Please help

[BlindLemonChicken]

Have you ever wormed him?

 

[ChickenTenderNewbie]

Have you ever wormed him?

I haven't. What would I use? Should I also treat the rest of my chickens that don't have any symptoms?

 

[Eggcessive]

SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer or the Equine paste 1/4 ml per pound given for 5 consecutive days treats round, cecal, capillary, and gapeworms. Feel of his crop first thing in the morning before he eats or drinks to see if his crop is empty and flat, or full and firm or puffy. Does he move his legs well, or does he have any curled under toes. Can he stand for a minute if you lift him up?

 

[ChickenTenderNewbie]

SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer or the Equine paste 1/4 ml per pound given for 5 consecutive days treats round, cecal, capillary, and gapeworms. Feel of his crop first thing in the morning before he eats or drinks to see if his crop is empty and flat, or full and firm or puffy. Does he move his legs well, or does he have any curled under toes. Can he stand for a minute if you lift him up?

His crop has been consistently flat. I did mix his feed with water like someone suggested above and he ate it all. If I pay him on his side and pull his leg out he will pull it back in but his feet stay curled. He cannot stand at all. He keeps his legs tucked up when I pick him up.

 

[D Uccle Uncle]

Given the trajectory he's on, I would treat him with first with an antibiotic, then de-worm once he's stabilized and improving. Logic being, even if worms started a problem, his gut is likely compromised where his weight loss is associated with a massive immune response heading towards sepsis (evidenced by seeming to poop more than he's eating). I would avoid giving multiple chemicals at the same time to a very sick animal unless I somehow knew that the drugs were complimentary. I don't know that here.

The antibiotic I would use (Baytril) is not authorized for chickens*, but the dose is 10-15mg per 2.2 pounds, given twice a day, typically for a 5 day course. When using this medicine his crop needs to be monitored until maybe 2 weeks after he's finished the course.

*Not authorized as a matter of public policy that seeks to protect the larger community, even at the expense of individuals lives. You've got a genuinely sick bird. Given that he's only 3 months old, I doubt that his underlying problem is anything but of infectious origin.