Thanks for this--for some reason your questions didn't show until after I posted my sad update.
Some additional info though in case anyone does want to weigh in for a future case: this chicken and one other stopped laying a couple of weeks ago, with no obvious reason. The other chicken seemed...
Sad update: I'm afraid she didn't make it. About an hour ago I did have some success getting her to swallow a little water, but when I went back to check on her just now she died. I would still be interested in any advice anyone may have, in case I see these symptoms again in another bird. :(
I have a black australorp, about a year old, who is very very ill--I'm afraid she may not make it. For the past two days she has been lethargic with runny bright green poop. I had some luck in the past feeding a sick chicken epsom salts, so I tried that yesterday. Last night, she didn't sleep on...