Sick Hen and need some help !!!!!

[gander007]

Yes I did like the price and it works very well ..........



But now when she moves around she is favoring the left leg so I am thinking it might be hurt on the inside as I can not find any exterior wounds or disfigurement on her but the runny nose has stopped but I did try to put some Echinacea in to the water .......

The real problem is her feed needs to soak in water for several days so it will not separate in the feeder and clog up or stop the feed from passing through the feeder hose so she is getting hard boiled egg's for her feed but even this is mashed up real good and mixed with water to flow ....

The baby chick feed was chopped up in the blender but still needs to sit in water to soak so it can go down the feeding tube


Feeding tube


Sick chicken






gander007

 

[casportpony]

I have a huge tube that I can use for crumbles, but with the smaller tube I like to use baby bird food 'cause I'm too lazy to put crumble and water in a blender.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Have you given her any antibiotics yet?

-Kathy

 

[gander007]

I have a huge tube that I can use for crumbles, but with the smaller tube I like to use baby bird food 'cause I'm too lazy to put crumble and water in a blender.

-Kathy

Kathy, are you using something more the size of fuel hose if so I just might have something like that out in the shop so I think I'll try that out as I know she really needs some real feed in her gullet ....

Thank you for the advice .......




gander007

 

[gander007]

Have you given her any antibiotics yet?

-Kathy

I had some penicillin that was old so I took just a very little for her yesterday hopping it will help .....
Thanks for asking .......

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
My huge tube is a size 30 french and it allows me to give 60-180ml in less than 3 minutes.

French
Gauge Diameter
(mm) Diameter
(inches)
3 1 0.039
4 1.33 0.053
5 1.67 0.066
6 2 0.079
7 2.3 0.092
8 2.7 0.105
9 3 0.118
10 3.3 0.131
11 3.7 0.144
12 4 0.158
13 4.3 0.170
14 4.7 0.184
15 5 0.197
16 5.3 0.210
17 5.7 0.223
18 6 0.236
19 6.3 0.249
20 6.7 0.263
22 7.3 0.288
24 8 0.315
26 8.7 0.341
28 9.3 0.367
30 10 0.393
32 10.7 0.419
34 11.3 0.445​

 

[gander007]

Quote:
My huge tube is a size 30 french and it allows me to give 60-180ml in less than 3 minutes.

French
Gauge Diameter
(mm) Diameter
(inches)
3 1 0.039
4 1.33 0.053
5 1.67 0.066
6 2 0.079
7 2.3 0.092
8 2.7 0.105
9 3 0.118
10 3.3 0.131
11 3.7 0.144
12 4 0.158
13 4.3 0.170
14 4.7 0.184
15 5 0.197
16 5.3 0.210
17 5.7 0.223
18 6 0.236
19 6.3 0.249
20 6.7 0.263
22 7.3 0.288
24 8 0.315
26 8.7 0.341
28 9.3 0.367
30 10 0.393
32 10.7 0.419
34 11.3 0.445​

Alright Kathy, that is so much help as I am only using about a 20 and you are using a 30 now I really understand how you are getting the feed down your chickens now tomorrow I will be getting some more or different hose to make the feeding easer on everyone involved great thank you

gander007

 

[gander007]

My hen started walking around late this evening and I am noticing her left leg seems to be hurt as she is limping around when she walks ....

 

[ten chicks]

Have you checked leg for sprains/bumblefoot/tendon issues/broken nails? Also in one of your photos(2nd picture) looks almost like lesions on her face.

 

[casportpony]

Her face picture makes her look like she has a respiratory infection. That plus limping could mean MS, I think.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/99/mycoplasma-synoviae-infection-ms-infectious-synovitis

-Kathy