Runny stools Sick Chicken Please Help

[casportpony]

FWIW, I just wormed my 2kg (4.4 pound) Faverolle with 1ml of Safeguard. Paste or liquid, you give the same volume and I happen to give mine 50mg/kg, that's 0.5ml (ml = cc) for 2.2 pounds.

 

[k91]

casportpony I got the chicken dust and dewormer from TSC. Thank goodness they had what I was looking for in stock. I gave her a little over 1ML but most ended up on my hand anyways. I don't know how to get a chicken to drink from a syringe LOL I did clean up the coop as best as I can and cleaned her bowl and feeder in a 10% bleach solution. It looked like she was walking around the run pecking a little bit so maybe she is feeling better. Thanks again everybody for your insight I hope she keeps getting better

 

[casportpony]

casportpony I got the chicken dust and dewormer from TSC. Thank goodness they had what I was looking for in stock. I gave her a little over 1ML but most ended up on my hand anyways. I don't know how to get a chicken to drink from a syringe LOL I did clean up the coop as best as I can and cleaned her bowl and feeder in a 10% bleach solution. It looked like she was walking around the run pecking a little bit so maybe she is feeling better. Thanks again everybody for your insight I hope she keeps getting better

From another thread of mine:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/745210/how-to-safely-worm-your-peafowl-orally

• If possible, consult your veterinarian.
• Do not attempt if you cannot safely and gently carry and restrain your bird.
• Do not attempt if bird's crop is full of water as aspiration can occur from handling.
• Do not attempt until you know the difference between the oesophagus and the trachea.
• Do not do if your bird is molting.

• Choose your mg/kg of fenbendazole, liquid or paste. I do 50mg/kg

From:http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/oral_dosing_article.htm
The hole at the back of the tongue is the trachea - Nothing should ever go in there!

• Get your supplies ready

• Catch and weigh your bird.

• Calculate dose and prepare one or more syringes. Please note that this method will work for those who use a 1cc/ml syringe. Anything larger is too big and IMNSHO, not safe!

Please note that I was the one holding the bird and taking the pictures, please use both hands!

• Hold bird - I like to sit with my thighs parallel to the ground, feet firmly on ground and the bird in my lap. I hold it gently, but firmly and grab the head.

• Open mouth and wait for bird to relax.

• Insert syringe - I like to insert from left to right, across the tongue, behind the trachea, into the oesophagus. Again, wait for the bird to relax.

• Give wormer

• Repeat in ten days.

 

[k91]

Again more great info thank you

Love the picture of the bird on the scale too funny. I was watching Sydney just a couple minutes ago and saw her eat some bites of weeds and grass from around the run. Maybe she is getting hungry and feeling better?

 

[casportpony]

You do understand that the worming and dusting alone probably won't fix your hen, right? You really need to weigh her, daily!

 

[Michael Apple]

Since the bird was having digestive difficulty, keep the bird away from grass and other hard to digest material.
Valbazen (Albendazole) is a superior product to Safeguard. Valbazen kills tapeworms and all the worms Safeguard (Fenbendazole) does. If you have the Safeguard, you may as well use it since it would kill cecal worms which are a vector for blackhead. Just be sure to do it again 10 days later. Just don't eat any eggs from the bird for two weeks after the last dose. If you don't see improvement in a few days. Let us know how the bird is behaving, appetite, how the stools look. Be sure to feed the bird some moistened feed for a day or two. Give just enough for the bird to eat in about 5 minutes. Don't leave extra out to get rancid. You can moisten some grumbles or pellets with a small amount of buttermilk or watered down yogurt. I've found birds like buttermilk more than yogurt. Run some vitamins-electrolytes in the water for a couple days too.

 

[LittleBits]

Online poultry books:​

[URL]http://www.harrisonsbirdfoods.com/avmed/cam.html[/URL]
Download the entire book (two volumes): Clinical Avian Medicine
(Large file - please allow several moments to download)

Another two book set:
[URL]http://www.harrisonsbirdfoods.com/avmed/chapters.html[/URL]

Penn State Poultry Health Handbook
[URL]http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/agrs52.pdf[/URL]

Thank you for all this information. I have a sick-acting Golden Comet hen. Just started acting lethargic today. Please see my post here about it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/777853/listless-and-sleepy-eyed Would appreciate any input. I will need to digest all the above and see what I come up with. She went in to roost tonight, so she can move when she needs to. Will let her sleep tonight and check again in the morning.