Just got back from the vet. He said that he could not feel anything wrong with her abdomen/egg-related, and her crop was flat/empty and he couldn't feel anything impacted, etc. She fought him when he tried to look in her beak, which he said is a good sign. He thinks that she could have picked...
Right now she is holding on. I'm forcing her to drink water... sometimes with garlic, sometimes with ACV. She still won't eat ANYTHING (though I'm forcing her to ingest some olive oil by pouring it over her beak), but is mysteriously still pooping (black, runny) a couple of times each day...
Hello all,
It is Christmas Eve and I am worried about my dear, beloved lavender orpington hen, Agnes! I have been noticing her acting lethargic and solitary the past few days, with no appetite, more napping than usual. She wasn't touching scratch or pellets/crumble... only pecking at the dirt...