Help help help! I think hes going to die please help

[casportpony]

Is a vet an option?

 

[Cecisflock]

I would not make your chicken vomit. Right now you don’t know exactly what is wrong, and that can cause him to choke on crop contents and die. Can you post any pictures? Where are you located, state or country? Can you try to give him water in a scoop, lid, or cup up to his beak? The Poultry Cell can be given orally a few drops at a time up to 1 ml daily. That will get to his blood faster. Has he eaten recently? What do you feed?

I would chill some coconut oil, about a spoonfull, and cut it into small pieces, and let him peck those. Then massage his crop in a downward motion several times a day. His crop may be impacted if it is hard. A dark comb can be a sign of dehydration of heart failure. A flopped over comb could be that, but it can be normal in large comb birds. Does he have any respiratory symptoms or a gurgling sound in his throat?

x2 Or an avian vet as a best option.

 

[Swbertrand1]

I would not make your chicken vomit. Right now you don’t know exactly what is wrong, and that can cause him to choke on crop contents and die. Can you post any pictures? Where are you located, state or country? Can you try to give him water in a scoop, lid, or cup up to his beak? The Poultry Cell can be given orally a few drops at a time up to 1 ml daily. That will get to his blood faster. Has he eaten recently? What do you feed?

I would chill some coconut oil, about a spoonfull, and cut it into small pieces, and let him peck those. Then massage his crop in a downward motion several times a day. His crop may be impacted if it is hard. A dark comb can be a sign of dehydration of heart failure. A flopped over comb could be that, but it can be normal in large comb birds. Does he have any respiratory symptoms or a gurgling sound in his throat?

+1 on what Eggcessive has posted above: Please don't tilt the bird down and rub its crop upward; you're as likely to aspirate the bird and kill it as you are to help it. Follow Eggcessive's advice above too. Here's a good source for understanding what you're dealing with on Crop issues:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

I'd add that you can also use Olive Oil, Vegetable Oil, or Mineral Oil, but those have to be given via syringe/dropper in most cases. By being able to freeze the Coconut Oil, you can feed it to the bird with other food/snacks to make sure they ingest it. More on giving fluids to a chicken can be found here. Pay close attention to the last photo before the comments section to see where you want your syringe/dropper to be and what to avoid:
https://bitchinchickens.com/2020/02/06/how-to-safely-give-oral-medications/

For clarification, has the bird been in this condition for two (2) days? Or, has this been going on longer, and the comb started to fall over two days ago? Since you mentioned mites, you might have multiple issues going on at once, and one can make the other worse and vice-versa.

As for the mites, it's imperative that you get a handle on them quickly too. Diatomaceous Earth (DE) will help prevent them, but Permethrin is what the experts here recommend for eliminating an infestation in the coop and on the bird(s). If he has mites, it's likely his friend (hen) is affected as well.

 

[Swbertrand1]

x2 Or an avian vet as a best option.

ALWAYS the best option for sure... I so wish we could take our birds to a vet every time they got sick or needed some sort of medical attention, but I'm not made of money :-(

 

[chrissiemids]

He could have sour crop. Tilt him a little down and rub his crop upwards in a circular motion. This empties the crop. I don't know if this will help. Sorry

8f it's hard lump it's not sour crop which is squishy. Hard crop equals impacted crop. Give olive oil and massage crop. Look at Durham hens health checker

 

[Lydia Huizenga]

8f it's hard lump it's not sour crop which is squishy. Hard crop equals impacted crop. Give olive oil and massage crop. Look at Durham hens health checker

Thanks.

 

[casportpony]

The crop is probably full and hard because he hasn't been drinking. He should be placed in a warm room (80-85 degrees) and once he warms up, he should be given fluids orally with a tube.

Step 1:
Bring the bird inside and place in a warm room, 80-85 degrees is ideal (watch for signs of over-heating).

Step 2:
Weigh the bird.

Step 3:
Once warmed, correct hydration, and this should not be done until the bird is warmed up. Tube warmed (102 degrees) Pedialyte or Gatorade at 14 ml per pound of body weight, wait 60-90 minutes and repeat. If no poop is produced by 3 hours after first tubing, repeat once more.

Step 4:
Once the bird is pooping you can start tubing warmed Kaytee Exact baby bird food or a non-lay crumble (lay crumble has too much calcium). Start by tubing 14 ml per pound of body weight and increase a little at each feeding. Do not exceed 23 ml per pound of body weight. Sick birds are tube fed 2-4 times a day.

 

[casportpony]

Pay close attention to the last photo before the comments section to see where you want your syringe/dropper to be and what to avoid:
https://bitchinchickens.com/2020/02/06/how-to-safely-give-oral-medications/

Too funny, that person stole pictures from BYC! Here is our BYC article.

Safely Administering Oral Medications to All Poultry and Waterfowl

How to Safely Administer Oral Medications to Poultry and Waterfowl Many medications are more effective when given orally instead of in the water, especially when a bird is ill because an ill bird is unlikely to drink enough medicated water. The oral administration of liquid medications in...

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[Wyorp Rock]

i thought he was anemic because we found mites in the run of the coop and we treated the ground and him with diatomaceous earth and his 1 hen he is with, i put poultry cell rooster booster in his water to get his blood levels up and it isnt helping, his crop is rock hard but it only goes down a slight bit overnight so does he have impacted crop?

You been given good suggestions for treating the crop.

Address the mites too...if there's an infestation, sadly DE is not going to rid him, the hen nor the housing of mites.
Permethrin dust or spray can be found at most feed stores - this is what you need to use for mites.

Get rid of the mites that are on the rooster, they can bring a sick bird down quickly.

 

[MrsCluckles]

Is a vet an option?

No I cannot afford one sadly..