My baby girl is poorly

[rebecca94]

I have seen her drinking water and at the time I saw her she was there drinking for about 5 mins drinking small amounts

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Have you tried giving her any bread soaked in olive oil?
Does she have grit?

 

[rebecca94]

No not yet. Been working a lot not had time. I can do it tomorrow and let you know how she is

 

[rebecca94]

Hi. I've fed her oil soaked bread and grit that looks like sea shells crushed. She's not looking any better tho. I can't separate her from her sisters, 1 because it's not fair on her and 2 because I haven't got a big enough cage to put her in or anything. can you recommend anything else please?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi. I've fed her oil soaked bread and grit that looks like sea shells crushed. She's not looking any better tho. I can't separate her from her sisters, 1 because it's not fair on her and 2 because I haven't got a big enough cage to put her in or anything. can you recommend anything else please?

Is her crop still hard?
Is she pooping?
Any sour smell to her breath?
Is she drinking plenty of water?

Grit that looks like crushed sea shells is called oyster shell, this is a dissolvable form of calcium for chickens, it is not hard enough to be used for poultry grit (granite) - these are two different things.

Feed her wet chicken feed only for a couple of days and get her some crushed granite (poultry grit).
You can also try a 1time "flush" of the crop. Mix 1teaspon of epsom salts in 1/2cup of water.

Does she have any other symptoms besides the crop issue? Is she laying down a lot or have any swelling in the abdomen?

 

[rebecca94]

She does have smelly breath, no other symptoms just sitting down a lot and sleeping. She's not walking a lot either. I don't know about her abdomen, sorry. I'll get some granit and give her that. It's available for all birds not just her

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She does have smelly breath, no other symptoms just sitting down a lot and sleeping. She's not walking a lot either. I don't know about her abdomen, sorry. I'll get some granit and give her that. It's available for all birds not just her

If her breath smells, then she may have sour crop.

You can try to "flush" the crop with an epsom salt solution. Mix 1 teaspoon epsom salts 1/2 cup of water. You will need to either get her to drink it, or syringe it into her crop. Give her this 2x a day for 2-3 days. You will need to treat the "fungus" or yeast that is making the crop sour. You can use 1/2 teaspoon copper sulfate to one gallon of drinking water (put it in a plastic waterer) provide this as her only drinking water every other day for five days.

Continue to offer wet feed and poultry grit (crushed granite).
There are photos on this link that shows where to put your syringe if you need to do this. Second page.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/805728/go-team-tube-feeding POST 15&17 show where to put tube or syringe

 

[AustralorpsAU]

If her breath smells, then she may have sour crop.

You can try to "flush" the crop with an epsom salt solution. Mix 1 teaspoon epsom salts 1/2 cup of water. You will need to either get her to drink it, or syringe it into her crop. Give her this 2x a day for 2-3 days. You will need to treat the "fungus" or yeast that is making the crop sour. You can use 1/2 teaspoon copper sulfate to one gallon of drinking water (put it in a plastic waterer) provide this as her only drinking water every other day for five days.

Continue to offer wet feed and poultry grit (crushed granite).
There are photos on this link that shows where to put your syringe if you need to do this. Second page.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/805728/go-team-tube-feeding POST 15&17 show where to put tube or syringe

I agree probably sour crop. Great suggestions from @Wyorp Rock also you can try the holding her upside down method and massaging her crop if you are up to it. Make sure that when stuff comes out that you turn her back up after 2 seconds before doing it again. I don't know if you want to try that but I'm sure @Wyorp Rock can give you more info on that!

 

[rebecca94]

I agree probably sour crop. Great suggestions from @Wyorp Rock
 also you can try the holding her upside down method and massaging her crop if you are up to it. Make sure that when stuff comes out that you turn her back up after 2 seconds before doing it again. I don't know if you want to try that but I'm sure @Wyorp Rock
 can give you more info on that!

Hi. I don't feel to comfortable putting a syringe down her throat Incase I put it down her wind pipe.
Thanks
I can try turning her upside down though. I'll let you know how I get on

 

[rebecca94]

Regarding giving her oil soaked bread, how much do I give her? Like I've only been giving her half a piece