for bacterial infection, or combination of all three?

Here is where to start a new thread of your own to get advice on what is going on with your chicken (lookr the blue box Start Your Own Thread. Describe all symptoms, the age, and what you have done so far:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/

 

[Njonesy34]

Our older hen is having the same symptoms, I just came by this looking for advice. What is the best way to treat for bacterial infection, or combination of all three?

Well I tried corid for two days now and oral dewormer with no change in poop or energy. So we are trying antibiotic injection now. Kinda throwing everything at it to get some sort of change out of her. You may want to go for the antibiotic first!