Dottie the Chicken
Lover of Jesus, cows, and chickens
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RIR Acting Lethargic - Please help
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Lemon-Drop
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We gave her 10mls of water with electrolytes, then we gave her a little break. But she started dripping this out of her beak.
it looks like a mixture of water and egg, smell a bit like nutri drench. Is this ok? Does this mean her crop is full and couldn’t get any more down or something like that?
it looks like a mixture of water and egg, smell a bit like nutri drench. Is this ok? Does this mean her crop is full and couldn’t get any more down or something like that?
Lemon-Drop
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Also @azygous, while we have been trying to give her more water, she hasn’t been accepting it that much throughout the day. Her primary diet right now has been as much water as she’ll take, a few cooked eggs, and her medicine. Not sure if this helps, thought I’d let you know. Thanks for all the help you’ve been giving us! 
I expected that would be about all you would be able to get into her. That's pretty good, actually.
Do you have access to any oxygen or aquarium plastic tubing? If you can find a short piece that would fit a larger syringe, you can put the tub into the esophagus, hold it there, and then syringe the water into the tube. Instead of having to insert the syringe multiple times into the hen, the tube is inserted only once and then syringing fluids and liquid food and even the medicine into the tube is so much easier on the hen and on you guys.
It would be a piece of cake with the two of you working together. Try to find the tubing and I can give you further instructions. Walmart has aquarium tubing. A vet usually has tube feeding kits for a few dollars. Mine sold me one for $3.
Do you have access to any oxygen or aquarium plastic tubing? If you can find a short piece that would fit a larger syringe, you can put the tub into the esophagus, hold it there, and then syringe the water into the tube. Instead of having to insert the syringe multiple times into the hen, the tube is inserted only once and then syringing fluids and liquid food and even the medicine into the tube is so much easier on the hen and on you guys.
It would be a piece of cake with the two of you working together. Try to find the tubing and I can give you further instructions. Walmart has aquarium tubing. A vet usually has tube feeding kits for a few dollars. Mine sold me one for $3.
Lemon-Drop
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Ok, we will try and pick some up tomorrow. Thanks you so so much for your help.
Lemon-Drop
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Also, should we Still give her the extra calcium?
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Yes. Give two doses today.
Dottie the Chicken
Lover of Jesus, cows, and chickens
How is she doing?
Lemon-Drop
Let Your Light Shine ~ Matthew 5:16 🤍✝️
We gave her 2 doses yesterday (one in the morning, one in the evening) should we still give her 2 today?
Just the one dose today since she got two yesterday. Any noticeable improvement?
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