Sick Australorp - electrolyte treatment

Sick Australorp - electrolyte treatment Recorded on August 22, 2008


Please Note: This chicken is healthy now!!!!! Look at my other videos and you will see her be-bopping around with the other two. My three chickens are all very sweet to each other and are all very sweet with me. This one [her name is Beatrice] sits on my lap and spreads her wings out for naps in the sun. Thanks.




My recommendation if you have a chick experiencing this pain [note, I am NOT medically trained and never owned chickens before, you need to research and seek proper advice for medical emergencies]

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1) if you can afford it, go to an avian vet,

2) if you can't afford a vet, post in backyardchickens.com forum (medical emergency) and gather advice -seemed to me most of the peeps are trained or experienced chick-people. Also there are regional yahoo groups for backyard chickens - sometimes vets respond and offer to help off-the-clock.

2a) Try electrolytes, chick crumble food, yogurt, Poly-Vi-Sol (no iron), a bit of grape to eat. Lower your expectations b/c the chick is tinsy-tiny and can't eat much. But keep at it.

2b) Get time off from work. I had nearly a whole week off from work, so I was with her every day monitoring and fussing. I'm pretty sure if I had been away, she would have died.

2c) seperate the sick from the healthy. Be prepared for sad, lonely peep-peep sounds. Maybe divide their space with wire so they can see each other and huddle close. Sometimes the weak get picked on by the strong.

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