Hoping to save my hen💕

[Golden_Girlies]

The pea sized dose is not an accurate measurement. I would get a syringe from your feed store or pharmacy and remove the needle. Dosage is 0.25 ml (1/4 ml) per pound. You can try to weigh her on kitchen scales or hold her while weighing yourself, and subtract your weight to get her weight. My ISA browns were about 5 pounds, so that would be about 1.25 ml. In your other thread with pictures, it could be a pendulous crop, which occurs when one overeats and the crop loses its elasticity and tone. A crop bra can be helpful with pendulous crops to limit the amount they eat.

This is definitely helpful, thanks! I think she might be dealing with the pendulous crop - I’ll definitely look into making a little crop bra for her!

 

[Golden_Girlies]

There's no mention of when she last laid an egg, is she laying at all? Have her eggs been normal hard shelled eggs?

How are you treating the Sour Crop. I use a yeast/anti-fungal medication like Miconazole or Clotrimazole to treat Sour Crop.
Usually a crop issue is a Symptom of an underlying condition, a few common ones are Reproductive disorders, Infection, Worms and/or Coccidiosis.

With her being a production bird, she may be having some reproductive problems. It's always hard to know. If she's not laying eggs or has had problems with production, then the likelihood of this being reproduction is greater. Cancer, EYP, Salpingitis, etc. are common in laying hens.

Give the Correct dosing of dewormer (Fenbendazole) as state in Post#8. Finish the Corid since you started it. I'd also begin addressing the crop symptoms, information about what to use and how much along with treatment is in the article below.

Do continue to encourage her to eat her normal feed. Hopefully she can make a turn around and improve for a period of time.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Her last egg was on Monday, before that she was laying almost every day since September. The eggs always had strong shells - we crush their eggs shells and feed it back to them as a supplement
Thanks for the encouragement to continue with the medications and feed, she seems to be declining but I’m determined to find a treatment for her!

 

[Golden_Girlies]

Her last egg was on Monday, before that she was laying almost every day since September. The eggs always had strong shells - we crush their eggs shells and feed it back to them as a supplement
Thanks for the encouragement to continue with the medications and feed, she seems to be declining but I’m determined to find a treatment for h

 

[Golden_Girlies]

Update:
Thank you all so much for your time and replies, it’s wonderful to have all the help and advice!

This afternoon I examined her crop a bit more, and I’m now thinking she could be dealing with a yeast infection/impaction in her crop?

It’s doughy, I massaged it very gently and a bit came out - it had a very strange ‘cheesy’ smell rather than the typical ‘sour’ smellwhich I’ve never encountered before, and it made me think of some kind of bacterial infection?

Any experience or tips for helping with this would be wonderful and so appreciated! I’ve read a ‘spice mix’ or warm oil can help move things along in the crop - I might try that next.

 

[AGeese]

Becareful if it's making her expell. In both situations I lost my girls to aspiration after they choked on a thick yellow liquid that was in the crop. You may be dealing with some sort of infection so I would continue with the other's advice to finish treatment for cocidiosis and maybe get some Miconazole 7 or a generic you can feed to her with the tube for possible yeast/fungal infection.

If you want to use oil I recommend coconut oil which has antiparasitic properties. They will sometimes take a bit of it from my finger if hungry enough or if I mix it with something to add flavor like honey. Honey also has antibaterial properties, though probably wouldn't go overboard on the honey.

 

[Debbie292d]

I'd also get her on some probiotics in her water. It sure won't hurt and might help, especially if it's a yeast issue. Some like Hydro-Hen have small amts of electrolytes in them which could also help, and encourage her to drink more.

 

[Debbie292d]

They will sometimes take a bit of it from my finger if hungry enough or if I mix it with something to add flavor like honey. Honey also has antibaterial properties, though probably wouldn't go overboard on the honey.

I have Manuka honey here which I've heard helps all sorts of things even wounds heal, but I've never tried it on a chicken. Haven't had a need to, but honey of any kind I've heard this too. We have it here for anything to do with the throat and mouth. It works great for a toothache I've learned too!

 

[AGeese]

I have Manuka honey here which I've heard helps all sorts of things even wounds heal, but I've never tried it on a chicken. Haven't had a need to, but honey of any kind I've heard this too. We have it here for anything to do with the throat and mouth. It works great for a toothache I've learned too!

Yes I've heard it's good for allergies, though hasn't made a difference on mine. I think feel like you have to be very young for that to make a difference since it supposed to build your immunity by exposing you to allergens in it (as I understand.)

But back to the subject what does everyone thing about an epsom salt flush? I'm not sure if this would be ok if OP is already treating cocidiosis with drinking water or not.

But I'll put some epsom salt in their drinker when they're sick. I also do this occasional to the pans I have catching rain water outside.

 

[Golden_Girlies]

I'm sorry to hear. Every time I read a thread like it just makes me rethink the losses I've had under similar circumstances.

Could it be a yeast infection? Then you were probably in the right thinking. Internal laying? Hardware diesease? Seems many ailments share symptoms. Of three with like symptoms I still have one and she definitely did have hardware in her gizzard.

My go to broad spectrum is Ivermectin, because there's some thought that it's more than just an antiparasitic. But the important thing is you're taking action and ruling things out. Are you able to carefully massage her crop here and there?

One thing that may help her spirits, and rule out isolation as a potiental contributor to lathargy or depression is to bring in a friend with her. Company alone has an effect in my experience.

Thank you so much for your thoughts! She does sorta perk up with visiting the rest of the golden girls (haha), so we’ll keep doing that! I will keep up with massaging her crop, and might treat her for fungal infection tomorrow

 

[AGeese]

Thank you so much for your thoughts! She does sorta perk up with visiting the rest of the golden girls (haha), so we’ll keep doing that! I will keep up with massaging her crop, and might treat her for fungal infection tomorrow

Keep us posted, and good luck!