sick chick

[pertilote]

Why did you give her olive oil and epsom salts? Epsom salts will give her diarrhea which may further dehydrate and make her more ill.   What does her crop feel like?  Have you checked her for mites and lice?  When was she last wormed?  Have you tried giving her some vitamin/electrolyte water?  Try giving her some scrambled egg for strength.

 

[pertilote]

I stopped by my local feed store, they suggested the olive oil to help move things through her crop, which feels completely empty. She ate a little bit of egg on Sat, no interest in it today. Checked for mites, lice saw none. Will try electrolyte.
Thank you

 

[Eggcessive]

Green diarrhea is usually bile, a sign of not eating. Is she standing at all, or unbalanced? Is she hunched over or puffed up, or does she have any leg weakness? Could she be egg bound?

 

[pertilote]

Not hunched or puffed up, unbalanced when she stands. She doesn't feel egg bound.

 

[Eggcessive]

Did she have a Mareks vaccine? I had one in similar condition who had a gizzard blockage and I only found it during a necropsy.

 

[pertilote]

Green diarrhea is usually bile, a sign of not eating.  Is she standing at all, or unbalanced?  Is she hunched over or puffed up, or does she have any leg weakness?  Could she be egg bound?

 

[pertilote]

No marecks shot. This morning she left the coop to hangout in the run. Good sign???

 

[pertilote]

Update on Smokie:
Today, I've given her electrolytes using a syringe-quite a struggle-she ingested a small amount. Put dimethox in her water and she's drinking the water. She appears alert. When talking either t o het or in general, she looks at me and her eyes follow me. However, she's not standing and another hen started pecking at her. Smokie is completely isolated from others. Can I put neosporin on the featherless area on her back where other hen pecked?
Thanks again for all the help