Sick hen, neck movements and air bubbles.

[DustyFoot]

Good morning. I am newly joined to this site, though I have been learning from this community for years. We've had 25 chickens at our most for 10 years. With Mother Nature, we've experienced loss, illness and have found balance with wisdom and companionship.

I am here today for a new case that I cannot find solution. This hen is older, I am prepared for the inevitable. She is a 6 year old sunset star, Fireball. Fireball is a larger breed chicken. She has had crop issues most her life with it being so low. Sour crop is most prevalent.

Currently, Fireball has been sick for a week now. She is lethargic, bunched up, not eating nor drinking. The most noticeable thing with this illness is wavering neck movements followed by air bubbles. The bubbles smell of sour crop. They can be heard coming forth without neck movement. She moves her neck when the bubbles come up.

There is no mucus in eyes nor beak. The crop is empty though squishy on the right bottom side. I have found that the crop seems to be distended. Droppings are runny white with small green solids.

I have been treating her by massaging her crop and withholding solid foods. I've been giving her .5 inches of monistat on cooked egg 2x daily with 1cc of slippery elm powder mixed with water once daily for 3 days.

Any information of illness and treatment is greatly appreciated. Thank you all, DustyFoot

 

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[DustyFoot]

Also, Welcome to BYC!

Thank you

 

[DustyFoot]

Good morning. I am newly joined to this site, though I have been learning from this community for years. We've had 25 chickens at our most for 10 years. With Mother Nature, we've experienced loss, illness and have found balance with wisdom and companionship.

I am here today for a new case that I cannot find solution. This hen is older, I am prepared for the inevitable. She is a 6 year old sunset star, Fireball. Fireball is a larger breed chicken. She has had crop issues most her life with it being so low. Sour crop is most prevalent.

Currently, Fireball has been sick for a week now. She is lethargic, bunched up, not eating nor drinking. The most noticeable thing with this illness is wavering neck movements followed by air bubbles. The bubbles smell of sour crop. They can be heard coming forth without neck movement. She moves her neck when the bubbles come up.

There is no mucus in eyes nor beak. The crop is empty though squishy on the right bottom side. I have found that the crop seems to be distended. Droppings are runny white with small green solids.

I have been treating her by massaging her crop and withholding solid foods. I've been giving her .5 inches of monistat on cooked egg 2x daily with 1cc of slippery elm powder mixed with water once daily for 3 days.

Any information of illness and treatment is greatly appreciated. Thank you all, DustyFoot

Fireball is still living. She perks up here and there, not often. She attempts to eat soft food and drink water. Every time she eats or drinks she continues to gyrate her neck. I've continued massage and given her olive oil with a syringe and coconut oil pellets. She is also recieving amoxiccilin 2x daily. I stopped the monistat treatment 2 days ago.

Fireball is losing weight quickly. I've looked inside her throat and found nothing. Her neck seems to be twisted in a way where her trachea is opposite of her vertebrae in an odd way. She's uncomfortable and somehow still holding on. Any ideas of diagnosis and treatment are appreciated. @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous @dawg53