Mission: Help Me Save My Tasty Chicken!

[casportpony]

You're right, aquarium tubing will also work.

Green poop from anything that's being fed enough is not normal. How much do you feed per day?

-Kathy

 

[schnebbles]

she weighs 1.04# - I have been trying to feed her at least in the morning before work, when I get home and if the crop is empty, before bed, but typically it's only 2x a day.

The syringe is 2 tablespoons and I try to get 2 tubes - 4 tablespoons. It makes a good lump in the crop. I'm afraid to try for more and have it come up and aspirate her. Her poos were turning brown, but then green again.

 

[casportpony]

4 tablespoons is 60ml, which is a lot for a bird her size, so I wouldn't try giving more than that at each feeding. Is there any way that you could feed her 3 times a day? What food to water ratio are you using?

-Kathy

 

[schnebbles]

oh, do you think that's too much in a feeding? I just started the kaytee last night, but I'm giving the least amount of water so it flows thru the tube. Probably 1 food/2 water or so. I figure the more food, the more energy.

I work all day so it's a little difficult to do 3x without jamming in after work. I can probably give her another tonight since it was early enough on the 2nd one.

 

[casportpony]

If they don't vomit, it's not too much. lol. So what's her total fluid intake per day (that includes what you use in the food)?

-Kathy

 

[schnebbles]

Kathy - I messaged you. I don't want to invade Tasty's thread.

 

[casportpony]

Sent you a pm.

-Kathy

 

[Secretlyspotted]

Oh my- I wouldn't mind if you invaded Tasty's thread at all!! Hopefully your little girl is doing better. Does she have a name? And thanks so much for the idea about acquarium tubing! I picked up some when I went to get the baby bird food. I am so grateful to everyone for trying to help me save Tasty chicken.
My husband will be home in a few minutes and we will try our first tube feeding. Fingers crossed!!

 

[schnebbles]

I would try to melt the end with a lighter a little, it did make it smoother.

The Kaytee is so easy to feed, but I suppose so would babyfood.

Penelope died Kathy had said she thought she was dying. I had tube fed, then thought some gatorade might be good for hydration since she had green poo. I then gave her some and that was too much, she died shortly after. I hope I didn't aspirate her, it was horrible.

Good luck with the feeding!

 

[Secretlyspotted]

Oh no. I am so sorry to hear about Penelope. It sounds like you do absolutely everything you cook. What a lucky and loved little chicken.
We actually did get the Kaytee baby bird food. And tube feeding has been going well! As well as can be expected I guess....lol. This will be the 3rd day treating with Corid so I'm hoping she will perk up a bit soon.