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cluckingheck
i wanna be a cowboy, baby ( HELL YEAH )
@aart just want you to weigh in on this. the more advice the better
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Ah, guess I made a bad decision on that front, I was just worried coccidiosis might have been the reason for her skinniness and part of the reason she couldn’t get back up to avoid being trampled even though the twine did make it hard. Today is the 3rd day for it, so I have two more days.I'd have given her electrolyte/vitamins first.
But finish off the corid regime now that you've started it,
then maybe do a dose of EL/Vit.
Small dose recipe in here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/
Poops could be loose just because of drinking more than eating.
Is it hot there where you are?
Hard to know why she's skinny and how long that might have been a factor.
Have you had her since she was a day old chick?
I'd just keep her isolated for a few days and closely monitor:
-their intake of food and water,
-crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed),
-and their poops.
Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling.
Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.
Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.
Should be fine. Not sure about the smaller recipe tho.I have the packets of vitamins & electrolytes made by durvet, do you think those will work? It has been in the 90s lately, but she’s inside right now.
Probably more because of the heat. They don't eat as much when they are hot and/or dehydrated. Give her some time.Do you think she’s not eating a whole lot because she’s still in pain? Do you think I’m at a point where I need to tube feed her?
Looking more for overall swelling(water belly) and/or lumps.Anyways, she hasn’t started laying yet but should I still feel her abdomen for lumps?
Oh, okay, I didn’t know if you were meaning to look for egg binding or laying internally. I’ll check her when I got off of work later tonight, but I don’t recall feeling anything out of the ordinary other than her being skinny when I picked her up and did the initial look over.Should be fine. Not sure about the smaller recipe tho.
I measured out a packet in teaspoons then did the math to get smaller portions,
because a whole gallon was more than I needed.
Probably more because of the heat. They don't eat as much when they are hot and/or dehydrated. Give her some time.
Looking more for overall swelling(water belly) and/or lumps.
Compare to other birds.
Is she skinnier than your other birds of the same breed?her being skinny when I picked her up and did the initial look over.
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.This is not for any particular reason, but how long does it usually take for them to bounce back from things like this?
Yeah, she’s skinnier than my other salmon faverolles that are the same age. And, yeah, I felt around her keel bone/chest/breast/whatever.Is she skinnier than your other birds of the same breed?
How are you determining 'skinny' ...musculature around keel bone?
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.
More nutritious than what?Also, would duck eggs or chicken eggs be more nutritious to give her?
I didn’t know if I should give her scrambled eggs as a boost since I can’t give her the vitamins & electrolytes due to the CORID. She’s eating 20% chick starter right now.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