Sick chicken-please help!

[FrizzledWyandotte7]

A few days ago, I noticed one of my girls was a little under the weather. I separated her from the flock. She doesn’t seem as serious as sick chickens I’ve had in the past, but I want her to get better. She’s eating and drinking a little bit, and moving around. She also has strange dihharea. She is a bit older than one year and was always at the bottom of the pecking order. She also has recently went through a really hard molt. Anythung you can do to help would be really appreciative!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi,

Do you know if she's laid an egg lately? She's got the stance of an egg-bound hen, or one with coccidiosis.

I'd give her some calcium citrate +D, around 300 to 400 mg if you have any, otherwise, you can give her whatever kind you have, or a Tums broken up.

To get her to eat, try putting water in some chick crumbles, just so their all wet, not soupy. That or scrambled eggs might get her to eat.

Also, have your chickens ever been dewormed? It's another thought.

 

[FrizzledWyandotte7]

Hi,

Do you know if she's laid an egg lately? She's got the stance of an egg-bound hen, or one with coccidiosis.

I'd give her some calcium citrate +D, around 300 to 400 mg if you have any, otherwise, you can give her whatever kind you have, or a Tums broken up.

To get her to eat, try putting water in some chick crumbles, just so their all wet, not soupy. That or scrambled eggs might get her to eat.

Also, have your chickens ever been dewormed? It's another thought.

Thanks so much!
She hasn’t laid an egg since I separated her three days ago. How should I feed her the aniacid? They’ve never been dewormed. How could I do that?

 

[FrizzledWyandotte7]

Thanks so much!
She hasn’t laid an egg since I separated her three days ago. How should I feed her the aniacid? They’ve never been dewormed. How could I do that?

I’ve already tried scrambled eggs, but she was against that even when she was healthy.

 

[Beau plus penny]

Thanks so much!
She hasn’t laid an egg since I separated her three days ago. How should I feed her the aniacid? They’ve never been dewormed. How could I do that?

i would put corid in her water just to be safe

 

[FrizzledWyandotte7]

i would put corid in her water just to be safe

Got it-should I be worried about the rest of the flock? Something similar passed through last year and killed two birds

 

[Debbie292d]

Thanks so much!
She hasn’t laid an egg since I separated her three days ago. How should I feed her the aniacid? They’ve never been dewormed. How could I do that?

If Tums is what you have, break it in two. Open her beak and give her a piece. One way to open their beak is to hold her in one arm like a football, then gently pull down on her wattles. If she's egg-bound, the calcium will cause contractions, and she should pass it. You can give her that once a day for a few days if this goes that long.

For deworming, most here use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) 10% Liquid Goat Dewormer or 10% Equine Paste.

Dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days.

Here's a tutorial how to give oral medication: https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/