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Sadly she died today. She was looking much better yesterday. Today she just couldnt pull through.

In a human green would not be gangrene. Gangrene is almost always brown or dark brown/black. A bacteria called pseudomonas commonly causes a green discoloration and smells fruity. Very obvious when I walk in the room with a person with a pseudomonas infection. Smells like bannanas mixed with...

My neighbor who does have 10ish chickens. I dont think he went into the coop but recommended i start vitamin water. We "free range" the ladies all day in a 20x20 enclosure. Wild birds are commonly flying in to get the chicken feed. Its possible she picked something up from a wild bird. Im more...

I did not feel any fluid or bloat around her abdomen below the vent. Felt thin and bony if anything. Crop feels empty to me. (First time attempting both - no experience in normal). It seemed to happen so slowly then one day she couldnt stand anymore. She looks better from 3ish days ago. At...

Could it have been green muscle disease? I am 100% a noob to chicken doctoring (though I am a wound care doctor myself for humans...) but one day I grilled one and cut into it and the meat was bright green. Some googleing that day lead me to green muscle disease. Sorry your lady died. I got...

Shes trying to stand but still cant stand up. Eats and drinks. Looks and acts fine with the big exception that she cant stand (but at least now tries to). My concern is she has not laid an egg in at least a week (possibly more). Do they stop laying when sick?

She seems to be doing a little better. Yesterday she was on her side. Now shes at least sitting upright. Still cant stand.

Thanks for the reply You think the mold is what did it? She does not like being picked up. I think she is in pain. I looked at her back side and its quite runny poop as of now. More liquid than solid. Yesterday her poop was all solid.

Gloria is about 4 years old. We went on our honeymoon last week. We had some people by the house that said Gloria was looking a bit sickly. Over the last week she has deteriorated. She can no longer stand or use her legs as of yesterday. Yesterday she was panting quite a bit but today that...