Watery stool and now gasping and lethargic

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1.5 year old RIR hen, began with watery stool 4-5 days ago and is now gasping and lethargic. Flock De-wormed about 1 week ago. Added vitamins and electrolytes to water. Weather is very hot, they have access to shade and ice water at all times, they free range about 3-4 hours out of the day. Clean coop 1-2x per week, clean run 1x per week. No other sick birds that I know of.
She almost presents as acidotic.
any ideas/suggestions gladly accepted
 
1.5 year old RIR hen, began with watery stool 4-5 days ago and is now gasping and lethargic. Flock De-wormed about 1 week ago. Added vitamins and electrolytes to water. Weather is very hot, they have access to shade and ice water at all times, they free range about 3-4 hours out of the day. Clean coop 1-2x per week, clean run 1x per week. No other sick birds that I know of.
She almost presents as acidotic.
any ideas/suggestions gladly accepted
Pics of the stool would be helpful. What does her crop feel like? Is she eating and/or drinking? Inspect her butt feathers for signs of mites and lice.
 
Pics of the stool would be helpful. What does her crop feel like? Is she eating and/or drinking? Inspect her butt feathers for signs of mites and lice.
Crop is full and squishy this AM. She didn’t smell like sour crop so I neglected to inspect that. She is isolated, no food, and has water with ACV. Know if any other treatments?
 
1.5 year old RIR hen, began with watery stool 4-5 days ago and is now gasping and lethargic. Flock De-wormed about 1 week ago. Added vitamins and electrolytes to water. Weather is very hot, they have access to shade and ice water at all times, they free range about 3-4 hours out of the day. Clean coop 1-2x per week, clean run 1x per week. No other sick birds that I know of.
She almost presents as acidotic.
any ideas/suggestions gladly accepted

Crop is full and squishy this AM. She didn’t smell like sour crop so I neglected to inspect that. She is isolated, no food, and has water with ACV. Know if any other treatments?
When's the last time she laid an egg? Any bloat or feeling of fluid in the abdomen below the vent between her legs?

What did you de-worm with? (product and dose)

If the crop is full and squishy this morning before she's had anything to eat/drink, then it would be good to address that. The info in the article linked will get you started.
Do keep in mind that most crop issues are a symptom of an underlying condition - a few common conditions are reproductive disorders, infection, worms and coccidiosis.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
 
When's the last time she laid an egg? Any bloat or feeling of fluid in the abdomen below the vent between her legs?

What did you de-worm with? (product and dose)

If the crop is full and squishy this morning before she's had anything to eat/drink, then it would be good to address that. The info in the article linked will get you started.
Do keep in mind that most crop issues are a symptom of an underlying condition - a few common conditions are reproductive disorders, infection, worms and coccidiosis.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
I really dont care for broad spectrum dewormers. I prefer to do fecal floats regularly that way the worms dont get used to the dewormer. Plus broad spectrums dont treat for all kinds of worms
 

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