PLEASE HELP MY CHICKEN! She is panting

[Niwatori hen]

That worked.
She sure sounds like she's got fluid in her lungs.
Sorry, I don't know how to fix that.

 

[Myrshine]

When my birds sounded like this they had both Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG/CRD) AND ILT.
nfortunately looks like the extremely serious Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILT). ILT is a viral herpes infection of poultry, but more specifically chickens most commonly primarily, but in severe strains, can affect other poultry fowl. The most common way for birds to contract ILT is by bird to bird contact (a carrier or another symptomatic bird). It is assumed that this disease can be given from infected parents to the offspring, as this dangerous virus can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the virus. So please don’t ever breed from your sickly infected flock to sell or giveaway chicks/hens/roosters to anyone. You can freely choose to hatch for yourself, but you should not ever sell and or giveaway any extra roosters as you’ll just be giving someone else your flock’s disease, causing them a devastation. ILT is a permanent lifelong chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All birds (even recovered birds) remain lifetime long carriers of this serious viral disease, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. ILT is a distant cousin of the Mareks Disease, which is also caused by a Herpesvirus, more specifically, Gallid Herpesvirus 2. ILT is caused by Gallid Herpesvirus 1, so by keeping this in mind, it’s not only an extremely low risk of Mareks Disease, but also something that could wipe out a whole flock easily. This is a serious permanent lifetime disease of chickens and is incurable and untreatable. Since ILT is caused by a virus, antibiotics cannot help with symptoms. ILT has to run it’s course, but since this disease slowly suffocates the bird because of the large amount of bloody thick mucus buildup in the trachea and lungs. If your bird is making congested, gurgling sounds, coughing with or without bloody mucus, it is VERY critical to get your birds tested by a necropsy to find out if you’re dealing with this disease as soon as possible! Especially since ILT has a high mortality rate, especially in chicks and younger birds. That being said, it is recommended to cull all birds, disinfect and start over fresh. If you’d rather not (though I firmly believe it’s horrible to keep birds infected with ILT alive as it’s selfish), then the other option is to keep a closed flock- no new birds into your flock and no birds leave your sick flock. If you choose to start over, always quarantine any new birds that you decide to bring into your flock, 30 day quarantine isn’t always enough, therefore, it’s best to do a 60 day quarantine AWAY from your healthy birds, in another area. I did not write this out to scare you, I wrote it to offer information, help and advice about how serious this specific respiratory disease is, because people don’t take ILT seriously as much as they should.



More information about ILT:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext...programs/poultry/ILT Know the Symptoms....pdf



https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Anim...tious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILT) Facts.pdf



https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D9312.PDF



https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdard/ILT_Basics_sup_mang-Web_645631_7.pdf



http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/poultry/facts/ilt.htm



https://www.tahc.texas.gov/news/brochures/TAHCBrochure_ILT.pdf



https://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/246952.pdf



https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNBAH/bulletins/1cf3b20



https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/2018/02/01/infectious-laryngotracheitis-diagnosed-laying-chicken/



https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex2216/$file/agdex_663-36.pdf



https://www.business.qld.gov.au/ind...seases-disorders/infectious-laryngotracheitis

Please get her tested ASAP, if you’re in the US, here are several sites you can get her tested at:

• List of US Poultry Labs - https://www.heritageacresmarket.com/poultry-necropsy-labs/

• List of Poultry Authorized Labs (NIPIP) - https://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/AuthorizedLaboratories.pdf

• Zoologix PCR testing for livestock (poultry, equine, bovine, avian, etc) - http://www.zoologix.com/avian/index.htm

• USDA Diagnostic Tests - https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou..._Lab_Information_Services/SA_Diagnostic_Tests

• Research Associates Lab (RAL) - http://www.vetdna.com/test-type/avian-bird

• Poultry Health Services Diagnostic Tests - https://www.poultryhealthservices.com/lab/tests/

Good luck !

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Greetings Niwatori hen,

Your hen is critically ill. She has a swollen crop, swollen belly and congested lungs. The swollen belly is called "ascites", it is fluid produced by the liver, probably due to an infection somewhere. The crop is has fluid due to the digestive system shutting down from the infection. I will be honest with you, this is a lot for a hen to recover from.

However, there are things you can try. Number one, keep on giving the antibiotic.

She needs some Milk Thistle to support her liver and kidney function. If you can get this in Denmark that would be great.

She also needs a diuretic to rid her body of the excess fluid build up (the ascites). Dandelion herb is needed. Perhaps you can find a product with Dandelion in a health food store.

Electrolytes in the water are needed. You can make some yourself. Here is the formula. I have done the conversion from U.S. measure to metric, for you.

Electrolytes Solution
1 cup water (250 ml)
2 tsp. Sugar (8.4 grams for sugar)
1/8 tsp. Salt (.75 grams for salt)
1/8 tsp. Baking Soda (.75 grams for baking soda)

Combine and store in the refrigerator.

- Dilute this into one gallon (3.78 liter) of water.

- Or, you may administer 1 mL, full-strength, with an oral syringe for illness or shock.

Because your hen has aspirated once already, you should soak a piece of bread with the electrolyte solution, roll into little ball(s), and place it in her mouth to swallow on her own.

She needs to drink water, hopefully she is drinking on her own. And she needs nourishment to have the strength. See if she will eat the pasta, noodle, and rice cooked. These things are fine for a chicken to eat, as long as, they are cooked.

A multivitamin for chickens would be beneficial too.

Soak all liquid supplements in a piece of bread, this is called drenching. Drenching makes administering liquids supplements, and medications safer for novice chicken keepers, and even old timers like me!

These are some products I have used with great success.

Lily of the Desert Aloe Vera Detox, is a liquid and has Dandelion and Milk Thistle in it, as well as other herbs. It has helped several of my hens with ascites to rid the excess fluid in the belly. I put it in the drinking water, and administer some full strength, with an oral syringe.

Liquid Hepato is a fluid suspension with Milkthistle to support the liver during infections. It also has B vitamins.

This herbal product is in tablet form. It has Goldenseal (antibacterial properties), Echinacea (Immune system booster), Dandelion (diuretic), and other herbs. I use this after a chicken is done with antibiotics, but not fully recovered.

You've done good by keeping the hen in the house where it is warm. Do what you can for her. This is not an easy fix. Even if she recovers, hens with ascites usually relapse later. But, they can survive for another year to year and a half with proper care, after the initial illness.

These are my thoughts on Maigo's health issue. I hope I have been helpful.

God's Blessing to your little Maigo for a full recovery!

 

[Niwatori hen]

When my birds sounded like this they had both Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG/CRD) AND ILT.
nfortunately looks like the extremely serious Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILT). ILT is a viral herpes infection of poultry, but more specifically chickens most commonly primarily, but in severe strains, can affect other poultry fowl. The most common way for birds to contract ILT is by bird to bird contact (a carrier or another symptomatic bird). It is assumed that this disease can be given from infected parents to the offspring, as this dangerous virus can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the virus. So please don’t ever breed from your sickly infected flock to sell or giveaway chicks/hens/roosters to anyone. You can freely choose to hatch for yourself, but you should not ever sell and or giveaway any extra roosters as you’ll just be giving someone else your flock’s disease, causing them a devastation. ILT is a permanent lifelong chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All birds (even recovered birds) remain lifetime long carriers of this serious viral disease, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. ILT is a distant cousin of the Mareks Disease, which is also caused by a Herpesvirus, more specifically, Gallid Herpesvirus 2. ILT is caused by Gallid Herpesvirus 1, so by keeping this in mind, it’s not only an extremely low risk of Mareks Disease, but also something that could wipe out a whole flock easily. This is a serious permanent lifetime disease of chickens and is incurable and untreatable. Since ILT is caused by a virus, antibiotics cannot help with symptoms. ILT has to run it’s course, but since this disease slowly suffocates the bird because of the large amount of bloody thick mucus buildup in the trachea and lungs. If your bird is making congested, gurgling sounds, coughing with or without bloody mucus, it is VERY critical to get your birds tested by a necropsy to find out if you’re dealing with this disease as soon as possible! Especially since ILT has a high mortality rate, especially in chicks and younger birds. That being said, it is recommended to cull all birds, disinfect and start over fresh. If you’d rather not (though I firmly believe it’s horrible to keep birds infected with ILT alive as it’s selfish), then the other option is to keep a closed flock- no new birds into your flock and no birds leave your sick flock. If you choose to start over, always quarantine any new birds that you decide to bring into your flock, 30 day quarantine isn’t always enough, therefore, it’s best to do a 60 day quarantine AWAY from your healthy birds, in another area. I did not write this out to scare you, I wrote it to offer information, help and advice about how serious this specific respiratory disease is, because people don’t take ILT seriously as much as they should.



More information about ILT:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/programs/poultry/ILT Know the Symptoms....pdf



https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Animals/AHDServices/licenses-certificates/Certified Poultry Technician License/Documents/Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILT) Facts.pdf



https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D9312.PDF



https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdard/ILT_Basics_sup_mang-Web_645631_7.pdf



http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/poultry/facts/ilt.htm



https://www.tahc.texas.gov/news/brochures/TAHCBrochure_ILT.pdf



https://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/246952.pdf



https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNBAH/bulletins/1cf3b20



https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/2018/02/01/infectious-laryngotracheitis-diagnosed-laying-chicken/



https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex2216/$file/agdex_663-36.pdf



https://www.business.qld.gov.au/ind...seases-disorders/infectious-laryngotracheitis

Please get her tested ASAP, if you’re in the US, here are several sites you can get her tested at:

• List of US Poultry Labs - https://www.heritageacresmarket.com/poultry-necropsy-labs/

• List of Poultry Authorized Labs (NIPIP) - https://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/AuthorizedLaboratories.pdf

• Zoologix PCR testing for livestock (poultry, equine, bovine, avian, etc) - http://www.zoologix.com/avian/index.htm

• USDA Diagnostic Tests - https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/lab-info-services/sa_diagnostic_tests/!ut/p/z1/vZNPc-IgGMY_Sw8eI4SkCe4tuhnjttoZ21TNhSEJJuwSSAlq7adfYvey_aPby3JheOd5gOf9AcjAGmSS7nlFDVeSCrveZAFZuJMpxL57O42_uzBKRrObJAwgvPbB6iS4vfMn7vge2jkewyhehvM4niHoeiD7mv8xCaz_IX1YYHc8G6F_88NPRgQv-R9BBrK24CXYBNchG7HSc5BfYsfHAXXyvESO5yMUeBDREOe9upCmNTXY0LbmHSmUNEwaIniuqT4OYEeJ2mmyVcWuO62o5A0VpGZUmPpUETQnXG6Vbk59Jh3Te16wV3nJaSVVZ3hBDOtM9yfimQzZ-Q6s-kufgbREFwQ9xTeC95gu3WJjU4SfpwjBas_ZAaSy74oA91_kkkDw4xJr-5j5z6enLLIMe2rPBqz_F0R7NtLzybyyqaipnd4J1h8pbYxKqPz180Uy97D1aLZlmunhTttybUzbfRvAATwcDsNKqUqwYaGaAfzIUtvNwfpvJWibNE0b7B2dX8vkZbxwpits8NET1dXVb3w2KQE!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?urile=wcmath:/APHIS_Content_Library/SA_Our_Focus/SA_Animal_Health/SA_Lab_Information_Services/SA_Diagnostic_Tests

• Research Associates Lab (RAL) - http://www.vetdna.com/test-type/avian-bird

• Poultry Health Services Diagnostic Tests - https://www.poultryhealthservices.com/lab/tests/

Good luck !

Many many thanks for your time and information. Her gurgling sound started when I gave her probiotic water with a syringe and I did it too fast and the water went into her air way. Before that she never made this sound. I don't know why she is so sick but this gurgling sound is because of my big mistake.

 

[Niwatori hen]

Greetings Niwatori hen,

Your hen is critically ill. She has a swollen crop, swollen belly and congested lungs. The swollen belly is called "ascites", it is fluid produced by the liver, probably due to an infection somewhere. The crop is has fluid due to the digestive system shutting down from the infection. I will be honest with you, this is a lot for a hen to recover from.

However, there are things you can try. Number one, keep on giving the antibiotic.

She needs some Milk Thistle to support her liver and kidney function. If you can get this in Denmark that would be great.

She also needs a diuretic to rid her body of the excess fluid build up (the ascites). Dandelion herb is needed. Perhaps you can find a product with Dandelion in a health food store.

Electrolytes in the water are needed. You can make some yourself. Here is the formula. I have done the conversion from U.S. measure to metric, for you.

Electrolytes Solution
1 cup water (250 ml)
2 tsp. Sugar (8.4 grams for sugar)
1/8 tsp. Salt (.75 grams for salt)
1/8 tsp. Baking Soda (.75 grams for baking soda)

Combine and store in the refrigerator.

- Dilute this into one gallon (3.78 liter) of water.

- Or, you may administer 1 mL, full-strength, with an oral syringe for illness or shock.

Because your hen has aspirated once already, you should soak a piece of bread with the electrolyte solution, roll into little ball(s), and place it in her mouth to swallow on her own.

She needs to drink water, hopefully she is drinking on her own. And she needs nourishment to have the strength. See if she will eat the pasta, noodle, and rice cooked. These things are fine for a chicken to eat, as long as, they are cooked.

A multivitamin for chickens would be beneficial too.

Soak all liquid supplements in a piece of bread, this is called drenching. Drenching makes administering liquids supplements, and medications safer for novice chicken keepers, and even old timers like me!

These are some products I have used with great success.

Lily of the Desert Aloe Vera Detox, is a liquid and has Dandelion and Milk Thistle in it, as well as other herbs. It has helped several of my hens with ascites to rid the excess fluid in the belly. I put it in the drinking water, and administer some full strength, with an oral syringe.

View attachment 2583252

Liquid Hepato is a fluid suspension with Milkthistle to support the liver during infections. It also has B vitamins.
View attachment 2583254

This herbal product is in tablet form. It has Goldenseal (antibacterial properties), Echinacea (Immune system booster), Dandelion (diuretic), and other herbs. I use this after a chicken is done with antibiotics, but not fully recovered.
View attachment 2583256

You've done good by keeping the hen in the house where it is warm. Do what you can for her. This is not an easy fix. Even if she recovers, hens with ascites usually relapse later. But, they can survive for another year to year and a half with proper care, after the initial illness.

These are my thoughts on Maigo's health issue. I hope I have been helpful.

God's Blessing to your little Maigo for a full recovery!

Thank you so so much for the tips!! I've made electrolytes water, and I have milk thistle powder, echinacea (tincture/powder) and dried dandelion root from our garden so I'll run to the kitchen and prepare for her!! I'll write you later again. Many thanks!!!!!!

 

[Niwatori hen]

Greetings Niwatori hen,

Your hen is critically ill. She has a swollen crop, swollen belly and congested lungs. The swollen belly is called "ascites", it is fluid produced by the liver, probably due to an infection somewhere. The crop is has fluid due to the digestive system shutting down from the infection. I will be honest with you, this is a lot for a hen to recover from.

However, there are things you can try. Number one, keep on giving the antibiotic.

She needs some Milk Thistle to support her liver and kidney function. If you can get this in Denmark that would be great.

She also needs a diuretic to rid her body of the excess fluid build up (the ascites). Dandelion herb is needed. Perhaps you can find a product with Dandelion in a health food store.

Electrolytes in the water are needed. You can make some yourself. Here is the formula. I have done the conversion from U.S. measure to metric, for you.

Electrolytes Solution
1 cup water (250 ml)
2 tsp. Sugar (8.4 grams for sugar)
1/8 tsp. Salt (.75 grams for salt)
1/8 tsp. Baking Soda (.75 grams for baking soda)

Combine and store in the refrigerator.

- Dilute this into one gallon (3.78 liter) of water.

- Or, you may administer 1 mL, full-strength, with an oral syringe for illness or shock.

Because your hen has aspirated once already, you should soak a piece of bread with the electrolyte solution, roll into little ball(s), and place it in her mouth to swallow on her own.

She needs to drink water, hopefully she is drinking on her own. And she needs nourishment to have the strength. See if she will eat the pasta, noodle, and rice cooked. These things are fine for a chicken to eat, as long as, they are cooked.

A multivitamin for chickens would be beneficial too.

Soak all liquid supplements in a piece of bread, this is called drenching. Drenching makes administering liquids supplements, and medications safer for novice chicken keepers, and even old timers like me!

These are some products I have used with great success.

Lily of the Desert Aloe Vera Detox, is a liquid and has Dandelion and Milk Thistle in it, as well as other herbs. It has helped several of my hens with ascites to rid the excess fluid in the belly. I put it in the drinking water, and administer some full strength, with an oral syringe.

View attachment 2583252

Liquid Hepato is a fluid suspension with Milkthistle to support the liver during infections. It also has B vitamins.
View attachment 2583254

This herbal product is in tablet form. It has Goldenseal (antibacterial properties), Echinacea (Immune system booster), Dandelion (diuretic), and other herbs. I use this after a chicken is done with antibiotics, but not fully recovered.
View attachment 2583256

You've done good by keeping the hen in the house where it is warm. Do what you can for her. This is not an easy fix. Even if she recovers, hens with ascites usually relapse later. But, they can survive for another year to year and a half with proper care, after the initial illness.

These are my thoughts on Maigo's health issue. I hope I have been helpful.

God's Blessing to your little Maigo for a full recovery!

How much and how many times in a day should I give her the herbs? I've just mixed all the herbs and mixed with some water and soaked it in a pice of bread but I am scared to give it to her as I made mistake before with the syringe. How do you normally do?

Maybe like this?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I’m so sorry for your hen. I honestly don’t know how to help, just wanted to say I’m hoping your girl gets better. Praying for peace and comfort

 

[Niwatori hen]

I’m so sorry for your hen. I honestly don’t know how to help, just wanted to say I’m hoping your girl gets better. Praying for peace and comfort

Thank you so much for your message! I'll do my best for my little friend

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Yes, good video on feeding bread balls. I don't usually follow with water after giving bread balls, because they are already moistened. But, sometimes I do give grape slivers.

Giving the water is worrisome for you, because you did it wrong the first time. However, if you are sure the hen is drinking on her own, let her do that. But, if not there are a couple things you can do.

- She can get some hydration/water from feeding juicy fruit like diced/minced watermelon, or grapes.

- I also make a fruit gel for chickens that are having trouble swallowing from illness. A thickener is used so that it is easier and safer for the chicken to swallow on its own. Thickened fluids are used for patients of strokes, or aspiration.

Fruit Gel
Juicy fruit, about 1/4 cup
2 ounces water
2-3 tsp. Instant thickener, Clear Gel (Modified corn starch, no cooking required, thickens instantly,)

Puree the fruit and water in a blender. Then mix in the thickener. It should have a consistency of jam or jelly.

My chickens will usually lick the gel off a spoon. But, if your hen won't do even that, feed the fruit gel to the chicken with an oral syringe. Place on front of mouth so chicken can swallow on its own, like the video shows.

- But eventually, she'll need plain water. You can hold a tiny cup of water up to the front of her beak, tip it slightly to see if she'll sip some with her tongue. If she rejects or ignores this you'll have to do the syringe tip on the video.

At some point you'll have to learn this procedure. I know it's very scary. But, if the hen doesn't eat or drink on her own, she will become weak and surely die.

Here are some diagrams and a photo to help you understand the anatomy and process.

Do you see the airway? Never get fluid in there, or the chicken aspirates, as yours did.

Here is a photo. See where the oral syringe is placed. Sometimes you need a helper to hold the chicken, as they do not like this and will jerk or move.

In case you decide to force feed your hen, here is more information.

This diagram shows how to crop feed. A liquid meal replacement is used. I have never needed to feed directly into the crop with a liquid meal replacement. I make my own meal replacement from the layer feed. Meal replacement should be like a pancake batter consistency. I place the feeding syringe tip at the middle of the tongue. Then I push out a tiny dollop onto the tongue. The chicken swallows on its own. You have to use a feeding syringe made specifically for feeding or you can make one at home. See the next photo.

Feeding syringes:
At the top is a 10 ml feeding syringe for birds. The lower one is a child's medicine oral syringe, purchase at any drug store. A two inch piece of aquarium tubing is used in both syringes. The tip that goes into the mouth is softened by burning it slightly with a flame, or buffing with an emery board. Fasten it securely by twisting onto tip.

Of course many of these chicken emergency procedures do depend on the keepers confidence and willingness to take the chance. There is always a risk that a sick chicken will die from something we do. But, if they are very sick, not eating, not drinking, they will die for sure. If they have diarrhea, they will quickly dehydrate and die. It's really hard when you are not experienced. We have all been there.

Take time to think. Treat the symptoms, set up a regimen for feeding and administering medicines and supplements. Keep the sick chicken warm. Use a heat lamp if possible. Temperature should be at least 75 (23.9 C)degrees, 80 (26.7 C) for respiratory illness.

I hope I have been helpful.

God Bless

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Yes, good video on feeding bread balls. I don't usually follow with water after giving bread balls, because they are already moistened. But, sometimes I do give grape slivers.

Giving the water is worrisome for you, because you did it wrong the first time. However, if you are sure the hen is drinking on her own, let her do that. But, if not there are a couple things you can do.

- She can get some hydration/water from feeding juicy fruit like diced/minced watermelon, or grapes.

- I also make a fruit gel for chickens that are having trouble swallowing from illness. A thickener is used so that it is easier and safer for the chicken to swallow on its own. Thickened fluids are used for patients of strokes, or aspiration.

Fruit Gel
Juicy fruit, about 1/4 cup
2 ounces water
2-3 tsp. Instant thickener, Clear Gel (Modified corn starch, no cooking required, thickens instantly,)

Puree the fruit and water in a blender. Then mix in the thickener. It should have a consistency of jam or jelly.

My chickens will usually lick the gel off a spoon. But, if your hen won't do even that, feed the fruit gel to the chicken with an oral syringe. Place on front of mouth so chicken can swallow on its own, like the video shows.

- But eventually, she'll need plain water. You can hold a tiny cup of water up to the front of her beak, tip it slightly to see if she'll sip some with her tongue. If she rejects or ignores this you'll have to do the syringe tip on the video.

At some point you'll have to learn this procedure. I know it's very scary. But, if the hen doesn't eat or drink on her own, she will become weak and surely die.

Here are some diagrams and a photo to help you understand the anatomy and process.

Do you see the airway? Never get fluid in there, or the chicken aspirates, as yours did.
View attachment 2583388
Here is a photo. See where the oral syringe is placed. Sometimes you need a helper to hold the chicken, as they do not like this and will jerk or move.
View attachment 2583386
In case you decide to force feed your hen, here is more information.

This diagram shows how to crop feed. A liquid meal replacement is used. I have never needed to feed directly into the crop with a liquid meal replacement. I make my own meal replacement from the layer feed. Meal replacement should be like a pancake batter consistency. I place the feeding syringe tip at the middle of the tongue. Then I push out a tiny dollop onto the tongue. The chicken swallows on its own. You have to use a feeding syringe made specifically for feeding or you can make one at home. See the next photo.
View attachment 2583387
Feeding syringes:
At the top is a 10 ml feeding syringe for birds. The lower one is a child's medicine oral syringe, purchase at any drug store. A two inch piece of aquarium tubing is used in both syringes. The tip that goes into the mouth is softened by burning it slightly with a flame, or buffing with an emery board. Fasten it securely by twisting onto tip.
View attachment 2583406

Of course many of these chicken emergency procedures do depend on the keepers confidence and willingness to take the chance. There is always a risk that a sick chicken will die from something we do. But, if they are very sick, not eating, not drinking, they will die for sure. If they have diarrhea, they will quickly dehydrate and die. It's really hard when you are not experienced. We have all been there.

Take time to think. Treat the symptoms, set up a regimen for feeding and administering medicines and supplements. Keep the sick chicken warm. Use a heat lamp if possible. Temperature should be at least 75 (23.9 C)degrees, 80 (26.7 C) for respiratory illness.

I hope I have been helpful.

God Bless

Wow that’s a lot of good info. Hope this works for them. It is very, very helpful to have someone help hold her, especially if your tube feeding. Getting the tube down was the hardest part for me when tube feeding my sick chicken yesterday, (I have to do this again today) it was my first time tube feeding, I was super nervous, but it was easier than I though. Anyway, good luck!