How to best give liquids to weak bird?

[Godiva]

I am concerned that a 'patient' is not getting enough by just putting drops on the tip of her beak. But I don't know enough about their anatomy to know if it is ok to open her beak and squirt a dropper of liquid in the back of her throat? I would hate to add aspiration to her woes - wouldn't take much to push her over the edge right now.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

i've done this before to my chickens when they haven't been taking liquids and it has worked. Chickenzoo has some information on her website that is helpful for tube feeding but it should also help using a dropper. http://www.chickenzoo.com/helpful-information.php it is the second pic down.

 

[LynneP]

How much do you think she is getting? Are you sure she is dehydrated?
I'm assuming she is in a warm place, segregated.

 

[Godiva]

I have her in a dog crate in the heated workshop, she has water with ACV in it (1part to 4 parts water) I filled a woven feed sack with a little hay and am using that as her bed. It is white so shows up the poops really well and wipes off relatively well too. Nasty smell there - whew! She has sour crop that has gone for a while due to a lot of crazy stuff. She is standing around fluffed up and most of the time with her eyes closed. She has had about 6 droppers of acv water mix a couple of times since last night when we realised what was going on. She is pooping some truly foul white poops. She is so very weak - just don't know if this is too late to help her. I am headed down there again with DH and we are going to try and get some more water in her and massage her again.