How to Make a Sick Chicken Drink Water

[@crgaillee]

Your gentleness and care for her is amazing. May God bless you. I hope she recovers. I saw the vent issues she has. Quite the robust country girl she is.

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

thank you :)

[@dulceibarra7688]

Awh her face at the end it’s so cuteee

[@JenniferMylod]

Very nicely, gently & kindly done. Having to do this with my chicks, with meds, wormers or Nutri-drench, is such a stressful thing for me to try and do. Thank you for sharing this! It's a great approach & I'm going to try this.

[@ivan00001983]

My wife's family has a case of dying young hen who got closed behind the shed door days ago by accident and only found today , she cannot even hold herself up, cannot drink, eat or stand on her own, what to do? She can't even keep her eyes open - she only responds by openning her eyes now and then and allows me to talk to her gently. No one here would help me, I would want to try give her watter with syringe but I need someone to help me , they are all rural folks and I am a city-grown person... They all feel sorry for the hen but no one cares to really help or call vet, they look at me as if I was crazy... God how I hate rural life, it's just an array of suffering, dying and struggle. Fuck all of that. Sorry for my depressive rant, you are doing wonderful, completely different and so much better than traditional rural way of roughness and violence which is despicable.

[@lexxy_lulu]

Iv'e been in similar situation except more just losing various chickies from predators living next to a forest and not compromising on letting them live as naturally sovereign lives as possible. Livestock guardian dog(s) is the single most return value from investment possible especially if trained and from proven long lineage of actual ranch working dogs. Don't give up chickens have surprisingly complex personalities and emotions for the farm industry's animal with the least rights >_

[@homeontheriver4213]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm dealing with my first sick chicken and was struggling to get nutritional water in her. This did the trick! 🙌🏻

[@valeriemac3010]

Good video. Main thing to remember is do it in drops. Too much at a time can be disastrous! Love your kindness. Animals understand gentle voices and actions.❤

[@Grungerockschool]

Hey, we're new to keeping chickens & have very little experience with this kind of thing. Dealing with a chicken that has sour crop. Wasn't sure of the best method to force a chicken to drink. Used your method. Worked great, although she did shake her head & slung some of it on me! Thanks!

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

Haha, chickens aren't known for being tidy birds! Glad this helped you. :)

[@TheKim369]

1:43 am and I'm up trying to get my little Butterscotch to drink, some kind of predator got to her a couple of days ago. I'm going to give this a try, I'm afraid all my efforts are just stressing her out, but this looks so much more gentle. Brilliant, and thanks!

[@lmcc8798]

You might have just saved my roo’s life.

[@critterfestsanctuary2446]

And to think I've been using the garden hose all this time.

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

Critterfest Sanctuary lol

[@bstyron01]

Thank you. I will have to try this myself tonight.

[@fancythat5136]

I just realized our Hen has water belly. We extracted 2 cups of water from her after watching a video on YT. She still has not drank water. I did put vanilla yogurt on her beak and she liked that. I will try this today, maybe baby electrolytes. Thanks!

[@nareea]

Awesome video, thank you so much for sharing. Have a lady that is recovering from a weasel attack, a lot of blood loss and not sure how much she is drinking after four days.

[@jcwrigley2402]

Thank you so much for helping me and my sick tweetie!

[@PetiteLicorne]

You don't do it the safe way. You are lucky, because she drank from the pipe. But if a hen refuses and you have to force, the safe method (you need 2 people), it's to put the tube inside of the throat, it prevents the bird to have the water in the lung hole, that is located in the beak. Yes, of course, you can be lucky and have no accident. But with water directly in the beak, and not the throat, you can also lost a hen. Luck/unluck. So it's better to have the safe method.

[@WeirdoQueen]

💕

[@roachy9684]

My chicken is nearly paralysed but can drink and eat. I have to move her every couple hours to get to shaded areas. She still lays and is alert. I put her to bed and when she stops eating I will have euthanasia done. She’s on painkillers. Sad to see them sick but we do our best to keep them going. Thanks for your video as it’s interesting how you give her water and will try this method to give her meds.

[@SH-kn7ut]

I just tried it - It works great, but my chicken (naturally) is not quite so cooperative. I have found that holding her waddles and gently pulling them downward causes her mouth to open - no need to use a finger to pry her beak apart. But - And there's always a But - as soon as she opens her beak, she also pulls her head back - so you have to have the syringe positioned just right...I just fill the syringe with enough for one small drink at a time - so as not to accidentally force too much water into her mouth.

[@michaelgillespie8097]

Alright. So you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. But apparently you can feed a chicken water if it is sick.

[@ChescoYT]

ty, new chicken owner.

[@vickyiliaens1000]

A good tip for helping a sick animal and if force feeding is done this way , is to use not only water but you can buy ( i think online ) a bottle veterinarions use also , it contains a high level of proteins + elektrolytes so the bird only needs to be forced spread over the day for like 3-4 times ( different for mammals and reptiles ... same for rabbits etc ) use CCF from Vetark for this and got mine luckily alive , she had a broken leg and foot , no idea how she could do such thing but she also didn't want to eat nor drink , before that I also just used water , didn't really see any goodness coming so went to get that bottle and it is food and water at same time plus increases the appetite , well it works stimulating , but you do not have to buy the same brand or anything , lots of other brands will work the same way , yet note : be carefull if you do this because the syringe has to go deeper and that is also risky ( your bird has a crop , crop-tubing is a different thing then just watering the beak so before you do that make sure you atleast know that 1. the bird has 2 stomach and one crop , feeding has to be done straight into the crop or it can choke ) thx for sharing this one , btw you not necissarily have to touch her that way , if you just tap the upper point of the beak while dropping the bird automatically swallows it because it is annoying :)

[@MartinParyz]

Nice chicken, looks like its just hanging around, nice way to get 'em to drink through syringe. :)) Thanks!

[@alyssa289]

thank you! How often should I do this over the course of one day?

[@gigglinghosts4957]

Nice video, keep it up!

[@saharb.asenpai3366]

hello , how many times a day you give her water ?

[@shannagillming4691]

So we have 2 things in common, we both have chickens and growlers!!!! Love the videos, I'm a chicken rookie.

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

Yes, always have to have extra growlers around. Thanks for watching!

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

It's pretty common in our neighborhood, but more common when food is scarce. They're big animals and eat everything, including bare tree branches. :)

[@nortonabigail]

Thank you! that was really useful. Been battling with an ill Sussex who is struggling to drink.

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

Abigail Norton Great to hear, thank you for letting me know! I hope your bird is ok.

[@nortonabigail]

Sadly not, she didn't make it, but this'll get filed away for future reference. Grateful for any new knowledge always.

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

Sorry to hear. At least it was a learning experience.

[@NabiBlackseed]

Mixing black seed oil in with chickens feed or water is brill if they are feeling under the weather.

[@jaynie7992]

Similar to how I had to with my bearded dragon

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

I've never owned reptiles - that's interesting.

[@jaynie7992]

He has a beard which when not exposed is just a skin flap so you gently pull down on it and lift the top lip and insert water or organic baby food in his mouth when hes sick

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

It sounds like you take great care of your animals :)

[@jaynie7992]

You as well!

[@user-es8ul4xf4o]

Can I put garlic powder in my chicken water

[@seikholet]

Thank for your video, I will try it !!!

[@FrugalHomesteading]

thanks for sharing how is she now?

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

+Frugal Homesteading It turns out she wasn't able to lay eggs without her vent prolapsing. so the most humane choice was to end the suffering. :(

[@kingalexhcr282]

Aww my chickens name is also Lucy!

[@naveedanwar504]

Very nice behavior and very lovely treatment.nice

[@SupahGrover]

I was wondering if you could maybe help me? We just got chicks not long ago and one of the chicks is smaller than all the other 5 chicks. Everyone else is very lively and growing well, but this one chick is just not eating and drinking as much as the others do and is always sleeping a lot. I pick the chick up sometimes to see if there's is anything physically wrong but everything seems to be ok on the outside. I looked up pasty butt and the chick doesn't have that. I don't want the chick to die. I don't know what's wrong or if it's just a runt or something. Please help

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

+Ashlyn Grover So sorry for the delayed response! You could try adding electrolytes to their water dish to give it a little boost. That might help. I'm sure you're doing a great job, though. Sometimes chicks just don't make it, sadly. Best of luck - let me know how it does. :(

[@SupahGrover]

+Alaska Urban Hippie unfortunately, the chick died. I don't think there was much else I could do, but thank you for helping, much appreciated. I'll know what to do if it happens again to another. Thanks!

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

+Ashlyn Grover Sorry to hear that, sometimes they're just too fragile to survive. At the very least, it was a learning experience.

[@jch4518]

Looks like she has vent gleet. Did she get well?

[@dman7425]

Doo you eat your Chickens?

[@agoodgurl2k]

Thank u for sharing!

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

+agoodgurl2k you're very welcome!

[@tankmattdamproduction5154]

God bless

[@lpes93]

did she make it? :)

[@alaskaurbanhippie]

She did not, but not due to dehydration (which was my primary concern). :(

[@Jenn-sy5qh]

@@alaskaurbanhippie I just watched your video. I'm sorry to hear that Lucy didn't make it 😕 It looks like you really did a great job on your end, though. I just spent $600 at the avian vet today for my Japanese Black Tail Buff Bantam Rooster who still only has a 50/50 chance. Was checking out your video to see how to get water down him 🐓

[@WeirdoQueen]

We actually accidentally killed a chicken feeding her water through a syringe just like this. Please don't use this method. Further down in the comments the user, CQN APDN, has a better method that is much less risky. Keep your chickens safe! 💕

[@WeirdoQueen]

And you know, we'd done it this way dozens of times, it only takes a little too much pressure on the plunger, or you're chicken breathing just when you dribble some of the water in their beak. It really isn't safe.

[@RayMadigan]

I cannot find the comment from CQN APDN. Can you please cut and paste? Sorry for inconvenience. i appreciate your help

[@WeirdoQueen]

@@RayMadigan CQN APDN said, "You don't do it the safe way. You are lucky, because she drank from the pipe. But if a hen refuses and you have to force, the safe method (you need 2 people), it's to put the tube inside of the throat, it prevents the bird to have the water in the lung hole, that is located in the beak. Yes, of course, you can be lucky and have no accident. But with water directly in the beak, and not the throat, you can also lost a hen. Luck/unluck. So it's better to have the safe method."

[@WeirdoQueen]

@@RayMadigan I'd recommend following this or a similar tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoeWhYF-qcl3p9U

[@RayMadigan]

@@WeirdoQueen Thank you!!!

[@senyagwynn8095]

❤😍🐔🐓🐣

[@ilyasmalik2762]

youer hand beautifull

[@annetheuri5000]

I gave mine amoxil 6 of them all were fine within some hours like 2

[@Thatcntrygirl1]

Tell me you don’t have that nasty sick poop everywhere on it butt IN YOUR KITCHEN ON YOUR FAMILIES COUNTERS!!!!!!!!! Please tell me no please !