Rooster in Critical Health

[Jose11632]

ok, do you have a sibling or someone who also feels the need to help her? if not, thats ok.


also dont get angry when she fights you. it means she still has the strength to do things. ok next question.

I have younger sister who sometimes helps me the rooster was hers

 

[Swbertrand1]

The word "Vet" has been mentioned at least a dozen times in this thread.
Pushing a child to push Mom to go to the vet is not right.
We don't know their situation.
Mom is involved in the care of these birds, the child mentions that as well.
They are asking for our suggestions, so let's try to be civil and not cause undo stress with pressure/shaming.

Oh and it's not both birds. The rooster died pages back.

OK.
Here's what I would do. It sounds like her crop may not be emptying. Do keep in mind that often there's more going on and the bird is suffering from an underlying condition.
Since you did have some yeast(?) canker(?) issues in the past. Then I would treat for sour crop.

You can find Clotrimazole (Athlete's foot cream) at the dollar tree, dollar store or walmart.
Get some of that. Give your hen 1/2" of the cream twice a day for 7 days. In addition to the cream, give your hen 1 tsp coconut oil twice a day.
Don't massage the crop. Don't vomit the hen.
Make sure she's staying hydrated. You can syringe fluids and wet food into her or if possible, tube feed her. Links and photos to follow. .

Crop feeding.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

Syringing/giving oral medications
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

The word "Vet" has been mentioned at least a dozen times in this thread.
Pushing a child to push Mom to go to the vet is not right.
We don't know their situation.
Mom is involved in the care of these birds, the child mentions that as well.
They are asking for our suggestions, so let's try to be civil and not cause undo stress with pressure/shaming.

Oh and it's not both birds. The rooster died pages back.

OK.
Here's what I would do. It sounds like her crop may not be emptying. Do keep in mind that often there's more going on and the bird is suffering from an underlying condition.
Since you did have some yeast(?) canker(?) issues in the past. Then I would treat for sour crop.

You can find Clotrimazole (Athlete's foot cream) at the dollar tree, dollar store or walmart.
Get some of that. Give your hen 1/2" of the cream twice a day for 7 days. In addition to the cream, give your hen 1 tsp coconut oil twice a day.
Don't massage the crop. Don't vomit the hen.
Make sure she's staying hydrated. You can syringe fluids and wet food into her or if possible, tube feed her. Links and photos to follow. .

Crop feeding.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

Syringing/giving oral medications
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/


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I respect your opinions greatly, but I disagree with you here

 

[Jose11632]

i also need to know her condition, if shes fighting you trying to feed her?

She’s she’s kicking and moving her wings wasting her energy doing that

 

[bobbi-j]

Sure, it does cost less to replace a bird, but some of us don't look at life as a financial equation or a cost trade-off.

More power to you if you can do that. We don’t know if the $100+ vet bill would mean no groceries for the week. That was my point. It’s not economically feasible for everyone to take a chicken to the vet. Encouraging a minor to “push” a parent to do something that could cause other difficulties isn’t right.

 

[The WinterWolf]

thats really good. ok is the hen outside? if so bring her inside to the bathroom especially if its really hot or cold outside.

 

[Jose11632]

Glad to see someone else is chiming in here. There are multiple threads regarding a sick rooster and a sick hen. Neither is doing well: lethargic, low appetite (if any), and they were just wormed and treated for coccidiosis, though I'm not clear on the dosing schedule and amounts given to the birds.

Again, multiple threads on these birds, so you might search by the OP's screen name for posts...

Damn! I just read the post about losing the rooster - SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(

Don’t know how he died quicker than the hen even though he got it few days after in a separate coop

 

[The WinterWolf]

can she not hold her head up? is she on her side? also isolate her.

 

[Jose11632]

thats really good. ok is the hen outside? if so bring her inside to the bathroom especially if its really hot or cold outside.

She isn’t opening her beak to the heat to its 89 and there’ll will be some drizzle to lower it the big hens have a fan in there area

 

[Jose11632]

can she not hold her head up? is she on her side? also isolate her.

She can when she stands she holds her head up, she makes her alert sounds and talks to me a bit

 

[The WinterWolf]

89... still. she would be better off inside.