Trampled & Skinny Pullet — Thanks for helping

[cluckingheck]

Hi, I found one of my salmon faverolle pullets ( 21 weeks old ) with twine off of one of the hanging feeders around her feet and sprawled on her side yesterday morning. Where she was at one the floor had to be where everyone was at the door waiting to be let out, so I have no doubt she was stepped on quite a bit. I thought she was dead at first because she wasn’t making any noise until I picked her up and she made these soft “eeerrr”s at me.

When I picked her up, I noticed she was awfully skinny, so I think there might be something else going on too. I brought her inside, put her in a spare brooder tent ( literally a kids pop up tent, lol ) and gave her food & water. She’s eating & drinking on her own ( she’s laying down and eating as I type this ), but it’s not a whole lot. I put corid in her water, because I wasn’t sure if her skinniness was due to coccidiosis?

Anyways, she can stand up and walk around, but she still seems pretty stiff and weak when she walks. Is there anything else I can do for her? I’ll attach pictures of her & some of her droppings, but my phone doesn’t take the greatest pictures in lowlight.

EDIT: Because I ramble: I think there’s something else going on/some underlying thing going on too. I’m not sure what it is

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Just keep with what you are doing.

I'm just not a fan of giving any type of pain relief. That may sound cruel, but chickens will self limit activity based on pain level and they seem to heal more quickly that way. Masking pain is not always best practice.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Does she seem to be able to see ok?

I would give her another day to see if she perks up. Do make sure she's eating/drinking well.

 

[cluckingheck]

Thanks for the help, guys, but Opal died a few hours ago. I took her outside before she passed so she could feel the sun on her and hear her flock mates one last time. She didn’t wake back up.

 

[cluckingheck]

I’ll get some videos up of her in a bit

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If she were mine, I wouldn't give aspirin.

 

[aart]

her being skinny when I picked her up and did the initial look over.

Is she skinnier than your other birds of the same breed?
How are you determining 'skinny' ...musculature around keel bone?

This is not for any particular reason, but how long does it usually take for them to bounce back from things like this?

I can't give you a number of days. But as long as she's eating(determined by crop check at night) and has good solid poops within a couple days...the rest will just take time if she was already out of condition before the string incident.

 

[aart]

Also, would duck eggs or chicken eggs be more nutritious to give her?

More nutritious than what?
I just feed a 20% all flock type crumble and feel that's all they need,
except for a weekly dose of EL/Vits during heat waves.

I know you feel you need to do something extra, but patience is the best medicine, IMO

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Doesn't sound too good.
Is she near her flock so she can see them?
I think I would cage her in the coop/run if possible, that way she's not so isolated.

Could be a number of reasons why she's starting to decline, but do the best you can to get her hydrated and eating. See how it goes.

 

[cluckingheck]

She made it through the night, so I tubed her again and gave her warm fluids. I made a mash with her food and put little balls in her mouth. She eats them, but she won’t eat anything on her own