New to site Hen not eating and now not drinking with diarrhea

[Chicken Mama in GA]

I have a Buff Orpington (hatched around June 2) that has diarrhea, not eating, and today no longer drinking. Her crop felt somewhat "squishy", with some grit, and a few larger "lumps" this morning. Definitely not hard or enlarged. She did expel clear liquid earlier today (once). She is isolated in my house and she did lay an egg today. Her diarrhea is white/cream/yellow-ish with the normal dark brown more solid in it. I guess you could say that it would probably look normal if it was "solid" and not runny. I am getting the things together to give her some liquid. I have been massaging her crop. What else should I do? Thanks in advance for your help! I noticed yesterday that she was isolating herself and then I noticed the diarrhea and I isolated her in the house. My other five chickens are all acting normal. She has no odor, and her poop has no odor. I scrambled her an egg and she took a couple of bites. I mixed her water with the electrolyte recipe and have been trying to get her to drink. She has taken some. What else can I do for her?

 

[janiedoe]

Hi. Welcome to BYC.
It sounds as if you need to make a post in the emergency section. You can click on the conversation icon at the top of your screen (#1) and scroll down to chicken maintenance (#2) and then to the emergency forum.

Or use this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/

Best wishes for your hen and a quick recovery!

 

[Chicken Mama in GA]

I realized that after I made the post! Thank you.

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @Chicken Mama in GA

I am sure someone will assist in helping with your issue.

Welcome!

 

[Chicken Mama in GA]

What's her diet? Is she laying?

Layer pellets, free range in our front yard until evening, grit, treats occasionally. She is laying, she laid an egg yesterday. I have her in the house in the playpen that they were in as chicks. I made her a nesting box and now she won't come out of it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The poop picture is from yesterday. I will give her some calcium. I can't get her to eat or drink today, even though her crop feels smaller than yesterday. Should I give her some oil along with massaging her crop? I made an electrolyte mixture from the recipe. I mixed some of it with her pellets, but I'm not sure if I should give it to her. Feed or not feed? Oil or no oil? Yogurt?

The problem I'm having is that her crop feels squishy and not hard, but I don't hear any "gurgling" noises that is described, nor is there any odor. So, is it sour or impacted, or neither? I think I need to give her water with a dropper because I can't get her to drink today.

I would try to encourage her to drink on her own.
If the crop is squishy, then it may be sour or she's got a partial blockage further down in the digestive system.

Poop has a lot of urates in it, she needs to be hydrated. But you must take care if you are going to syringe/tube her if the crop is already squishy or fluid filled, you risk aspiration.

I always give coconut oil chunks when treating the crop. I also make food available during waking hours. A hen generally will self regulate, so if she's not wanting to eat, then she doesn't think it will help her. Water/hydration is most important, food is secondary.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Chicken Mama in GA]

I would try to encourage her to drink on her own.
If the crop is squishy, then it may be sour or she's got a partial blockage further down in the digestive system.

Poop has a lot of urates in it, she needs to be hydrated. But you must take care if you are going to syringe/tube her if the crop is already squishy or fluid filled, you risk aspiration.

I always give coconut oil chunks when treating the crop. I also make food available during waking hours. A hen generally will self regulate, so if she's not wanting to eat, then she doesn't think it will help her. Water/hydration is most important, food is secondary.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

I got the sour crop/yeast infection cream and I got one dose in her. She drank a good bit of water after I picked her up and got her out of her nesting box that I made her. She seems to be breathing with her beak open at times today, but her poop is back to normal today! I did read that if chickens have thrush in their throat that they would breath with their beaks open. I'm hoping that is what it is because the cream will take care of that. If it were respiratory, it would probably be a lost cause.

 

[nuthatched]

What's her diet? Is she laying?

 

[RadEggs]

That sounds like cecal poop. It scared the crap out of me at first. Compare it to Google images.

 

[Chicken Mama in GA]

Has she not had any other poops at all (without yellow diarhea)? No regular ones?

Today her poop is back to normal. She still won't eat, however I did get some water down her without using a dropper. She just drank it after I picked her up and got her out of her nesting box that I made her. She seems to be breathing with her beak open at times. I got the medicine that is recommended for sour crop/yeast infection. I've only got one dose in her so far.