Just discovered my red star standing all by herself in the middle of the yard yesterday. All ruffled up, wobbly at times. She allowed me to walk right up to her and pick her up. She is a rescue from a friend and we have had her for about 6 months now...I'm guessing she is about 2 yrs old. She is low on the "pecking order" but usually very active and happy. One of my best layers but now that I think about it I haven't had an egg from her in several days. When I picked her up I noticed immediately that she is extremely skinny, her breast bone is protruding. Also, she obviously has had diarrhea and it was dried all over the vent area. Last night my husband and I let her soak in warm water for about 15 minutes ( I do not feel any hard areas when palpating her abdomen and an internal exam was negative). We cleaned her up and dried her then she overnighted in the dog crate in the kitchen. She took some scrambled eggs and drank alot last night but her diarrhea is very watery still this morning ( no blood)- appears to be mostly water with a grainy type residue. I have added electrolytes to the water and some antibiotic powder as well. Picking up yogurt as well this morning. She will remain in the house in the dog crate seperated from the others for now. Any suggestions would be welcomed, as well as a best guess on what she might be suffering from. Thanks...
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