Very thin, clumsy chicken. Please help :(

[Lucky509]

I will give her some Gatorade, thank you.

 

[casportpony]

She needs to be warmed up ASAP. If she were mine I would dust her, get her warm and hydrate her with Pedialyte using a feeding tube and syringe. She needs 30ml per 2.2 pounds every 6-8 hours.

• https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...cken-and-give-subcutaneous-fluid#post_9910754
• https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-for-visuals-very-detailed-post#post_11652991

-Kathy

 

[Lucky509]

I don't have a syringe, but I used an eye dropper to feed her Gatorade. I dusted her heavyly and fed her more. She seems to be doing a bit better, she is squaking and a tiny bit more alert than before, will update on progress

 

[seminolewind]

Have you added any new chickens in the past few months?

 

[Lucky509]

I added a new chicken about 5 months ago, but she is the healthiest of them all, but I dusted all of them anyways.

 

[Lucky509]

Update: there are dead mites everywhere on the puppy pad in her cage, it's working! She isn't laying on her side anymore, she is sitting upright. Still can't walk or stand without my assistance. She hates the Gatorade, she I blended up some warm oatmeal with the Gatorade, hopefully she will be all right.

 

[casportpony]

This is exactly why I suggest that people dust their birds even if they cannot see any bugs.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Glad she is better!

-Kathy

 

[seminolewind]

Because you have one, now two that are symptomatic, not walking and thin (?) and had gotten a new hen about 5 months ago, I would consider Marek's. I know I had a dog who ended up covered in fleas and they made her anemic and she was not getting up much (long story), so blood sucking bugs or worms can make them real weak. But keep Marek's in the back of your mind.

 

[Lucky509]

I will. She is doing a bit better, I fed her more of the oatmeal Gatorade Shake, she is still pretty weak, and I think she will make it through the night. Guess we will see in the morning. Thank you for all of your suggestions, it meant a lot to me