Emaciated chicken

[frustratedearthmother]

2T is better than nothing - and it sounds like that is what he's been getting

 

[tortoise]

To quote a dear departed friend, "teenage brains are squiggly jello which doesn’t firm up until their early 20s"

I needed to read this. Thank you 🥰

 

[tortoise]

I syringed pedialyte every 10 minutes for an hour. Then made a slurry of pellets and pedialyte and fed that with a large syringe. He perked up enough to swallow and hold his head up. Hopefully I'm on the right track. I'm a little concerned about refeeding/overfeeding. I have no idea how much he should eat.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Ah - poor guy! Maybe if you make a slurry out of it you can get it through a syringe for him. Might have to cut the end off the syringe so it'll go through. Hope he gets better for you!

 

[tortoise]

Internet says he should eat 12 Tablespoons (3/4 cup) per day. He has had 2 T.

He is leaking liquid from his beak when tipped, as in from gravity rather than regurgitation. I probably used too much pedialyte? or he's not absorbing fluids? IDK.

I reheated his heating pad, now to figure out the liquid issue.

 

[tortoise]

Internet says chicken crop holds about 1.5 oz and takes 2-4 hours to empty. I think I just gave too much.

He is looking poorly again. I suspect too warm? I took the heat pad out.

I'll check his crop on a couple hours and syringe feed if its empty? If I can wake up. And if he is still alive.

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

That stinks, sorry for the loss.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh no - so sorry he didn't make it.

 

[Hinotori]

Im very sorry you lost him. It sucks when you dont know why as well.

 

[tortoise]

It's expensive, but baby parrot food works very well. It will go through the tube for lamb feeding if you cut off the tip of the rubber tube.

I hold head steady by the crest between middle and index finger and open the beak with pinky and thumb. Bird is tucked against me under arm and I wear a headlamp so I can see better. You can see the bronchial passage in the back of the throat so go to the side to miss that. Slide tube down until it stops. Squeeze in food until you can feel it in the crop well.

I always make it on the thinner side as they need more water and I'd rather just do water at food at once instead of giving water separately later. Birds seem to prefer it as well.

Sorry i didnt see this until now.

thank you! I will check the pet store to see if they have baby parrot food. Seems like a good thing to keep in a first aid kit.