Hi Friends,
My family and I are new to raising chickens. I think we might have accidentally killed our chicken
She was a 5wks old Plymouth. She was lethargic, not eating or drinking, always lying down and her crop was super full. We think she was like for about 2-3days before we noticed. We separated her from the flock and weren't sure what was going on and guessed that it might be sour crop. A quick Google search said that force-feeding water and acv might help loosen whatever is in there. So we mixed about 8oz with a couple of drops of acv. Using a syringe we force-fed 5-7CC to our chicken. She immediately started convulsing and thrashing on the ground until she died. To be honest, this was a bit traumatizing since our flock has been doing well so far. We're all so sad. I'd like to avoid any more mistakes/accidental deaths.
Any advice is welcomed.
My family and I are new to raising chickens. I think we might have accidentally killed our chicken
She was a 5wks old Plymouth. She was lethargic, not eating or drinking, always lying down and her crop was super full. We think she was like for about 2-3days before we noticed. We separated her from the flock and weren't sure what was going on and guessed that it might be sour crop. A quick Google search said that force-feeding water and acv might help loosen whatever is in there. So we mixed about 8oz with a couple of drops of acv. Using a syringe we force-fed 5-7CC to our chicken. She immediately started convulsing and thrashing on the ground until she died. To be honest, this was a bit traumatizing since our flock has been doing well so far. We're all so sad. I'd like to avoid any more mistakes/accidental deaths.
Any advice is welcomed.