My chicken is barfing yellow liquid non-stop and has liquidy yellow stool. She's having trouble breathing. Why can I do???

[azygous]

Yes, taking her to a vet is a good idea as long as your budget can handle the expense. They can run a fecal float, which doesn't take very long, and that will tell them if a heavy worm load is blocking her.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Praying for your girl! Keep us updated

 

[Barnette]

Yes, taking her to a vet is a good idea as long as your budget can handle the expense. They can run a fecal float, which doesn't take very long, and that will tell them if a heavy worm load is blocking her.

The chicken vet is not available until Tuesday and none of the other vets will take her what should I do now?? We emptied her crop most of the way but she seems to be having trouble breathing. We have a feeding tube leftover from when we brought a different chicken to the vet with other issues. It's unused. Is there a way I can use that?

 

[azygous]

Yes, if you're up to tubing her. Let's try to stabilize her as a first step with some electrolytes.

Below is a photo showing the insertion of an oral syringe into the esophagus. That is how you will insert the tube. Do you have someone to hold the hen while you tube? It's easier. Otherwise, cut the bottom of the tube off at about ten inches. Insert the tube into the right side of her beak as shown, going slightly under the side of her tongue. It helps to hold the tube up to her beak and make a mark so you'll know when the tube hits the bottom of the crop.

Prepare one-half cup warm water with a half a teaspoon of sugar and just a pinch of salt and baking soda. Tube about half of it into her, more if it will fit into her crop. This will raise her glucose and make her stronger for the flush.

After you get this solution into her, let her rest and see how she responds. If she seems stronger, then you can proceed with the flush to flush the yeast and any blockage out of her system.

This solution is one-half cup warm water and one teaspoon Epsom salts. This is tubed all or most of it into the hen twice a day for three days. This kills any yeast infection while stimulating her intestines to move any obstruction out. The result should be some large poops, and she should behave as if she feels a whole lot better.

If at any time she starts to choke and the solution begins to overflow out of her beak, stop immediately.

When was the last time she laid an egg? I want to make sure we aren't dealing with egg binding. If she has an infection, she probably hasn't laid an egg in quite a while. Do you know?

 

[ssferret]

I'm praying for your girl too.

It's great that you have a vet you can bring her to right away.

I live in Maryland and there's been bird flue going through the area. Although cases have been confined to a ways east of us, many vets have stopped seeing birds, including pet birds, all together. I have to go further away to find any and these vets are not always working on days isn't always there. This group is a godsend especially when it comes to needing help right away.

 

[Barnette]

I'm praying for your girl too.

It's great that you have a vet you can bring her to right away.

I live in Maryland and there's been bird flue going through the area. Although cases have been confined to a ways east of us, many vets have stopped seeing birds, including pet birds, all together. I have to go further away to find any and these vets are not always working on days isn't always there. This group is a godsend especially when it comes to needing help right away

Thank you. Unfortunately, the vet is not available until Tuesday so I won't be able to bring her in. But we're doing what we can. Thanks!

 

[Barnette]

Yes, if you're up to tubing her. Let's try to stabilize her as a first step with some electrolytes.

Below is a photo showing the insertion of an oral syringe into the esophagus. That is how you will insert the tube. Do you have someone to hold the hen while you tube? It's easier. Otherwise, cut the bottom of the tube off at about ten inches. Insert the tube into the right side of her beak as shown, going slightly under the side of her tongue. It helps to hold the tube up to her beak and make a mark so you'll know when the tube hits the bottom of the crop.

Prepare one-half cup warm water with a half a teaspoon of sugar and just a pinch of salt and baking soda. Tube about half of it into her, more if it will fit into her crop. This will raise her glucose and make her stronger for the flush.

After you get this solution into her, let her rest and see how she responds. If she seems stronger, then you can proceed with the flush to flush the yeast and any blockage out of her system.

This solution is one-half cup warm water and one teaspoon Epsom salts. This is tubed all or most of it into the hen twice a day for three days. This kills any yeast infection while stimulating her intestines to move any obstruction out. The result should be some large poops, and she should behave as if she feels a whole lot better.

If at any time she starts to choke and the solution begins to overflow out of her beak, stop immediately.

When was the last time she laid an egg? I want to make sure we aren't dealing with egg binding. If she has an infection, she probably hasn't laid an egg in quite a while. Do you know?View attachment 3883022

Thank you so much! We'll give her a little while to calm down after we held her upside down (she hated that) and then we'll do the flush. Tysm!
Also, she's an older hen so she rarely lays. I haven't seen her on the box in months. But she seemed healthy until yesterday

 

[Barnette]

Yes, taking her to a vet is a good idea as long as your budget can handle the expense. They can run a fecal float, which doesn't take very long, and that will tell them if a heavy worm load is blocking her.

The chicken vet is not available until Tuesday and none of the other vets will take her what should I do now?? We emptied her crop most of the way but she seems to be having trouble breathing

Edit: sorry, I thought I posted this a little while ago but it didn't send so that's why it's out of order

 

[azygous]

Proceed with the glucose stabilizing solution as soon as she seems able to handle it.

 

[Barnette]

Proceed with the glucose stabilizing solution as soon as she seems able to handle it.

Where can I get that, or do I make it?