Sick silkie not eating or drinking being treated with Corid, not improving

[Hloren]

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)

Silkie, 6 months, not sure

2) What is the behavior, exactly.

Lethargic, head down, hunched stance, tail down, not standing for long, falling asleep while standing, not eating or drinking, ruffled back feathers, dirty vent

3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Received her via shipping from a breeder Tuesday afternoon, she was fine the first day. Next day I found her on her side when I returned from work around 5 pm. She’s been unwell almost a week now.

4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No, she came with another silkie in the ship box and she’s acting completely normal.

5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No

6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Breeder thinks it’s coccidiosis caused by the pine shavings she was shipped in.

7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Nothing. I have been syringe feeding her baby food and water with Corid since last Thursday morning.

8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Yellow and runny, not frequent

9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
2 table spoons for 1 gallon of water of Corid. Syringe feeding her this mix multiple times a day. 6 days

10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?

I have been trying to get her better at home, would prefer not to take to the vet but will if there’s no other way.

11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.


12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
She’s been isolated from all the birds since she arrived. She’s in a pen on the porch. With food and water.


She improved Saturday and Sunday then was lethargic again Monday and today.

 

[Hloren]

Picture shows hunched stance with tail down

 

[The Sniper]

Firstly, make sure she is drinking at least 1 pint of water per day.
Offer her some scrambled eggs, or some yogurt, nothing sticky or hard or in any way less than effortless to eat.
if she hasnt eaten in 3 days, I recommend either a vet or a shovel.

lastly you should post in New Member Introductions. Say hi, who you are, general area you are from, and then say you joined because of your sick silkie. Link this thread, and the dread horde of silkie lovers will arrive soon to assist in saving this poor bird

 

[Hloren]

Firstly, make sure she is drinking at least 1 pint of water per day.
Offer her some scrambled eggs, or some yogurt, nothing sticky or hard or in any way less than effortless to eat.
if she hasnt eaten in 3 days, I recommend either a vet or a shovel.

lastly you should post in New Member Introductions. Say hi, who you are, general area you are from, and then say you joined because of your sick silkie. Link this thread, and the dread horde of silkie lovers will arrive soon to assist in saving this poor bird

Thank you, she won’t eat scramble eggs. I’ll try yogurt tomorrow.

 

[The Sniper]

Maybe @Debbie292d can help

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Silkie, 6 months, not sure

Lethargic, head down, hunched stance, tail down, not standing for long, falling asleep while standing, not eating or drinking, ruffled back feathers, dirty vent

Received her via shipping from a breeder Tuesday afternoon, she was fine the first day. Next day I found her on her side when I returned from work around 5 pm. She’s been unwell almost a week now.

Nothing. I have been syringe feeding her baby food and water with Corid since last Thursday morning.

Welcome To BYC

I'm sorry to hear about your pullet.

Do you have photos of her poop?

So, you've given her Corid for a week?

I think I'd start her on Vitamin E (400IU) and once you finish the Corid, start 1/4tablet B-Complex as well.

See if she will eat some wet mushy chick starter. Baby food can be helpful, but it's not as complete as Chick Starter. If possible, you can also use Baby Bird Formula (Kaytee Exact).

 

[Debbie292d]

May I ask which breeder? I know many and have had adolescent birds shipped here too. I had to put one down recently. Vet said liver disease/ailment. She was 10 months old. I'm so sorry about yours, but she may wind up just fine.

The Kaytee Exact @Wyorp Rock mentions above is what I use for any ill, not eating, blind, crossbeak, or underweight birds. Get the stuff that says, High Fat, like this.

That is a fine but dense powder. I mix about a tablespoon of that with a raw egg yolk, some chick crumbles, a couple of drops of Poultry Cell, and a little water in a small bowl until it's to a consistency you can make pea-sized balls out of it. I open their beak, put one in. They eat it. Put in another and keep going until they fight it too much. Be sure she's drinking water, and syringe that if you have to. I do this about 4-5 times a day.