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Chirping
- Jul 12, 2023
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I have a chicken who had/has gapeworm. He has been dewormed twice (so far) and seems to be on a path of recovery (having less breathing trouble now,) the issue is that his trachea seems to be damaged or harmed by the infection and still needs time to heal because he's still breathing with his beak open while full even though maybe the worms are fully gone now. He's currently on a soft food diet because he can't seem to handle digesting anything beyond that without getting blocked up.
I was wondering if there were any tips to get him on a faster path to recovery. I was thinking about feeding him a little coconut oil everyday to see if that soothes the injury and maybe deal with blockages. His crop also moves very very slow compared to my other chickens (right now,) would that be because maybe worm die off is blocking things? He's not completely blocked up (still pooping) but he's very light weight and struggling to digest without frequent massage. His energy is okay (eating and drinking, walking around but a little wobbly) but no where near where he was when he was healthy.
I'm looking for any tips to help him recover from his internal injuries, thank you!
I was wondering if there were any tips to get him on a faster path to recovery. I was thinking about feeding him a little coconut oil everyday to see if that soothes the injury and maybe deal with blockages. His crop also moves very very slow compared to my other chickens (right now,) would that be because maybe worm die off is blocking things? He's not completely blocked up (still pooping) but he's very light weight and struggling to digest without frequent massage. His energy is okay (eating and drinking, walking around but a little wobbly) but no where near where he was when he was healthy.
I'm looking for any tips to help him recover from his internal injuries, thank you!