Sick hen

[Somshine]

I'm just kind of at a loss. Some of y'all mentioned calcium citrate on some other posts. Just like for people? How much would you give them?

 

[Tookie]

No I mean like sub q fluids. I just don't know anything about those with chickens. I'm used to cats and dogs and rats on those. Just thinking about hydration. She did drink a little water. Not really up for doing that now but I figured I'd ask in case it came to that. It's there a better way for chickens?

Not sure if you can do sub q on chickens, it would be better to just tube feed or use a dropper to get fluids in her. Or you could make a mash with the chicken feed by adding water to it.

 

[Tookie]

I'm just kind of at a loss. Some of y'all mentioned calcium citrate on some other posts. Just like for people? How much would you give them?

What you want is calcium citrate +D3 tablets.
You would give them one tablet a day.

 

[azygous]

Continue with the penicillin. It's possible she is egg bound with a collapsed egg. If that's the case, you have saved her life by starting her on the penicillin quickly. The only other critical thing she needs right now is a calcium citrate tablet. Get it at walmart. One a day to help contractions push the egg remains out.

 

[Somshine]

Not sure if you can do sub q on chickens, it would be better to just tube feed or use a dropper to get fluids in her. Or you could make a mash with the chicken feed by adding water to it.

Good to know! Figured I'd ask in that one. She's not making me feel it's necessary as if now... Whew

 

[Somshine]

It could be the change in food, does she and the others eat it? Do they like it?

Yes and yes. But it is different. I had him on chick feed but when he went in with them I changed the whole menu.

 

[Somshine]

What you want is calcium citrate +D3 tablets.
You would give them one tablet a day.

Mg? Thank you!

 

[Somshine]

Continue with the penicillin. It's possible she is egg bound with a collapsed egg. If that's the case, you have saved her life by starting her on the penicillin quickly. The only other critical thing she needs right now is a calcium citrate tablet. Get it at walmart. One a day to help contractions push the egg remains out.

I'll go get some! Thank you! How careful is the dose? Mg? Is it just what ever? The whole thing?

 

[Somshine]

I'll go get some! Thank you! How careful is the dose? Mg? Is it just what ever? The whole thing? (Calcium) First time I've dosed penicillin for a chicken. Had to dig a bit. Have the 300,000. Giving her a hair over .25cc and she's 6lbs. Good?

 

[Somshine]

I haven't got amoxicillin in awhile so I don't know where to get it. @azygous, @Wyorp Rock, and @Eggcessive would know where.
When you say fluids on a hen do you mean tube feeding?

Oh thank you! I do some wildlife rehab on the side too. TG I've not been in dire straights that I couldn't work around yet but I've tried to find it to have on hand for all of these reasons to no avail...