HELP SUDDEN UNWELLNESS IN HEN!? Displaying symptoms of sour crop but with a water like belly and symptomes of coccidiosis

[theoldchick]

Your hen could be suffering from a reproductive disorder (egg yolk peritonitis or cancer). Hens like this that came into the clinic I worked at would have fecal performed, bloodwork, and radiographs. Most were placed in a temp controlled O2 chamber to help stabilize them. Chickens are amazing creatures and make amazing recoveries if treatment is started in time. Ascites (swollen abdomen) can be caused my organ failure (liver, kidney, heart) and the crop is not working because her body just can't handle food at this point. Patients like this are given fluid either under the skin or intraosseous to help rehydrate the body and allowed to rest in an O2 chamber. So far you have been an excellent nurse and such care can really make a difference. What I like to use Exact handfeeding formula to my sick chickens. I feed them small amounts several times a day. It comes in a powder form and mix it according to directions.

Here's an amazing story about Alice. If only we could all do so much for our flock:

https://cvm.ncsu.edu/alice-the-chicken/

 

[Kalista Potter]

Your hen could be suffering from a reproductive disorder (egg yolk peritonitis or cancer). Hens like this that came into the clinic I worked at would have fecal performed, bloodwork, and radiographs. Most were placed in a temp controlled O2 chamber to help stabilize them. Chickens are amazing creatures and make amazing recoveries if treatment is started in time. Ascites (swollen abdomen) can be caused my organ failure (liver, kidney, heart) and the crop is not working because her body just can't handle food at this point. Patients like this are given fluid either under the skin or intraosseous to help rehydrate the body and allowed to rest in an O2 chamber. So far you have been an excellent nurse and such care can really make a difference. What I like to use Exact handfeeding formula to my sick chickens. I feed them small amounts several times a day. It comes in a powder form and mix it according to directions.

Here's an amazing story about Alice. If only we could all do so much for our flock:

https://cvm.ncsu.edu/alice-the-chicken/

Hi i appreciate your response so much and will do more reach search for what you have said, but just yesterday i think i finally figured out what was wrong with my girl, she has worms i bealive round worms as i saw them and saw them moving in her poo. It took along time for me to notice she had worms as it didn't never showed in her poo. This being the first time, so im going to treat her for worms with a worming avitrol tablet and see how she goes.

And another thing with her crop being so delayed it all makes sense as worms I've read slow down the crop emtying, and her crop has been going down too and is finally empty, i have gave her oxymav B and has made a huge improvement with emptying her crop.

But I'll happily keep you updated, I'll also be worming my whole 21 flock plus her of course as a precaution.

 

[theoldchick]

Here's some more info about parasites in chickens:

https://www.theveterinarynurse.com/review/article/common-poultry-parasites-of-backyard-hens

https://the-chicken-chick.com/control-treatment-of-worms-in-chickens/

 

[Kalista Potter]

Here's some more info about parasites in chickens:

https://www.theveterinarynurse.com/review/article/common-poultry-parasites-of-backyard-hens

https://the-chicken-chick.com/control-treatment-of-worms-in-chickens/

Thankyou

 

[Kalista Potter]

Here's some more info about parasites in chickens:

https://www.theveterinarynurse.com/review/article/common-poultry-parasites-of-backyard-hens

https://the-chicken-chick.com/control-treatment-of-worms-in-chickens/

Unfortunately she passed away on the 19th while i was by her side RIP penny

 

[MARANMAN2011]

Those meds and supplements can be hard on the kidneys

 

[MARANMAN2011]

Sorry to here that

 

[theoldchick]

Unfortunately she passed away on the 19th while i was by her side RIP penny

So sorry.