Hey everyone, new here, but I've been coming to this site every so often when I've had to look up chicken-related issues. As the title says, recently one of our hens has developed diarrhea and refuses to leave her coop. For context, we only have three chickens in our yard. Two days ago we'd finished treating one of our other hens for worms and placed the medication in everyone's drinking water. The hen with diarrhea did not display any symptoms of worms, and was actually perfectly healthy before this. I was just wondering if it could be the medication that's upset her stomach or something since she technically didn't need it, or if it could be some other problem. She's also crouched down with her butt in the air, but it doesn't seem to be an egg she's having trouble passing.
Hen Suddenly Developed Diarrhea And Grew Lethargic After Being Treated With Safeguard - Is This Normal?
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Just because you see no worms in the poop doesn't mean that chicken doesn't have them. Therefore, it was wise of you to worm all three chickens.
Following worming, a chicken can show signs of distress. At the farthest extreme, worming can nail such a heavy load of worms that the chicken can suffer severe constipation and even clinical shock. The symptoms your hen has may point to this.
You don't need to know for sure this is what ails your hen to treat her. In fact, it would be wise to assume she is struggling with a heavy load of dead and dying worms and to treat her for such. First step is to treat for shock with electrolytes in the water. This will stabilise her.
If she shows no improvement and her poop won't return to normal, a flush can be done to open her up.
Following worming, a chicken can show signs of distress. At the farthest extreme, worming can nail such a heavy load of worms that the chicken can suffer severe constipation and even clinical shock. The symptoms your hen has may point to this.
You don't need to know for sure this is what ails your hen to treat her. In fact, it would be wise to assume she is struggling with a heavy load of dead and dying worms and to treat her for such. First step is to treat for shock with electrolytes in the water. This will stabilise her.
If she shows no improvement and her poop won't return to normal, a flush can be done to open her up.
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I see, I see. Thank you for the advice! I just got really worried seeing her like that this morning.
The way that worming meds work is to sedate the worms. This makes them lose their grip on the intestinal wall. The sedated worms are then absorbed in the intestine and the body treats them as so much additional protein.
The problem is that a heavy amount of worms can be too much to easily absorb, and the result can be severe constipation. We then tube a solution of Epsom salts into the chicken over a three day period to wash them out of the body.
You will need a small animal tube feeding kit to do this. Any vet can sell you this or you can buy it online. I will instruct you how to do it.
The problem is that a heavy amount of worms can be too much to easily absorb, and the result can be severe constipation. We then tube a solution of Epsom salts into the chicken over a three day period to wash them out of the body.
You will need a small animal tube feeding kit to do this. Any vet can sell you this or you can buy it online. I will instruct you how to do it.
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Sure, shoot.
What worming medication did you use and what dosage?
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Welcome to BYC. How much does the hen weigh?
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Do you mean 3 pounds or 3 kilograms?
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