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richardfairlie
In the Brooder
- Jun 8, 2019
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Too young for egg. Its a very young birdIt looks viral to me also.
Massage that crop and get it to empty. Coconut oil is your friend and if she has an impacted crop, you need to get it to dump. That could very well be the reason for being smaller or malnourished. Feed her nutidrench/ hydro-hen or look up a recipe for an electrolyte water for her. Get her to also drink the electrolyes, Vit B and Vit E.
Feed her scrambled egg, yogurt with some feed in it to
Check for pasty bitt too. That could be liquid oozing around stuck poop or a stuck egg. At first when I looked at the pictures up close, I thought it also hand mites/Lice. Make sure you check for the parasites.
I'd feed her scrambled eggs and get some plain yogurt and put feed in it to soften.
She is lucky to have found you.