Lethargic Hen with Yellow, Sometimes Green, Watery Poop

[sky_fox]

Hello everyone,

I have a black silkie-mix, 1 year-old hen that is lethargic and popping mustard yellow/light greenish watery urate with brown stool(?) Last Saturday, she was incredibly unwell and was laying on her side in our coop while the other chickens were out. Along with that, her crop was quite squishy and she initially did not poop that much when we first saw her.

For treatment at the time, we immediately quarantined her and began soaking her in epson salt for 25 minutes a day for about 3-4 days straight. We gave her fermented food and water mixed with nutrients. Thankfully, she improved and began eating and drinking normally. Her crop began to be much less squishy and more firm. She also was much more active (but still quite slow) than she was when we first treated her.

While in isolation, we have been taking notes of her stool and noticed that her poop(?) was yellow with regular brown poo in the middle. Today, there was a little bit of greenish color in her urate (?) and her crop was slightly full. Along with that, her comb was still floppy. I checked the inside of her to see if she was possibly egg bound, but there wasn’t any eggs inside of her. The feathers around her butt are speckled with her poo (I did not get a picture of it. I can provide it as needed)

I am a bit confused on the next steps for the treatment for our girl. I have read in previous threads that people have treated their sick birds with similar issues with amoxicillin with specific doses daily (can’t remember right at this moment as I write this the dosage amount.) Unfortunately, I live in a small town and my local feed stores do not have this medication readily in store. Along with that, there aren’t many vets that would treat poultry near me.

What should I do next? Are there any recommended home remedies? If I have to order medication(s), what specific medications and what should I do in the meantime to keep her okay?

Thanks for reading a wall of text. I appreciate this community so much!

Poop pictures (I apologize for the lighting, the poop is brighter and yellow in real life.)

Ru Ru (pronounced Roo Roo) with her head tucked in a little.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

1 year-old hen that is lethargic and popping mustard yellow/light greenish watery urate with brown stool(?) Last Saturday, she was incredibly unwell and was laying on her side in our coop while the other chickens were out. Along with that, her crop was quite squishy

poop(?) was yellow with regular brown poo in the middle. Today, there was a little bit of greenish color in her urate (?) and her crop was slightly full. Along with that, her comb was still floppy.

I'd make sure she's eating a nutritionally balanced poultry feed, provide Grit (Crushed Granite) free choice.

The color of poop may be because she's not eating well.

If the crop is not emptying, then address that symptom according to the article below. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Hello everyone,

I have a black silkie-mix, 1 year-old hen that is lethargic and popping mustard yellow/light greenish watery urate with brown stool(?) Last Saturday, she was incredibly unwell and was laying on her side in our coop while the other chickens were out. Along with that, her crop was quite squishy and she initially did not poop that much when we first saw her.

For treatment at the time, we immediately quarantined her and began soaking her in epson salt for 25 minutes a day for about 3-4 days straight. We gave her fermented food and water mixed with nutrients. Thankfully, she improved and began eating and drinking normally. Her crop began to be much less squishy and more firm. She also was much more active (but still quite slow) than she was when we first treated her.

While in isolation, we have been taking notes of her stool and noticed that her poop(?) was yellow with regular brown poo in the middle. Today, there was a little bit of greenish color in her urate (?) and her crop was slightly full. Along with that, her comb was still floppy. I checked the inside of her to see if she was possibly egg bound, but there wasn’t any eggs inside of her. The feathers around her butt are speckled with her poo (I did not get a picture of it. I can provide it as needed)

I am a bit confused on the next steps for the treatment for our girl. I have read in previous threads that people have treated their sick birds with similar issues with amoxicillin with specific doses daily (can’t remember right at this moment as I write this the dosage amount.) Unfortunately, I live in a small town and my local feed stores do not have this medication readily in store. Along with that, there aren’t many vets that would treat poultry near me.

What should I do next? Are there any recommended home remedies? If I have to order medication(s), what specific medications and what should I do in the meantime to keep her okay?

Thanks for reading a wall of text. I appreciate this community so much!

Poop pictures (I apologize for the lighting, the poop is brighter and yellow in real life.)

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Ru Ru (pronounced Roo Roo) with her head tucked in a little.

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[sky_fox]

Hello everyone,

Unfortunately, our little Ru Ru has passed. Thank you so much for your help! I greatly appreciate it.