HELP! SICK CHICKEN!

[EChicky]

I'm chicken sitting for some friends and one of their chickens has been acting very lethargic. She lays around and doesn't move all day, not even to eat or drink. When we came to check in on her she had her head laying down on the ground and was on her side in a corner. I gave her some nutridrench with a syringe and put a bowl beside her. Is there anything I could do to help her?

 

[nuthatched]

Is she too hot?

 

[EChicky]

Maybe. It has been in the 80s...

 

[Kylie o]

I'm chicken sitting for some friends and one of their chickens has been acting very lethargic. She lays around and doesn't move all day, not even to eat or drink. When we came to check in on her she had her head laying down on the ground and was on her side in a corner. I gave her some nutridrench with a syringe and put a bowl beside her. Is there anything I could do to help her?

She may have parasites. I had a lethaged chicken and I gave these, did for about 4-5 days 3 times a day and she is brand new now.

 

[EChicky]

Does it hurt to give them those if they don't have parasites?

 

[Kylie o]

No, one is like a hyrdalite so perfectly fine, other I made up so mild it was fine. I don’t know for sure what was wrong with mine but it worked.!

 

[nuthatched]

She may have parasites. I had a lethaged chicken and I gave these, did for about 4-5 days 3 times a day and she is brand new now.

These should not be given together, one reduces B3 (for coccidiosis, not parasites), the other has B3. They cancel each other out.
Just give the electrolytes next time.

 

[EChicky]

What

These should not be given together, one reduces B3 (for coccidiosis, not parasites), the other has B3. They cancel each other out.
Just give the electrolytes next time.

What would you recommend instead?

 

[nuthatched]

What

What would you recommend instead?

Keep her cool and giver the nutridrench if you can. Is sge acted egg bound? There's only so much you can do if it's not your bird but I'm glad you're trying.

 

[EChicky]

Keep her cool and giver the nutridrench if you can. Is sge acted egg bound? There's only so much you can do if it's not your bird but I'm glad you're trying.

Ok thanks. I'll check to see if she's egg bound when I go over tomorrow