So. I'll make a long story short as I can...our fave hen (1yo) was looking 'off' over a week ago. She stopped eating and drinking.
I have: wormed, checked for stuck eggs (with a gloved lubed finger), used clotrimazole cream, syringed olive oil into her to flush any impactions, treated for coxi, put her on a course of baytril, and isolated her. I have been syringe feeding her daily fruit/veggie puree/egg puree/grain puree and water. Her crop is empty in the morning, I fill it with anywhere between 15-30 mL of water/puree per feeding. She sleeps 24 hours a day unless feeding. She is perched under a heat lamp, not weak or lying down, but the sleeping is almost narcoleptic. What have I missed? I did all those treaatments at different times btw, sensibly....the syringe feeding is going well, ish, but she isnt showing any signs of improvement, at all. So, where do I go from here? Getting frustrated...
I have: wormed, checked for stuck eggs (with a gloved lubed finger), used clotrimazole cream, syringed olive oil into her to flush any impactions, treated for coxi, put her on a course of baytril, and isolated her. I have been syringe feeding her daily fruit/veggie puree/egg puree/grain puree and water. Her crop is empty in the morning, I fill it with anywhere between 15-30 mL of water/puree per feeding. She sleeps 24 hours a day unless feeding. She is perched under a heat lamp, not weak or lying down, but the sleeping is almost narcoleptic. What have I missed? I did all those treaatments at different times btw, sensibly....the syringe feeding is going well, ish, but she isnt showing any signs of improvement, at all. So, where do I go from here? Getting frustrated...
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Poop has been off, was really stinky at first but is looking normal now; brown poop with the viscous clear liquid (gross, sorry). I regularly check for lice/mites/etc. She is in a coop of 30 birds, everyone else is 100%.
