Happy Henny
Songster
Hello,
I have a 3 months old silkie that I think had not eaten or drank for a few days. Maybe 3, 6 or possibly 8 days. (I know it is unlikely for her to survive the later days.)
We went on vacation for 10 days and paid someone to check on our chickens every other day. My SILKIE Coop was to be left shut and all the silkies to stay in for the 10 days with their food and water because these silkies are young and some are not able to get back up the ramp to get back in the coop. Day 10 when we returned I find her chirping with head down and light as a feather. I have been giving her water, medicated chick crumble and nutridrench. She chirps constantly, eats on her own but I have to syringe water and put vitamins in her beak. I put her Crest in a ponytail so she can see. She poops but there is not alot of white which is usually an indication of very little urine as I understand. It is also my understanding of either her kidneys are not processing the water or not getting enough water. I'm leaning towards her kidneys not processing because a dehydrated chickens usually still passes urine(white) with their poo. Please correct me if I have a misunderstanding of kidney function etc... How do you treat a chicken with kidney issues? Does anyone have any other ideas of what is happening? TIA!
I have a 3 months old silkie that I think had not eaten or drank for a few days. Maybe 3, 6 or possibly 8 days. (I know it is unlikely for her to survive the later days.)
We went on vacation for 10 days and paid someone to check on our chickens every other day. My SILKIE Coop was to be left shut and all the silkies to stay in for the 10 days with their food and water because these silkies are young and some are not able to get back up the ramp to get back in the coop. Day 10 when we returned I find her chirping with head down and light as a feather. I have been giving her water, medicated chick crumble and nutridrench. She chirps constantly, eats on her own but I have to syringe water and put vitamins in her beak. I put her Crest in a ponytail so she can see. She poops but there is not alot of white which is usually an indication of very little urine as I understand. It is also my understanding of either her kidneys are not processing the water or not getting enough water. I'm leaning towards her kidneys not processing because a dehydrated chickens usually still passes urine(white) with their poo. Please correct me if I have a misunderstanding of kidney function etc... How do you treat a chicken with kidney issues? Does anyone have any other ideas of what is happening? TIA!