eggysoldiers Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 My wee favourite girl is not well! Help! She is all puffed up, wings slightly dropped, tail curled and sleepy. Not chickening with the other two. I tried to get her to eat nutri drops without much success. I didn’t know whether to force her? Her crop feels full, but not too squishy (it’s not solid either). I can’t feel an egg stuck or a squishy tummy. Her poop seems a bit watery perhaps. 😢😢😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Oh no! Have you wormed them since you got them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggysoldiers Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 I’ve used invermectin but not flubenvet..... I have a test kit.... they were wormed with flubenvet just before I got them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 You should syringe the NutriDrops into her - tilt her head back, stretch her neck and open her beak. Just a little at a time though. There's a bit right at the beginning on my video here which shows you how. Sometimes they hide illness well, so just treat what you can see for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggysoldiers Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Thanks DM... With the help of a second pair of hands we managed to get a decent amount in. Not quite sure of her weight, but estimated.... Really worried about her. She’s taken herself off to bed. 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Is she laying at he moment? It might well be that she’s going to lay a soft shelled egg. They can go from fine to looking at deaths door very quickly when that happens and then are right as rain once the egg is out. Fingers crossed it’s that or something else simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggysoldiers Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, mullethunter said: Is she laying at he moment? It might well be that she’s going to lay a soft shelled egg. They can go from fine to looking at deaths door very quickly when that happens and then are right as rain once the egg is out. Fingers crossed it’s that or something else simple. I really hope so! she is laying, but hasn’t today or yesterday.... I couldn’t feel anything. But now hoping I didn’t poke too hard and break a softy. 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I don’t think you’d break it if it was a softy - they’re very - soft!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggysoldiers Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Her crop is slightly spongier than the other two.... Theirs feels more grainy.... Hoping she is magically better tomorrow 🤞🤞🤞 Another chook, Emily is now sitting in the nest box a lot. So either there’s something wrong with her or she has broody hints 🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggysoldiers Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 So this morning when I let them out she still has stuff in her crop. The liquid seemed to have gone through, so it felt more like “normal” and it wasn’t hard, but it certainly hadn’t emptied..... what do I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 How did she seem in herself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggysoldiers Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Just now, mullethunter said: How did she seem in herself? I gave her crop a bit of a massage last night when I was checking it, then a proper one today, and she has seemed so much better today! Digging, dust bathing, generally chickening!! I’m so (tentatively) happy. i didn’t isolate her or remove food, hopefully that’s not a problem 😳 going to check her over at bed time. She hasn’t had any nutridrops today (she’s been hard to catch!) - should I give her some at bed time? im pretty sure her sister is broody. 🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 If she seems better and is doing chicken stuff then I’d just let her be and keep an eye on her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggysoldiers Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Thanks mullethunter. This forum is so reassuring!! 🥰 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 It is - it’s helped me out - or just stopped me panicking - loads of times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
