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I'm no expert but it sounds to me like she's possibly molting at the same time as being either Broody or Egg Bound. A warm bath can't hurt. My hens that have gone broody have done huge poops, too because they aren't getting off the nesting box to do their business. My hens don't always walk...

Hi Mitch4u, I'm wondering, does she puff her feathers out a lot? When one of my hens go broody, they tend to fluff out their feathers quite a bit and get cranky and won't leave the nesting box. The green bile might be a concern, I'm not sure. Do you see yolk or any egg parts in it? She...

Thank you! Good to know she's not sick, just hormonal. :-)

We have a hen that's gone broody, a first for us. We don't have fertilized eggs. She sits in her nesting box whether there are eggs under her or not. She fluffs her feathers up a lot and clucks constantly, a sound we've never heard from our hens before. We just kicked her off the nesting box...

Perhaps you can order some chick feed online? Is there another town close by that has a feed store? They really need a balanced diet at this age. I'd suggest giving them extra vitamins as well. Here in the states we have an infant vitamin called Polyvisol that helps along with Vitamin E with...

They might just need a vitamin boost... I would suggest giving them some Polyvisol, Vitamin E with Selenium and Vitamin B-12 but I'm thinking a lot of that isn't organic and that seems to be your goal. Perhaps a health food store would have organic versions of these?

I think you should try some more warm soaks and work on the assumption of being egg bound as well. Have you tried gently feeling inside her vent with your fingers to see if you feel anything? Soak her in warm bath for a while so she's relaxed and use olive oil to lubricate your fingers. Maybe...

Hmmm... I'm not sure about this one. Does she seem unbalanced at all? Is she eating or drinking? Is she pooping? Are her legs sticking out straight or are they underneath her? Can you straighten out her legs yourself? Was she walking before? Here's a link to some chicken podiatry...

You can get Sevin at a Garden Supply store or a feed store. You can also treat the lice by using Ivermectin. This will treat the lice as well as any worms or mites she may have. Take a look at this thread... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/231770/pictures-of-leg-mites/10 You might also...

Yes, I've posted on here several times to others about how to treat wry neck. It seems to be a vitamin deficiency. Do a search in this forum for vitamin deficiency or wry neck and you should find a lot of info on how to treat it. It's totally treatable. You can also look at my page for a...

The runny nose isn't good. I don't have any experience with any of my chicks or hens with that so definitely post a new thread to get help. You can also look at my page on here for a lot of links that might help you out. I keep links there for my own use to help diagnose/medicate my flock so...

That's wonderful! About, about the other one with a cold... one of my chicks sneezed all the time and we were worried she was sick but it turned out that she was just more sensitive to the dust/dander in the brooder. She was just sneezing dust out. If sneezing is the only symptom for your...

Quote: This happened to me with my chick, too. She ended up just fine but I was super worried for a while. I hope you have the same outcome. The only thing I don't see you doing is giving them vitamin B with selenium but not everyone thinks that's necessary so I think you're doing fine...

okay. I'm trying to help you here. No one else is. If you'd told me before that it wasn't working I would have said... "Hmmm, strange. It works for me. Try going to her archives (on the right hand side) and looking at November 2011 posts. Scroll through until you get to November 2nd, 2011...

I agree but with the dose I mentioned it still took 10 days for my chick to make a noticeable improvement. She wasn't eating or drinking on her own, either so I felt like I had nothing to lose. She was practically skin and bones. I know others have given much less and 1 or 2 doses later the...

I just went to a Whole Foods to find the Vitamin B with Selenium. I think there was only one choice that was liquid so that's what I got. For the vitamin E, I bought the lowest dose since it's for a little chick. I read various dosage recommendations for and they varied widely so I just...

is there a reason why you aren't going to the link I provided above? It tells you what vitamins to get and they're available at any drug store.

I think it's a vitamin deficiency like I said in my post above. Follow the link above and see what they recommend.

Try the vitamins... it's the only thing you haven't done, right?

No, it's not contagious at all. It's caused by a vitamin deficiency. My chick had trouble eating because her neck issues wouldn't let her aim very well. I used a small dish (ramekin) to put chick feed in and added water to it. Wait a couple of minutes and the food will soak up the water and...