Watery, explosive diarrhea

[Sassysouth]

I am treating the hen I picked up yesterday for mites, I don’t see any. But, apparently the previous owner dusted the chicken and food with DE for mites and worms.
Here is her explosive diarrhea. What is something broad I could treat her with for parasites, worms, etc?

 

[Sue Gremlin]

You would have to do a fecal test to see if there are any parasites in there. There is really no way to tell otherwise.

 

[Sassysouth]

IF she had worms and ingested DE, would dead worms cause diarrhea?

 

[Sue Gremlin]

No. DE does exactly nothing. Especially for internal parasites. It does not kill worms.

 

[Sassysouth]

No. DE does exactly nothing. Especially for internal parasites. It does not kill worms.

Ok. Thanks. I will try to put a large zip lock bag around her back side when I pick her up, get a sample and take it to the vet. That seems to be when she poops.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Good deal! Will you let us know if your vet finds anything?

 

[Eggcessive]

Check her closely for mites and lice, since DE will not treat an outbreak. Permethrin 10 spray or the garden dust is what I would use if I found any.

For worming Valbazen sheep and cattle wormer is what I use, or some use SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer.

 

[Sassysouth]

Check her closely for mites and lice, since DE will not treat an outbreak. Permethrin 10 spray or the garden dust is what I would use if I found any.

For worming Valbazen sheep and cattle wormer is what I use, or some use SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer.

Apparently he was treating them, but I don’t see any. I did treat her this morning. Poor baby is a hot mess. I knew better than to bring her home, but I just couldn’t leave her.

 

[staceyj]

Is she eating anything?
Is she pale?
How does her crop feel?
Is her backside raw?

 

[Sassysouth]

Is she eating anything?
Is she pale?
How does her crop feel?
Is her backside raw?

She is eating from my fingers. Big yucky goops. She won’t eat from the bowl. She is drinking. Crop has been empty and I didn’t check it after she ate.
Her backside was not raw yesterday and she only pooped that one, humongous time this morning. I did get her out in hopes of a specimen, but nothing. She has not pooped in her cage, at all. Her wattles have actually pinked up today.