Very very sick hen

[orloffer]

I am glad you found a temporary solution to one of the problems, and that she is now more comfortable. Good luck with your chickie!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I was able to get some fluids down her, not a whole lot but definitely better than I was doing. Side note, I figured out how to help her breathe - I noticed she had the most trouble breathing while laying down, so I wrapped her loosely in a towel and propped her breast on a rolled up towel and left her in a small laundry basket for now. She is able to finally rest, and is not gasping for air. It looks stupid, I know, but she is resting easy for the first time in days! I will check on her frequently tonight though, just to make sure she stays comfortable.

I'm glad you are able to get some fluids into her.

Very good idea about propping her up! Nope, doesn't look stupid to me - looks like a Keeper (you!) was paying attention to their bird and made her more comfortable

 

[Macadamie]

I was able to find aquarium tubing today and mixed up some food and got some down here using the tubing. My SIL helped, and then we got just one shot of the inside of her mouth, not a very good pic but I am attaching the picture. Breathing is labored again, more than this morning, and she now has a rattle coming from her mouth, not her chest, when she breathes.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I was able to find aquarium tubing today and mixed up some food and got some down here using the tubing. My SIL helped, and then we got just one shot of the inside of her mouth, not a very good pic but I am attaching the picture. Breathing is labored again, more than this morning, and she now has a rattle coming from her mouth, not her chest, when she breathes.

Poor thing!
I know that @casportpony has dealt with severe wet Fowl Pox in the past, she may be able to give you some tips.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry that she is breathing harder again. Glad that you could get some food and water down her with the feeding tube. You seem to be doing your best to save her.

 

[Macadamie]

I was set to take her in to the vet on Monday, but sadly she passed very early Monday morning. Honestly, though, I wonder if she had something else going on secondary that I didn't treat in time that contributed. She did well Sunday during the day, she even pecked my SIL trying to get her tube fed, but I checked on her about 10:20 Sunday night and she had started to drool clear mucus, so I knew it was about time. The rattling sound when she breathed was all in her head, not her chest, but maybe that is "normal" with wet pox? I just for some reason expected to hear congestion in her chest.

I am sad she is gone, but I now have a tube feeding kit and another good experience to tuck under my belt in any case. I am also looking into vaccinating everybody, which is going to be a challenge. Many of my flock can be easily caught, but there are three that are probably going to make me lose my religion before it's said and done.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I was set to take her in to the vet on Monday, but sadly she passed very early Monday morning. Honestly, though, I wonder if she had something else going on secondary that I didn't treat in time that contributed. She did well Sunday during the day, she even pecked my SIL trying to get her tube fed, but I checked on her about 10:20 Sunday night and she had started to drool clear mucus, so I knew it was about time. The rattling sound when she breathed was all in her head, not her chest, but maybe that is "normal" with wet pox? I just for some reason expected to hear congestion in her chest.

I am sad she is gone, but I now have a tube feeding kit and another good experience to tuck under my belt in any case. I am also looking into vaccinating everybody, which is going to be a challenge. Many of my flock can be easily caught, but there are three that are probably going to make me lose my religion before it's said and done.

I'm sorry for your loss, you did your best taking care of her

My understanding with Wet Fowl Pox is the lesions like you saw inside her beak can also be found in esophagus, glottis and/or upper trachea. I would suspect it can invade the sinus cavities as well.
I won't post photos, but if you are interested, look up images Wet Fowl Pox Necropsy this will show where/how the "exudes" invade those areas. Images may be graphic, so be forewarned about that.

Vaccination may be a good idea - do some reading of the manufacturers recommendation on age of birds/when to administer, etc.

For hard to catch birds or for all the birds, wait until they are roosting - go in at night or very early in the morning and grab one off the roost, administer the vaccine and put them down on floor and move on to the next one.

 

[Macadamie]

I keep checking the chickens to see if anyone else is showing signs of the pox, and I initially panicked when I saw this young maran and thought she has the pox when I saw these two spots on her. She has one near her right ear and one on her left eyelid. They are unchanged from yesterday. Could these be bug bites of some kind?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I keep checking the chickens to see if anyone else is showing signs of the pox, and I initially panicked when I saw this young maran and thought she has the pox when I saw these two spots on her. She has one near her right ear and one on her left eyelid. They are unchanged from yesterday. Could these be bug bites of some kind?

Any way you can get better photos of the bumps?
Hard to tell if it's from pecks or .... I would gather her up and examine those areas more closely. Look for any ticks as well.
Fowl Pox is usually transmitted by mosquitoes, but it can also be spread through the flock through shared water/feed and by the scabs that drop off.

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry for your loss earlier in the week. You did your best to help her, but wet pox is very serious.