3 yr old Sex Link (blind) not laying eggs, maybe in shock, just laying around

[GENXShiloh]

Maybe she is starting to molt? She did last year so I'm not sure if it's all related but I noticed a few days ago she was not eating the food I made for her.
She is blind resulting from a dog bite. Long story, Mr. (now EX-Mr.) fed the dog when she was out and she thought she could help herself to big-boys food. He didn't take too kindly to that & almost chomped her head off. That was when she was 9 months old.

She is not eating treats (worms, corn on the cob, watermelon), or lettuce. Today I let her out of the coop and she stayed in the same place, face to the wall for a long time. I brought her into the house, set her on a perch and gave her watermelon and then baby food but she is not interested. I pick her up and place her like a baby in my arms and she isn't complaining or talking back like she normally does. I clip her nails and bring her back to the coop and kind of lay her in there and just lay there. I have 3 dogs so no animal ever comes into the backyard, I haven't seen any mice for a while. No animal I can think of that would bite her. Her coop is tightly built but mice do get in. I have a zapper and it works well.
Could it be the molting and not laying eggs? She's been breaking the eggs lately. I give her calcium suppliment, and put rocks/balls in her cubby-hole and nothing I do seems to help. I rarely get an egg. Just used the last one today.
I feed her worms that I grow, feed from the local feed store, lettuce, baby food (it worked last time she was in shock. (she's been bit twice) corn on the cobb which she loves, melon, hard boiled eggs, etc. She is a picky eater imho, but being blind does have it's challenges.

Could you help me figure out about the molting or a possible reason she is like this? I have her in my spare bathroom bathtub under heat lamp. Going to give her water.

 

[Twilia]

Pics please? Pictures speak for themselves, value of a thousand words Yes, I have a fully blind hen last four years, but she gets around so well!

• Do you deworm flock? Last date of & what did you use? Birds can have slow molts, egg reduction, unthrifty ness, and a natty appearance when they have an overload of an internal parasite.
• How are her stools? What do they look like?
• Look through her feathers. Any pests?
• Check crop. Empty? Full? Squishy? Watery?
• Chech vent. Clean? Unusual?

When my birds are ill, I give honey-water, never fails. 1 tbsp:1cup water. Add electrolytes to that. Your actions already are good! Keep her warm, hydrated, and let her rest a bit for now.

 

[GENXShiloh]

she just died

 

[coach723]

I'm very sorry.
I'm not clear from your post, do you know when she last laid? Sex links are prone to reproductive problems, which they can hide the symptoms of very well until it's pretty advanced. That can be infection or cancer. It's not uncommon in hens over the age of 2, and sex links tend to have a higher percentage of it than some other breeds. Without necropsy, it's impossible to know for sure.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. Many people do a home necropsy to look at the abdominal organs for a possible cause of illness. Sometimes it can be fairly obvious if there is fatty liver disease, blood clots, water belly, spots or small tumors on the liver or intestines, worms inside the intestines, and oviduct cancer. Post pictures of organs if you do one. Most state vets will do a more thorough necropsy/autopsy and testing if the body is kept cold and taken in by the next day. This video is helpful in identification of the organs if doing a home necropsy:

 

[GENXShiloh]

This would be too much for me. I dont have proper sharp instruments either. But I'm so curious as to why she died.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is very hard to do for all of us, especially the first time. I started using the sharpest small knife I could find in my kitchen. A disposable scalpel set for goats can be found at TSC and feed stores or online. A very sharp set of scissors may also be helpful. If not this time, which is understandable, watching the video and maybe looking at some threads with necropsy results, may be help if you have other deaths. With a number of chickens we will have a loss from time to time, and this can help us understand what has happened to them.

 

[GENXShiloh]

I'm very sorry.
I'm not clear from your post, do you know when she last laid? Sex links are prone to reproductive problems, which they can hide the symptoms of very well until it's pretty advanced. That can be infection or cancer. It's not uncommon in hens over the age of 2, and sex links tend to have a higher percentage of it than some other breeds. Without necropsy, it's impossible to know for sure.

It's been a week since she last laid an egg. Before that she was breaking eggs so I tried putting rocks or balls in her cubby-hole

It is very hard to do for all of us, especially the first time. I started using the sharpest small knife I could find in my kitchen. A disposable scalpel set for goats can be found at TSC and feed stores or online. A very sharp set of scissors may also be helpful. If not this time, which is understandable, watching the video and maybe looking at some threads with necropsy results, may be help if you have other deaths. With a number of chickens we will have a loss from time to time, and this can help us understand what has happened to them.

I'd love to be brave enough to do it. I'm by myself too and no one really to help me. I feel so bad for her. She was perfect little chicken until at 9 months, my ex fed the dog at the same time she was out and she decided to have dinner too. Only thing, the Black Mouth dog didn't like that and almost bit her head off. She was blind and life was never the same. I grew worms for her. I had to get rid of the other 2 chickens I had because they were picking on her. Literally. I love her and they were my first. She didn't have friends, only me and the 3 dogs. She was robbed of a great life with me here at my home.

Sorry, long story and I'm gonna miss her but I hope to see her in Heaven just as beautiful as she could be.

 

[coach723]

I'm very sorry for your loss. Some of them can become very special and the loss is as painful as losing any other loved family member.

 

[GENXShiloh]

I'm very sorry for your loss. Some of them can become very special and the loss is as painful as losing any other loved family member.

So very true!