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Her poop became normal for awhile but suddenly stopped eating and drinking again. I tubed 200 mL water today (4x50mL with a pinch of Kaytee) but she still seems dehydrated. Poop is milky white water with almost no solids. Does milky poop mean she is still dehydrated?

Only water (last time was yesterday morning). She has been eating layer crumble on her own, plus the white bread+amoxicillin. And whatever she finds outside in the grass.

@casportpony does this look like a normal poop? i stopped tube feeding yesterday because she is eating and drinking on her own. I put her back with the flock because she was pacing back and forth in the cage like a crazy person. She still getting amoxicillin for 5 more days.

I DID IT :celebrate:celebrate I just tubed 20 ml of plain water by myself. Too scared to do more than that because I couldn't see if she regurgitates. :oops: Being able to tube feed alone makes life SO much easier. Thank you for sharing all this valuable information :bow

Very helpful, thank you! It looks like the hen is facing to your right hand side? Are you able to get a clear view down the throat from that position, or do you do it by feel? I think I will try this.

For real? Do you tie them up with rope? That was the only idea I could come up with, when trying to think of ways I could tube feed by myself.

100ml yesterday (40 in the morning, 60 at night). None so far today because I don't have anyone who can help until later. But she ate half a slice of white bread soaked in water + amoxicillin. Even the large birds? How? I tried to wrap my hen in a towel, but she kept kicking and scratching...

Thank you, thank you! How many days is a course of antibiotics? Her poops are getting a little better, but still wet and sort of dark green. Do you ever tube feed with just one person?

Is 250mg amoxicillin total per day the right dosage? Does it make a difference if it is 125mg twice a day, or 250mg all at once? When you say 90ml water, is that spread out over a whole day? She has eaten a lot this morning and I am worried she will overflow if I give so much water at once.

125 mg (half of a fish mox). She is doing better this morning. Chowing down on layer crumble and very chatty. I want to tube more fluids into her since she has not touched her water.

I gave her another 55ml water plus amoxicillin. It was too much. She barfed some water after I removed the tube, and her crop looks distended. 5 hours was not enough to empty. She is eating a little bit.

I have fish mox (i have almost everything on the list in your First Aid Kit thread). Do you think I should add that to her water tubings? There is probably not much I can do if it's cancer.

Oh, no. Do you have any idea what serious thing it could be? I like my chicken, but I can't justify spending a lot of money on a vet. She is still talking a little and puts up a fight when I tube feed her.

She weighs 3.9 pounds. I did 35 mL and then, after 90 minutes, 55 mL. I need to leave and won't be back for 5 hours. Should I start over with the water schedule? Thank you very much for your advice! Here is her poop.

another 55 ml water down the hatch. I might not be able to do the next tubing for another 5 hours. Is it bad to wait that long?

I just tubed 35 ml water. That was the biggest syringe I have, but next time I will try to use two syringes. Should I add rooster booster or parrot feed to the water? She is not underweight, but I don't know how long she can go without food.

Adult bird. Not sure what is wrong with her (thread here) but she suddenly stopped eating and drinking a few days ago. I just want to make sure she gets enough nutrients and fluid to recover on her own, if she can.

@casportpony How often to tube feed? The first post says "3ml per 100gms up to every six hours for adults". Does that mean more frequently than every 6 hours, or less frequently? How long does it take for a normal crop to completely empty?