2 year old ISA Brown hen with impacted crop and also sounds a bit wheezy and labored breathing

[Bsmac]

Hello, I noticed this am she was not feeling well, feathers fluffed and eyes closed. I noticed right away her crop is full and hard. She has also been having what looks like labored breathing and sounds a bit wheezy on and off. Had been eating and acting normal. No other symptoms with this ( no watery eyes, sneezing or discharge from her nares). I was getting ready to treat my flock for tapeworms as I have seen evidence in several birds poops. I think she may have them. About two months ago I successfully treated her for a bad prolapsed vent. I do not think she is laying. She goes into a nest box for a while but no I do not think she is laying. I have not looked at her vent to see if it looks like she has been laying. Should I treat for impacted crop first? Her weight seems normal.

 

[Bsmac]

Hello, I noticed this am she was not feeling well, feathers fluffed and eyes closed. I noticed right away her crop is full and hard. She has also been having what looks like labored breathing and sounds a bit wheezy on and off. Had been eating and acting normal. No other symptoms with this ( no watery eyes, sneezing or discharge from her nares). I was getting ready to treat my flock for tapeworms as I have seen evidence in several birds poops. I think she may have them. About two months ago I successfully treated her for a bad prolapsed vent. I do not think she is laying. She goes into a nest box for a while but no I do not think she is laying. I have not looked at her vent to see if it looks like she has been laying. Should I treat for impacted crop first? Her weight seems normal.

I gave her coconut oil and massaged her crop. I did get it to empty. Now I notice her abdomen is firm from below her vent to between her legs. I could not feel an egg.

 

[Bsmac]

I gave her coconut oil and massaged her crop. I did get it to empty. Now I notice her abdomen is firm from below her vent to between her legs. I could not feel an egg.

I inserted a gloved lubricated finger in her vent. I did not feel an egg. Still has a firm abdomen. Should I give her a warm water soak with some epsom salts?

 

[Bsmac]

Could this be water belly???

 

[Eggcessive]

It could be water belly or salpingitis, even cancer. Very hard to know for sure. What do her droppings look like? Are the normally white urates yellowish in color? Water belly can be common with reproductive disorders. Have you tried draining her?

 

[Bsmac]

It could be water belly or salpingitis, even cancer. Very hard to know for sure. What do her droppings look like? Are the normally white urates yellowish in color? Water belly can be common with reproductive disorders. Have you tried draining her?

I isolated her for about a week. If I remember right her urates were slightly yellow. I did try to drain her. It was way to thick. I figured likely internal laying. I decided to put her back with the flock. lo and behold she has been fine ever since! I am not sure she laying but that`s ok. She has been very unkempt looking though fluff gone from her butt, feathers gone on her head and neck. I have been mixing my normal layer feed with Kalmback all flock. Now all of her feathers are coming back. She looks better than she has for quite a while!

 

[Eggcessive]

I have had a few hens with internal laying and suspected water belly live for a couple of years. It sounds like she has been molting, and that can really make them look poorly for a month or two. Glad to hear that she is doing much better.

 

[Bsmac]

I have had a few hens with internal laying and suspected water belly live for a couple of years. It sounds like she has been molting, and that can really make them look poorly for a month or two. Glad to hear that she is doing much better.

Thank you!