Hen lays down, walks slowly, weak, drinks, doesn't eat, dirty tail

[DamKate]

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Sounds like Sour Crop. You will need to ask a vet for NYSTATIN to treat that! Do not give all the wormers and mite medicine to a sick bird. First find out what illness she has and treat her with the right medicine. To take a sick bird and start treating them with wormers and pest dust is cruel.

I would call your animal vet or call the humane society vet in your area and ask how they treat Sour Crop. Usually it is Nystatin and maybe another antibiotic depending on the bacteria in the crop A vet can look at the stuff oozing out of her beak and tell you what bacteria are in that - then treat her with the RIGHT medicine for the condition she is DIAGNOSED to actually have.

DON'T GUESS.

Thanks! I don't suppose anyone knows about how much time I have? I am trying to wait until my eldest gets out of school in an hour. Thanks!

 

[DamKate]

Thanks for all your help, but she took a huge turn for the worse in the last hour and can't even lift her head, I expect she'll be gone soon.