Severely dehydrated chicken

[jasonvanorder]

Update. Since 10 this morning she drank 3 syringes of Gatorade. Still barely moving and sleeping a lot

 

[LostBoi73]

Just keep going brother, give her the best chance you can , she's obviously a fighter ,

 

[coach723]

How big are the syringes? Has she pooped since you started giving her fluids?
Normal intake of fluids for a chicken are 5.5% of their body weight per day.
When trying to rehydrate a dehydrated bird normally you would give 13ml of warmed fluid per pound of body weight, or 2-3 ml per 100g of body weight and then repeat that in 60 to 90 minutes. Give 2-3% of body weight total and see how the bird responds.
An non responsive bird should not be tubed. Food should not be tubed until the hydration has normalized. Hydration first, and make sure she's not hypothermic (sick birds can easily become hypothermic).
More info here that might help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ceased-plucked-chicken.1069290/#post-16260509
This is a good one, info on how to assess level of dehydration etc.:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ng-guide-pictures-under-construction.1064392/
Another good one, general first aid info and info on dehydration:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...are-updated-01-17-2021.1048620/#post_16068451

 

[jasonvanorder]

How big are the syringes? Has she pooped since you started giving her fluids?
Normal intake of fluids for a chicken are 5.5% of their body weight per day.
When trying to rehydrate a dehydrated bird normally you would give 13ml of warmed fluid per pound of body weight, or 2-3 ml per 100g of body weight and then repeat that in 60 to 90 minutes. Give 2-3% of body weight total and see how the bird responds.
An non responsive bird should not be tubed. Food should not be tubed until the hydration has normalized. Hydration first, and make sure she's not hypothermic (sick birds can easily become hypothermic).
More info here that might help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ceased-plucked-chicken.1069290/#post-16260509
This is a good one, info on how to assess level of dehydration etc.:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ng-guide-pictures-under-construction.1064392/
Another good one, general first aid info and info on dehydration:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...are-updated-01-17-2021.1048620/#post_16068451

Not sure how big the syringes are. I know the are bigger than regular ones. What we are using we use to fill my daughters insulin pump. She’s still very very weak. Only able to barely pick her head up. My biggest worry right now is we found her too late and her body is already shutting down

 

[jasonvanorder]

Another update. Wife gave her a shot in the breast. She’s breathing pretty good now but still very very weak. Looking like it’s going to be a long road back but any progress forward I’ll take.

 

[jasonvanorder]

Not sure if anyone’s following along but morning update. She made it thru the night. Wife has been giving her shots in the breast to hydrate her. She’s just a little better this morning. Trying to move just a little more. And the biggest thing I was worried about is she pooped! Never thought I’d be happy for chicken . But I was worried her organs had shut down and she just wasn’t going to make it. This gives me a little bit of hope again. She’s still got a long way to go. It’s probably going to be a couple weeks before she’s going to be able to eat and drink on her own again. But if she’s not giving up neither am I.

 

[jasonvanorder]

Another update. She’s doing great!!! She’s able to stand and walk a little. Still a bit wobbly but she can take a few steps. Drinking on her own and going to try a bit of softened feed for her. I’m very impressed. I wasn’t expecting her to make it past the first night.