"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Hayden Goseek]

On the other hand, the yard is dry now.

 

[topochico225]

Y'all going to be deworming because of this warm, wet weather? I know I am, mine are past due anyway.

 

[alwaystj9]

I'll be waiting until all my little guys aren't so little. The whole flock looks darn good right now: happy, active, good weight. I hate to mix things up!
I will spray for bugs (mites and lice) next dry spell, not seeing any and want to keep it that way!

 

[topochico225]

Y'all see that Excessive Heat Warning? Heat index of 115 F here today.

 

[alwaystj9]

Great...I leave for work at 4 pm, working nights all weekend. At least I got about 1/4 of the pasture bush hogged. Stayed on the tractor until dark-thirty. 2/3 of the back pasture is still too wet to get into.
I fill up all the water before I leave each day.
I put 2 large fans in the carport and extra water for the dogs.
One benefit of the fans has been that the mosquitoes don't hang out in the carport now.
I spent part of yesterday scrubbing all the water troughs & tubs and refilling.
The chickens loved all the puddles I made.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Sorry, I couldn’t figure out how to iníciate a new post. My hen hasn’t been eating for a week. (Obviously she is eating something or she’s be dead, but VERY little and I think she will die if I can’t figure this out). I brought her inside about four days ago in a wire dog kennel so I can exactly see her poop and what’s she’s eating. Her poop is very watery and white and hasn’t really changed. I attached a photo after it dried a little. I have offered these things just to get her to eat: ground her pellets and wet, chick food, dried soldier flies, mashed cooked yams, yogurt, arugula, spinach, rice, cooked chicken, cooked eggs, raw eggs. I added sav-a-chick to her water with probiotics and electrolytes. She’s not eating. She leans in like she will eat it then doesn’t. I tried the possible vets to have her poop analyzed. No luck. No obvious worms in her poop. Not egg bound. Not sour crop.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

PS. Her crop has been empty for days with no descernable food in it.

 

[alwaystj9]

PS. Her crop has been empty for days with no descernable food in it.

Can you repost on the "Emergency/Disease" heading?
And need more info: Age, breed/type...also some management info.
I am not good on this kind of thing, my chickens are farm chickens, but someone should be able to help you on the Emergency part of the forum.
Best wishes for her recovery.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Thank you. I did post there. She is about 4 years old. Easter Egger.

 

[alwaystj9]

I read what you posted in the emergency thread. Did you try to tube feed her?
Have you looked in her mouth? There's no obstruction? Nothing wrong with her beak, mouth or neck? She is drinking, I think you said.
I would think that if she can drink without issues, she should be able to eat.