Please Help!! Hen lethargic, not eating or drinking. Anyone help

[Hensii]

Past two days, my 3-nearly 4 yo bantam wasn't eating but drinking lots of water and even laid an egg

Today, she isn't eating, Drinking or active but fully sleeping. She wakes up if you disturb her or bring her outside.

Im gonna take her to a normal bird vet in a couple hours. Not pooping much. One of her poops was liquid with white urates and a bright green dot.

She also bled from the beak a little so I assumed that's why she wasn't eating.

There's also a hard lump in her throat-not crop. Please anyone help

 

[LaFleche]

Hi Hensii,

so sorry you hen is ill.

What you describe might be some kind of tumor that ruptured and started bleeding.

Or did you or any of your neighbours put out rodenticide/rat poison lately?

Or could she have been stung or bitten by a venomous animal?

Please, post some pictures of your hen and her droppings, as this would help us in trying to determine what is wrong.

 

[Hensii]

Hi Hensii,

so sorry you hen is ill.

What you describe might be some kind of tumor that ruptured and started bleeding.

Or did you or any of your neighbours put out rodenticide/rat poison lately?

Or could she have been stung or bitten by a venomous animal?

Please, post some pictures of your hen and her droppings, as this would help us in trying to determine what is wrong.

No rat poison or venomous animal. Shes an indoors hen as she's blind. No droppings picture now.

 

[Hensii]

Anyone has any idea?

No rat poison or venomous animal. Shes an indoors hen as she's blind. No droppings picture now.View attachment 3052906

 

[LaFleche]

Just found your other thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-bleeding-from-beak-please-help.1518766/page-3

What did the avian vet say, were they able to determine what is ailing her?

 

[LaFleche]

No rat poison or venomous animal. Shes an indoors hen as she's blind. No droppings picture now.View attachment 3052906

Being an indoor hen she might be lacking some essential vitamins like D3. Or do you carry her outside to spend some time in the sunlight every day?

 

[Hensii]

Just found your other thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-bleeding-from-beak-please-help.1518766/page-3

What did the avian vet say, were they able to determine what is ailing her?

They said it could be a liver problem or a bacterial infection and gave some Doxycycline. They also trimmed her beak a bit and took some samples.

But now when I give her water, she wants it but is not able to drink it and clacks her beak. Maybe she's sore from the trimming and examining?

They also gave her some energy/liquid food by injecting it into her body.

 

[LaFleche]

But now when I give her water, she wants it but is not able to drink it and clacks her beak. Maybe she's sore from the trimming and examining?

Cold water might hurt the newly trimmed beak. Maybe try some fresh, but luke warm water and see if she will be more inclined to drink.

Is she any better today? Hopefully, the antibiotic will help.

 

[DaisyBuff]

If she's blind, have you moved her feed dispensers around to a different spot? I have owned a blind chicken in the past and I had to keep her food in the same spot without moving it so she knew where it was. A real vet can help you out.

 

[Hensii]

Cold water might hurt the newly trimmed beak. Maybe try some fresh, but luke warm water and see if she will be more inclined to drink.

Is she any better today? Hopefully, the antibiotic will help.

No better. I made her drink a little though. Yesterday she only ate yogurt
The vet said to give 1tsp antibiotics per 5l of water for 5 days, so should I make a new batch per day? Or can I just use the same 5l