I have a hen, not sure of age because she is a rescue. She seemed fine yesterday. She's been funny about eating her treats, but sometimes she's picky. This afternoon I noticed that she was not out with the other girls betting her treat. I look in the coop and she is still in there. I did not notice that she did not come out this morning because I was in a rush to leave.
I look in on her and her head is hanging, she feels cold and ridged, her comb is half black or dark purple, and she is wet on her chest. I pick her up and he has a black liquid coming out of her nose and mouth. She is very skinny, but I did not notice her seeming ill. She has a lot of feathers and is not one that likes to be touched, so I did not see anything wrong with her until now. Any ideas on what is wrong and what to do?
I held her beak to toward the ground for a minute to drain some of the liquid and massaged her crop, it feels like it's filled with fluid.
The poultry vet is an hour away, and I don't think they are even open, and we are having car issues.
I look in on her and her head is hanging, she feels cold and ridged, her comb is half black or dark purple, and she is wet on her chest. I pick her up and he has a black liquid coming out of her nose and mouth. She is very skinny, but I did not notice her seeming ill. She has a lot of feathers and is not one that likes to be touched, so I did not see anything wrong with her until now. Any ideas on what is wrong and what to do?
I held her beak to toward the ground for a minute to drain some of the liquid and massaged her crop, it feels like it's filled with fluid.
The poultry vet is an hour away, and I don't think they are even open, and we are having car issues.