Sick chicken week 3 now-diarrhea

[pepperellchick]

Oh my! She looks miserable, poor thing.

She’s evidently pale and puffed up.
I have even more questions I’m afraid!

First I can’t zoom the picture.
Any chance you could get closer and give me a good one of her face/comb?

Second, don’t forget the poop pics if you can get one.
Nice and clear please.
If you’re using your phone to take pictures it’s best if you do NOT use the zoom feature.
Just get close, like within a foot or so then tap the screen where you want the camera to focus.
That allows US to really zoom in from our end.

Next,
her crop looks huge, or is that the camera angle?
Would you feel that area for me -her crop- and tell me if it feels:
Empty and flat?
soft or hard?
Dough-y?
Big and poofy like a water balloon?

Is this girl currently laying?
Did she stop because of season or molt?
Or just since this illness?

Can you remember the antibiotic you husband gave her, the dosage, and for how long?

The antibiotic was clindamycin that my husband looked up dosage for, mixed with water and put in a syringe once a day. She has been EATING all day so that could be why her crop is so large. I didn't feel it yet, she wasn't letting me near her. She stopped laying a while ago when it got cold. Poop pic and more pictures here. When she first got sick her poop was either white and runny with a spinach color in some of it or a weird nugget light yellow. Now it is brown and runny and occassionally a formed one.

 

[staceyj]

@Wyorp Rock , I see you’re on right now. Please come take a look at this chicken.

 

[staceyj]

Is her abdomen swollen? She looks sort of “low slung”. It’s the area between her legs.

 

[staceyj]

@casportpony

 

[staceyj]

@Eggcessive
Could you come have a look here please ?

 

[staceyj]

When she first got sick her poop was either white and runny with a spinach color in some of it or a weird nugget light yellow. Now it is brown and runny and occassionally a formed one.

@Eggcessive, This hen’s poops have been all over the place, in terms of color.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would check her crop first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks, to make sure that it has emptied. Has she lost any weight in her breast area and is her keel (breast bine) bone prominent? Feel of her lower belly between her legs to check if it is enlarged or tight. Can you call you local vet to see if they will test her droppings for worms and other parasites? If you can give her some probiotics for the next week, and a little cottage cheese or cooked rice with buttermilk, it might help her diarrhea.

In one picture she looks like she is standing more upright. Is that obvious to you, or just the picture? Reproductive disorders can be common, and there can be a number of symptoms including a bloated belly, runny poops, waddling, walking upright, not laying, and weight loss. It can take time coming up with a diagnosis, and it has to be hard on you to keep her separate. Hopefully, we can help you figure out what is going on.

 

[pepperellchick]

I would check her crop first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks, to make sure that it has emptied. Has she lost any weight in her breast area and is her keel (breast bine) bone prominent? Feel of her lower belly between her legs to check if it is enlarged or tight. Can you call you local vet to see if they will test her droppings for worms and other parasites? If you can give her some probiotics for the next week, and a little cottage cheese or cooked rice with buttermilk, it might help her diarrhea.

In one picture she looks like she is standing more upright. Is that obvious to you, or just the picture? Reproductive disorders can be common, and there can be a number of symptoms including a bloated belly, runny poops, waddling, walking upright, not laying, and weight loss. It can take time coming up with a diagnosis, and it has to be hard on you to keep her separate. Hopefully, we can help you figure out what is going on.

Thank you so much for your recommendations!

 

[pepperellchick]

I would check her crop first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks, to make sure that it has emptied. Has she lost any weight in her breast area and is her keel (breast bine) bone prominent? Feel of her lower belly between her legs to check if it is enlarged or tight. Can you call you local vet to see if they will test her droppings for worms and other parasites? If you can give her some probiotics for the next week, and a little cottage cheese or cooked rice with buttermilk, it might help her diarrhea.

In one picture she looks like she is standing more upright. Is that obvious to you, or just the picture? Reproductive disorders can be common, and there can be a number of symptoms including a bloated belly, runny poops, waddling, walking upright, not laying, and weight loss. It can take time coming up with a diagnosis, and it has to be hard on you to keep her separate. Hopefully, we can help you figure out what is going on.

Thank you, the Backyard chickens forum is the best!

 

[pepperellchick]

I would check her crop first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks, to make sure that it has emptied. Has she lost any weight in her breast area and is her keel (breast bine) bone prominent? Feel of her lower belly between her legs to check if it is enlarged or tight. Can you call you local vet to see if they will test her droppings for worms and other parasites? If you can give her some probiotics for the next week, and a little cottage cheese or cooked rice with buttermilk, it might help her diarrhea.

In one picture she looks like she is standing more upright. Is that obvious to you, or just the picture? Reproductive disorders can be common, and there can be a number of symptoms including a bloated belly, runny poops, waddling, walking upright, not laying, and weight loss. It can take time coming up with a diagnosis, and it has to be hard on you to keep her separate. Hopefully, we can help you figure out what is going on.

I really appreciate you all going out of your way to offer recommendations!