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Post by seminolewind on Jul 3, 2018 9:45:34 GMT -5
Thanks CQ. If they're suffering, I'll do it. But no one looks like they are not enjoying something.
Sylie, it's hard. I take some to the vet and others I give 50 ml or so of vodka or any high proof liquor.
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Post by chickenqueen on Jul 3, 2018 13:07:53 GMT -5
I always have to make "The Decision" but Dale will be the one to do it.Over the years it's gotten easier to make those calls because I know more and I realize some I can treat and some I can't.In the beginning,I treated them all.Now,I ask myself questions,observe their overall appearance and state of the bird like eating/drinking/weight/activity.A lot of times,the bird has hidden the problem well and by the time I realize there is a problem,they are emancipated and beyond treatment.It's a sucky part of keeping chickens.
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Post by seminolewind on Jul 3, 2018 14:11:20 GMT -5
My blind girl , 10 years old, is getting skinny. My crop bra girl is more active for today. One Polish is broody and another saw a hen on the other side of a fence, nose to nose, and rolled the egg away from her. What a laugh I had.
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Post by Sylie on Jul 3, 2018 22:56:50 GMT -5
Thanks CQ. If they're suffering, I'll do it. But no one looks like they are not enjoying something. Sylie, it's hard. I take some to the vet and others I give 50 ml or so of vodka or any high proof liquor. I have a bottle and a half of Captain Morgan in the fridge that no one wants, that would work if I ever need it? and how do you administer it? Will they drink on their own until they pass out or do you have to use a syringe (with no needle of course) or.... I just want to have all of the information in my head if it ever came to it, I don't want to have to sit here for hours poring through posts to see if anyone mentioned lol. Is it the same amount for every chicken or does weight factor in? I don't want to just get them tipsy and watch them stumble around and fall down and then not die. |
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Post by seminolewind on Jul 3, 2018 23:46:12 GMT -5
I would use any alcohol that's 35-40%.Or 70 to 80 proof.
If you can, you can get men foley catheters on amazon . They work best, LOL. I have used aquarium tubing or looked for something that fits on a syringe that's a bit softer. Maybe a vet office could give you a feeding tube.
I pass it down their throat and give 40-50ml, and keep them upright. They should die in an hour or two of being really drowsy. I think I've done about 8 that way. The last one lived overnight (!) and I gave her 50 more. I think the vodka bottle got old and lost it's proof. It didn't even smell like alcohol anymore. I have new now. I can't say exactly how much to use, I think I've used 40ml on medium size chickens and 50 on hen size chickens.
I think it's important to have a few syringes and feeding tubes or catheters on hand with chickens. Like if one has cocci, how apt are they to eat or drink the medication?
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Post by Sylie on Jul 4, 2018 0:38:55 GMT -5
I actually have large syringes and aquarium air tubing but I have never used them together in a tube feeding situation. I've never needed to tube feed a chicken. I seem to be pretty lucky with healthy chickens over all. I've had a few things happen in the past but they weren't anything dire. I handled the situation with herbs etc. Thank you for the details  I will file it away for future reference. |
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Post by seminolewind on Jul 9, 2018 10:50:18 GMT -5
It always helps to have some stuff available to piece together if needed.
I took the crop bra off my hen because she was wasting anyway. I have her and my blind girl who weigh nothing and have lime green poop.
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I will file it away for future reference.