HELP!!! My hens really bad off!!!

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azygous said:
If there is no swelling on the abdomen in front of and between the legs, your hen does not have ascites and liver failure. But it does sound like a reproductive issue may be possible. However, reproductive issues cover a very large variety of disorders and it's extremely difficult to diagnose them without a vet's diagnostic tools. And it's especially hard given the fact we can't be there to observe the hen. So, what we try to do is to rule out things by trying the things we are able to do, starting with the simplest first.

We are right now trying to rule out egg binding. To do that you must give her the whole calcium pill, all 600mg. You do this by prying open the beak and sticking the pill into her mouth. She is not a human infant. She will not choke. Chickens are designed to swallow things whole, including mice and lizards and frogs. They don't have teeth, in case you haven't noticed. They don't need teeth because they are able to easily swallow food without chewing. Get over the worry that your hen is going to choke.

The calcium pill will stimulate contractions and if there is an egg in the oviduct, the calcium will help her expel it. The calcium is the most important thing you can do right now.

Next, she needs calm and quiet. Place her in her crate in a dim, quiet place with water to drink and leave her alone. Check on her in the morning and report back here on this thread. Please don't start new threads or we will lose the ability to be notified when you post new information.

Try not to jump around worrying about all the things that can be wrong. You must believe you are doing everything you can for your hen right now.
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Ok so I gave her one small piece of it can I just give her a new whole one tomorrow? Thanks for your help!!!
 
Farmgirl283420 said:
Ok so I gave her one small piece of it can I just give her a new whole one tomorrow? Thanks for your help!!!
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I think that you have to give the whole pill for it to have any effect.

I am not a medical expert, but one tip that I learned on BYC is to gently pull down on the wattles and the chicken automatically opens their mouth. Then it's easy to put the pill in and it's done.
 
Eggcessive said:
Tonight give her another one if she is still having problems.
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Ok thanks she’s just dozing perked up a bit when I gave her some water it looked like she was going to eat the eggs I made her but then she didn’t thanks for all your help! You answered my question before I asked with the pill!
 
I’m very sorry for your loss. Do you want to have your state vet do a necropsy to see what was wrong with her? If you keep the body wrapped in plastic bags in a cooler on ice or the fridge you can take her to the state vet in the morning. Do not freeze the body. Here is a list of state vets to contact:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html
 

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