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She is all better now!!! Thank you everyone for your comments, BYC rocks

Not sure what the matter was with her, but she has improved the past few days and I just put her outside with the rest of the chickens!!! I think she will have one more night in the garage and then will be good to go.

I have decided that she is not egg bound. She is still pooping and is still eating and drinking. I will try adding apple cider vinegar to her water.

I'm going to try soaking her.

I can't decide if she is egg bound or sick. When she closes her eyes is she straining or sleeping? Do you think if I soak her in water will it make her sicker if she is sick? She has pooped again. It is green and liquidy.

She looks like she is resting on and off has drank and eaten a bit more

What do you mean?

How could I check for an egg in her vent?

It's at times like this I feel like I should never have gotten chickens. My goal was to give them the best life possible but if I have a chicken getting sick then I am doing a pretty horrible job!

I went to the garage and got her to drink more water and eat a bit of food.

I give them bread and/or sunflower seeds almost every day, Oatmeal and yogurt once in a while, And they have free run of the compost pile.

How would I know if she has worms? Her laying has been all over the place for the past two months. She lays really big eggs and has had trouble in the past with laying eggs with no shells. I don't think she has lice or mites. Thanks everyone!

I have a Rhode Island Red that is over one and a half years old. When I went outside this morning I noticed that she looked a bit off. I didn't think much of it but when I went out this afternoon she is looking really bad. She is hunched over and doesn't come when I call her (she is always...