Possible Coccidiosis Case Please Help (EMERGENCY)

[RoyalChick]

okay good advice!
But she is back to her normal self, definitely not coccidiosis or egg binding.
It was just impacted crop. she is running around and actually complained when I picked her up (this morning she didn't do that.) Thank you so much. I just care that Mrs. Cleanegg feels better.

So good to hear she is better.
I would still check her crop first thing in the morning to make sure it is completely empty.
Also, pay attention and write down when she lays eggs.
I say this because impacted crop can often be a sign of some other illness going on. Not necessarily - sometimes it is just impacted crop - but I would keep a close eye on her.

 

[azygous]

Here's my tutorial on why chickens have an easier time swallowing a bulky pill than humans do.

We think chickens must have a problem swallowing a large pill just because we do. But their digestive process is different from ours. We begin the digestive process by chewing first, then swallowing. We aren't meant to swallow large chunks. We naturally choke.

Chickens don't have teeth for a good reason. They don't need them. Their digestive process begins after they swallow. The food goes directly into their crop without passing "Go", and then it trickles down into their gizzard where the "chewing" action goes into full swing.

Therefore, chickens can amaze us by swallowing things that we think would choke them, large pills included. But they actually have no problem. Slip the pill into the beak and you'll see it disappear like magic. Unless you don't get it far enough back on the tongue. Chickens can rival dogs and cats at firing a pill across the room like a guided missile, but it's not because they aren't able to swallow it easily.

 

[RoyalChick]

Here's my tutorial on why chickens have an easier time swallowing a bulky pill than humans do.

We think chickens must have a problem swallowing a large pill just because we do. But their digestive process is different from ours. We begin the digestive process by chewing first, then swallowing. We aren't meant to swallow large chunks. We naturally choke.

Chickens don't have teeth for a good reason. They don't need them. Their digestive process begins after they swallow. The food goes directly into their crop without passing "Go", and then it trickles down into their gizzard where the "chewing" action goes into full swing.

Therefore, chickens can amaze us by swallowing things that we think would choke them, large pills included. But they actually have no problem. Slip the pill into the beak and you'll see it disappear like magic. Unless you don't get it far enough back on the tongue. Chickens can rival dogs and cats at firing a pill across the room like a guided missile, but it's not because they aren't able to swallow it easily.

Love that explanation!
And it certainly matches my experience seeing some quite large items disappear down the hatch - as you say, like magic ..... Now you see it; now you don't!

 

[LhickenChicken]

Here's my tutorial on why chickens have an easier time swallowing a bulky pill than humans do.

We think chickens must have a problem swallowing a large pill just because we do. But their digestive process is different from ours. We begin the digestive process by chewing first, then swallowing. We aren't meant to swallow large chunks. We naturally choke.

Chickens don't have teeth for a good reason. They don't need them. Their digestive process begins after they swallow. The food goes directly into their crop without passing "Go", and then it trickles down into their gizzard where the "chewing" action goes into full swing.

Therefore, chickens can amaze us by swallowing things that we think would choke them, large pills included. But they actually have no problem. Slip the pill into the beak and you'll see it disappear like magic. Unless you don't get it far enough back on the tongue. Chickens can rival dogs and cats at firing a pill across the room like a guided missile, but it's not because they aren't able to swallow it easily.

Yes, but once I popped a large piece of coconut oil into Mrs. Clean-egg's mouth and she wouldn't swallow it. she actually ptooed it across the lawn and it landed halfway across

 

[azygous]

Just as with cats and dogs, you need to place the pill far enough back on the tongue so it doesn't get fired like a bullet from a gun.

For those who are hesitant about putting anything into the mouth of a chicken, as long as you aren't injecting something by force such as fluids or oil by oral syringe, there is very little danger this is going to choke them. Chickens have a gag response as we do. They would just cough the pill out if it started to get into the airway.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Now Mrs cleanegg is roosting on her roost with her head tucked behind her wing

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad she's feeling better.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Glad she's feeling better.

Her crop is about half full and she is acting like herself today
I think her crop is half full because I didn't wake up as early as I usually do and she has eaten some grain. There is evidence of that and she also ate the rest of the chick feed but didn't TOUCH the fermented feed.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Also she is pooping normally now.
Wonder what the yellow watery poop was about.
Yesterday she was pooping normal stuff and yellow watery stuff after I massaged her crop.
After I massaged her crop it was like the poop kept coming she would poop every 5 minutes

 

[azygous]

She may have a yeasty condition. When one of my chickens has a backed up crop due to an obstruction, they prefer dry crumbles to fermented feed. If you have some miconazole, you might try using it.