Sick chicken please help!!

[Eggcessive]

Try feeding her some chopped egg, and you can mix some of her chicken feed with a lot of water plus a tsp of plain yogurt to try and get food and water into her. Feel lots of chickens' crops to know what they are feeling like when they should start out empty in early morning, gradually filling up during the day with food and water. Add some poultry vitamins or give her some poultry NutriDrench or Poultry Cell 2 drops daily by mouth. This has been going on for a long time if she has a crop impaction, so we need to try and help you figure it out.

 

[Chickenmama15]

Yesterday she weighed 1 lb 4oz. Today was 1 lb 6oz. I will continue to weigh her. I felt her crop and it seemed very small I felt more bone above and below.

 

[sbhkma]

What is her weight? And excessive has an excellent point...feel other crops so you know what's normal. Great approach. I personally prefer poly vi sol because of the lack of b vitamins in nutri drench.

 

[Chickenmama15]

What is her weight? And excessive has an excellent point...feel other crops so you know what's normal. Great approach. I personally prefer poly vi sol because of the lack of b vitamins in nutri drench.

She gained 2 ozs yesterday. She was 1lb and 6oz today. Where can I get poly vi sol?

 

[sbhkma]

CVS or Walgreens should have it. Make sure it's WITHOUT iron. Just 3-4 drops a day. It really does help. Gaining weight is good! Make sure you weigh around the same time each day. And feel her crop, compare it to the other birds' and that will help you understand more of what feels normal. We'll all pulling for you here!

 

[Chickenmama15]

Thank you all!!! She is definitely a special pullet. I will keep updates.

 

[Chickenmama15]

Update: this morning she weighed 1lb 5oz. She is down one oz from yesterday.

 

[sbhkma]

How is her crop feeling compared to the other pullet? Are her eyes bright? Tail up or down? Other than her cecal poop, what do her normal poops look like-normal, watery, green etc? Do you know if she's eating and drinking?

 

[Chickenmama15]

Her tail is down and she holds her head down, like sunk in. Her eyes are bright. I haven't caught her pooping again. Not saying she hasn't but I haven't seen her. Her crop I couldn't feel. So I would say it was empty...

 

[Tlmcq]

Her tail is down and she holds her head down, like sunk in. Her eyes are bright. I haven't caught her pooping again. Not saying she hasn't but I haven't seen her. Her crop I couldn't feel. So I would say it was empty...

In morning it will be empty...check her through the day and evening. It should be pretty full by time she heads for bed in the evening. I agree with all advice you're getting here. Keep weighing her. Get the vitamins in her water and make sure she is continuing to eat. These are the most important.