Natspringy Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Hello lovely lot, I'm hoping some of you clever chicken experts might have some idea what's going on with my baby. My favourite chook has suddenly gone hunched tail and lying around. She's not fully given up eating and drinking and is still semi interested in her flock. But the tail hunch is definitely there and she cuddled on my lap for a good few hours earlier looking sorry for herself. Took her to the vets to check not egg bound or heart (been there before) or lungs. Only thing was slightly mucky bum altho she does seem a bit lazy with her bum in general. So she's on antibiotics and wormer and fingers crossed but anything else I can do? Letting her go with the gang to sleep but own run in the day so she gets her meds and doesnt get picked on..... So hoping it's just chickenitis, this one is a very special cuddly little one, hand reared too. Any tips or suggestions gladly welcomed! Thanks guys. Edited March 7, 2019 by Natspringy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Do you have any nutridrops you can give her? They work wonders for hens that are out of sorts. Not a cure all but help if they are a bit lack lustre and off their food. Hope she’s soon feeling better Edited March 7, 2019 by ajm200 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Thank you. Sadly she refused them, tried them in the raw egg she was eating. But will try again tomorrow. Thanks, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Can you syringe some diluted in water directly into her beak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Yes I might try that.i always worry I'll do it wrong which is why I hadn't. Any tips? Do I just put in her beak? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, Natspringy said: Yes I might try that.i always worry I'll do it wrong which is why I hadn't. Any tips? Do I just put in her beak? Thanks for your help. Ah, just found a video by the Dogmother. I've been doing it right. Will do tomorrow. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Hubby does ours if needed. He just squirts it at the back of their throats. Lewis put a comment on another post about a poorly hen earlier that might help. Let me find it and tag you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Well I don't believe it! She's back to normal! Never had that happen before. So relieved. 😊 Have just left her be this am but added some tonic to the water. Wondering if I should still give the anti biotic just in case? I wouldn't with my daughter but then are chickens different?! She has a mucky bum still which is why the vet gave the antibiotic. In fact the other two legbars do as well so I'm contemplating just giving it to all of them? What do you guys think? Thanks everyone:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I would give her the antibiotics. Antibiotic is a course and with humans the whole course should be taken to ensure the infection is gone. Dr told me once that only taking part of the course risks the infections becoming resistant to antibiotic. I assume the same applies with animals/poultry Give them a bath to clean their bottoms and see iif it comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Yes the same definitely applies to poultry. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a real issue and should not be taken lightly. btw: Feeding hens raw egg makes them more prone to egg eating, as they will have the taste for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Hadn't actually started the course yet as she went straight to bed last night. Would you still give in this case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 We used to give ours scrambled egg with the oil from tinned fish mixed in to help ifd they went through a heavy moult and were bald for a long time. We had an egg eater as one of ours took to laying soft shells for a while. We had problems stopping her. In the end we injected Tabasco into a soft egg and left it for her. That worked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Cattails I read this but mine have had raw egg loads and I've never had an issue. Not sure they've connected the dots 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Just now, Natspringy said: Hadn't actually started the course yet as she went straight to bed last night. Would you still give in this case? I would. Chickens are good at hiding illness until they are really sick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Thanks, am thinking as there are 3 mucky bums just to put in all their water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
