*resolved* help. vent gleet - not eating or drinking.

[RambleAndCluck]

Hello. Earlier this week i had a back injury that kept me off my feet. My husband took to feeding and watering the chickens and at some point during that time, Ball - my super tiny 18 week old chicken got sick with what i suspect is vent gleet. When i finally got outside again i noticed her under the coop on her side and i assumed she was dead. when i pulled her out. she has slimy yellowy green feces allover her bottom, was lethargic, and VERY thin. I brought her in, washed her up, trimmed some booty feathers, applied monistat and fed her a tiny amount - like smaller then a pea. I am not sure how long she has been sick. I do know that she is my favorite and was handled daily and was NOT in this state before i got hurt. She always ate and had a full crop during the day, i would even sneak her into the shed and plop her in the metal feed cans to get some extra occasionally.

We have long suspected she has some kinda dwarfism - she is a silkie so supposed to be small but she is SMALL small. She stopped growing at a few weeks old and all her hatch mates tower over her.

She will not eat, she will not drink. I have been syringe hydrating her (i know how) with electrolyte water but im not sure how much and how often is necessary. I have read its recommended 2-3 ml per 100 grams of body weight which comes to 5.1 - 7.62 ML. She is 254 grams today, smaller then usual she feels very thin.

So my questions:
Is the 5.1ML-7.62ML for each feeding or per day?

Is this for food and water combined, do i split it and do like 3ML food, 3 water? What's the best formula for figuring out how much water VS food.

She will not eat food on her own, i can syringe feed egg yolk. Is there anything else i could use in a 1ml syringe to give her some nutrition? her mouth is tiny.

Last question, how often should i be feeding her? Every hour? Every 3 hours? Every 6??

 

[RambleAndCluck]

i was able to answer my own questions thanks to this thread. I will post it incase anyone else is in a panic.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ng-guide-pictures-under-construction.1064392/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

18 week old chicken got sick with what i suspect is vent gleet.

she has slimy yellowy green feces allover her bottom, was lethargic, and VERY thin. I brought her in, washed her up, trimmed some booty feathers, applied monistat and fed her a tiny amount - like smaller then a pea.

I'm glad you were able to find the answers for tube feeding.

Do you happen to have any photos of Ball and her poop?

Possible she may have Vent Gleet. Treating with the anti-fungal shouldn't hurt, but I'd also consider that since she's 18 weeks if she's having some type of problem expelling a first egg(?).

Since she's smaller and seems to be a bit more fragile. I'd also get some poultry vitamins into her.

Green poop can be from not eating (bile). Hopefully you can get her perked up with tube feeding.

Let us know how she is.