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So this morning her crop was empty. I was able to syringe her some water last night and this morning she drank a little bit still no interest in food. I feed them layer pellets and treats like mealworms and some fresh foods and they have access to oyster shells. Iāve had them for 3 weeks! Thank you for your help. Iāve posted a picture of ginger and her poop yesterdayWelcome TO BYC
How long have you had her?
What do you feed?
Any lice/mites?
Can you get some photos of her and her poop?
I would gather her up and see if she will drink for you. See if her crop is empty in the morning.
The crop is located on the right side of the breast. It feels like a pouch under the skin. When a bird has been eating/drinking you should feel a bulge because food/water is "stored" there. It's normal for the crop to be "full" when the hen goes to roost, but after a night of sleep, it should be flat or empty. If it's not empty, then let us know.
It should not hurt, the hen for you to feel of her crop, so don't worry about that.
It's best to get a fecal float, but if that's not possible, then I would be inclined to treat for Coccidiosis and worms.So this morning her crop was empty. I was able to syringe her some water last night and this morning she drank a little bit still no interest in food. I feed them layer pellets and treats like mealworms and some fresh foods and they have access to oyster shells. Iāve had them for 3 weeks! Thank you for your help. Iāve posted a picture of ginger and her poop yesterday
Okay, thank you very much for the advice! We will have to head to the vet, Iām in Canada and I believe the only place I can get amprolium is from them. No visible mites around the vents on either but I did find 2 little white bugs on my shirt after handling them. Could those be mites?It's best to get a fecal float, but if that's not possible, then I would be inclined to treat for Coccidiosis and worms.
She's new to the property, so Coccidiosis could be an issue. The poop is a little mucousy.
Corid (Amprolium) can be found at TSC in the cattle section. Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp per gallon of water or Powdered Corid is 1 1/2 tsp per gallon of water. Give for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
I would treat all (2?) new hens with the Corid, it won't hurt them.
For de-worming, you can use Safeguard liquid goat dewormer (found at TSC). Dose is .23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in row.
You can treat with Corid and deworm at the same time.
This is where I would start since she did lay an egg and her crop is emptying.
She may have something else going on, there's so many things that it could be.
If you haven't done so, check her over and the other one over for lice/mites as well. Look for little crawling bugs around the vent, at the top of the tail around the oil gland (there's a little bump there you will see), under the wings, etc.