Yes it is still large, she keeps pooping white liquid and she can stand although she'll try to lay down. Shes clearly uncomfortable in every stance she takes :(
If her abdomen is very firm and not so squishy, and her comb is turning purple, would that still be internal laying? sadly, we might not be able to get a vet, unless people know of someone in northern NJ! My transportation options are limited. Also, she eats when its not her normal food, though...
Not really an option, but I am going to try our local vets. Also, I tried mixing a probiotic with her food, hopefully that helps a bit. She keeps coming in and out of energetic moods and then she goes back to being lethargic. Also, I keep massaging her with vaseline, and after 3 hours yesterday...
And it feels like she has less muscle mass, she definitely seems to have lost weight there. Her big crop is no longer existent either. It feels overly thin, even with her bottom is so bloated.
She trailed off having eggs about 2 months ago (Jan 11th). Ever since the summer she has been laying eggs almost daily for at least a month, then took a break before we saw eggs every week or so. She has been on and off but its definitely been off for a while.
I don't know her age, but she's the leader of my other hen and looks like this normally. She has a *mature* spirit. She usually eats a ton, but now a lot less, though she eats some of her feed mixed with an antibiotic powder thing I got recently.
The last time she laid an egg was around January...
Hi all, I suspect vent gleet, but I wanted to take this concern to the experts (all of you wonderful people w/ chicken experience) here at BYC.
My chicken has been very lethargic lately (droopy red/purple comb, white droppings, etc.) and so I inspected her and found that her bottom is now a...