Yellow/green poop lethargic 4 year old hen

[alixd]

Hi, I have a four year old hen that has yellow/green watery poop, she is lethargic and will not come down for the roost, should I separate her from the rest of the flock? I've read some people give antibiotics where would I get this type of thing?, she has had some stress within the past couple of weeks with construction in our area and a new coop, I've also added two healthy new pullets to our flock.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi, I have a four year old hen that has yellow/green watery poop, she is lethargic and will not come down for the roost, should I separate her from the rest of the flock? I've read some people give antibiotics where would I get this type of thing?, she has had some stress within the past couple of weeks with construction in our area and a new coop, I've also added two healthy new pullets to our flock.

Do you have photos of her and her poop?

If she's not coming off the roost, not eating/drinking, then she'll become dehydrated.

When was her last egg?

Move her off the roost to a cage or kennel, work on getting her hydrated, give sugar water or electrolytes. If she's not drinking on her own, then syringe or tube fluids into her.

Once she drinking, offer her some wet soupy feed.

Check her crop, is it emptying?

If she's not laid an egg and should have, then give her 1 Calcium Citrate+D3 tablet now, then once daily for several days.

 

[alixd]

Do you have photos of her and her poop?

If she's not coming off the roost, not eating/drinking, then she'll become dehydrated.

When was her last egg?

Move her off the roost to a cage or kennel, work on getting her hydrated, give sugar water or electrolytes. If she's not drinking on her own, then syringe or tube fluids into her.

Once she drinking, offer her some wet soupy feed.

Check her crop, is it emptying?

If she's not laid an egg and should have, then give her 1 Calcium Citrate+D3 tablet now, then once daily for several days.

 

[alixd]

Here is a picture of her poop, I have given her wet soupy feed and she is eating it, I am also giving her sugar water and going to the store now to get Calcium Citrate+D3 tablet and electrolytes. She has not laid an egg for a couple of weeks but its been a stressful period we have had really loud construction near our house and I've had to move my hens into a new coop. Thank you so much for your reply. I am not sure if she is emptying her crop, based on her poop do you think it has to do with her crop?

 

[alixd]

how is the best way to give her the calcium citrate+D3 tablet, crush and put in water?

 

[ChicNmom]

The best way is to just open her beak and pop it in as far back as you can. I tuck them under my arm and just open the beak with a fingernail and then shove it in. I make sure it's swallowed before letting go. Many people gently pull down on their wattles so they open their mouth.

Does her poop look like slimy egg material to you? When I enlarge the photo it gets blurry so I can't tell.

how is the best way to give her the calcium citrate+D3 tablet, crush and put in water?

Have you felt her abdomen for any swelling? How does her crop feel?

 

[alixd]

 

[alixd]

here are more images of her poop

 

[ChicNmom]

I don't think stress would cause this. It could be excess urates in her poop from not eating much or an internal infection.

Have you de wormed your flock recently?

If she has any internal swelling it could slow the crop emptying. An internal infection could cause that also a worm load. You should check her crop first thing in the morning to see if it's emptying overnight.

https://jedds.com/products/enrofloxacin-10?_pos=1&_sid=ead341283&_ss=r

https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baytril-dosage.1437049/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/egg-peritonitis-please-help.1635507/#post-27927442

 

[alixd]

Thank you for the link to Enrofloxacin and Baytril should I use both of these products? I have not de wormed my flock, would adding apple cider vinegar to their water be sufficient?

I did not check her crop this morning will check it now and again tomorrow morning.