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I have a laying hen and she won't get up. I only had themy for a few months. One leg won't straighten out and at the joint it's swollen and warm. She's been eating and drinking and using the washroom fine. She just won't stand. I put vitamins in her water for electrolytes. It's been 2 weeks and she still won't stand. Not even on 1 leg. I have no vet in my area that will look at her or perscribe anything. I'm lost. No vet will even put her to sleep if need be. I don't want it to come to that.
 
critterkeeper25 said:
Ok. Here's my emergency.
I have a 2 1/2 year old hen that was showing signs of slow or sour crop. She wasn't eating, was by herself, so I isolated her. Checked her crop next morning, was squishy and doughy feeling. Have been treating her since Friday for sour crop, following directions from 2 crowS. She's been a tremendous help. Crop seemed smaller yesterday, and less doughy. She ate some egg and drank some water. Today she's worse. Now her breath is putrid. She won't even take water dripped on her beak.

I started her with two crows cinnimon,ginger, baking soda drench for two days, followed by probiotics, miconazole, and wormer in case that's what started all this.

Can I do anything else for her? She's feather over bones now, mostly lying down, occasionally twisting her neck and opening her mouth.

Help! I IM'D two crows, but I don't know when she can get back to me.
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It would be best to get her to a vet, but the car drive there might send her over the edge.

Crop problems are almost *always* secondary to something else, so while treating only the crop, the other condition just gets worse.

Slow and sour crops don't always have yeast, sometimes it's bacterial, sometimes it's just slow.

A sick bird must get the proper amount of fluids each day, which is no less than 25 ml per pound. Any less than that and they will die from dehydration.

A sick bird must be kept in a warm room, 80-85 degrees is ideal.
 
NuckenFuts said:
I have a laying hen and she won't get up. I only had themy for a few months. One leg won't straighten out and at the joint it's swollen and warm. She's been eating and drinking and using the washroom fine. She just won't stand. I put vitamins in her water for electrolytes. It's been 2 weeks and she still won't stand. Not even on 1 leg. I have no vet in my area that will look at her or perscribe anything. I'm lost. No vet will even put her to sleep if need be. I don't want it to come to that.
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Can you post pictures or a video?

-Kathy
 
mwells said:
I need help!!

I recently purchased 4 hens. After a day their combs became pale, one became very lethargic. Now they all have pale combs, lethargic, under weight from not eating, swollen and watery eyes, and had worms. I treated for worms, gave them electrolytes, vitamins, VetRx, Nutri-drench, oatmeal, fresh herbs, and put them under a heat lamp. Only one has been able to reopen her eyes and moves around much better. I have gotten two to finally eat without having to be forced with a syringe. They were also not drinking any water so I had to force that too. I am not sure if there will end being a positive outcome but I'm trying. I plan on giving them a scrambled egg later tofay to get protein in them. Anything else I can try? I hate seeing them like this. Any advise will be appreciated.
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Welcome to BYC!

Start weighing them daily.

-Kathy
 
casportpony said:
It would be best to get her to a vet, but the car drive there might send her over the edge.

Crop problems are almost *always* secondary to something else, so while treating only the crop, the other condition just gets worse.

Slow and sour crops don't always have yeast, sometimes it's bacterial, sometimes it's just slow.

A sick bird must get the proper amount of fluids each day, which is no less than 25 ml per pound. Any less than that and they will die from dehydration.

A sick bird must be kept in a warm room, 80-85 degrees is ideal.
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I have been treating her for worms along with the sour crop. Her poop had normal looking urates with some greenish diarrhea. Not eating much, by herself, not normal. Now her poop is all green and white diarrhea. No substantive formation.
 
casportpony said:
Birds that are sick aren't usually eating enough, so they won't lay.

-Kathy
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I didn't think so but wanted to ask. Other than weighing them is there anything else I can do to help them? I syringe feed them as much as I can before the absolutely refuse. I did get one to finally eat oatmeal out of a bowl but she still can't open her eyes.
 
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