Sickly chicken

[redsoxs]

I am sorry to hear about your chicken!  You might move this to the ''Chicken behaviors and Egg Laying'' page.  Here it is. Good luck with her!  I know it is not very fun watching sick chickens.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/18/chicken-behaviors-and-egglaying

X2 on the above. Best of luck to your chicken!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[MamaEmma]

Thank you for your responses! I am looking for the calcium and liqui-drench at the store. I think a shell-less egg fits the description here. It looks rubbery. A couple questions:
How do I move the thread?
Can coconut or olive oil be used as lubrication?

 

[MamaEmma]

I can't find Liqui-drench (mentioned in the link).... does it go by any other names?

 

[Nineplus5]

For calcium powdered a tums. Are you looking for nutra-drench?

 

[rebrascora]

Yes olive oil or coconut oil should be fine as lubricant or KY jelly and most people use a portion of a human "Tums" antacid tablet for calcium. Not sure what Liqui- drench is so can't help you there. Sorry.

Good luck getting it out.

Barbara

 

[Nineplus5]

The reading I did here suggested not to use olive oil. Goes rancid. I used good old petroleum jelly.

 

[drumstick diva]

I wouldn't use olive oil or coconut oil etc., it could cause a growth of bacteria. I would use regular K-Y not the fancy schmancy ones - it is soluable in water where as Vaseline is not, and will remain as "gunk" inside her.

It's a good sign she is able to move her poo but, I like to err on the side of caution. I would post a detailed observation of her problem and what has been done for it etc. at "emergencies, diseases, injuries, cures," thread.

 

[MamaEmma]

Thank you, everyone! I am going to post the next installment at "emergencies, diseases, etc" thread. Please look there.

 

[MamaEmma]

Posted as "sickly chicky con't" under Emergencies, Diseases, Injuries, Cures.