sloanbychoice
Crowing
Ok, I’m stuck.
Barred rock hen, year and a half, good layer, coop and run, no free range, sixteen other hens, no laying issues so far.
Last evening, I went to the coop after work, and she was in a nesting box, so I thought she was just going to lay a late egg.
Much later, when I went to close up the coop, she was standing in the same box, mouth open, seeming to struggle. I waited and watched for a few, thinking it was about to happen, but she wouldn’t budge.
I took her out, held her for a minute, put her down on the ground. She stayed still and showed no sign of wanting to go to roost. Then she pooped a little bit, but it looked like egg white. Assuming she was in trouble, I got the crate and brought her in the house for the night. I thought maybe one had broken in her.
First thing this morning, I checked on her before running bath water, and there were quite a few tiny little poo piles, each so small, watery, and containing what looks like a little squiggle of actual poo.
I soaked her, which she took to very well, and put her back in the crate. Within minutes, she had a bigger bit of liquid poo. I gave her water with electrolytes. She drank some.
A couple hours later, I soaked her again, as there seemed to be no improvement.
Am I wrong in thinking she’s bound?
Coukd it be something else?
Is there anything else I should do?
I’m going to glove up here shortly and see if I can feel one, but I’m new to this and not entirely sure I know what I’m doing here.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
We’re coming up on a possible 24-hour mark, since I don’t know how long she was in there when I found her this way.
If she’s bound, I fear she may not have much longer. If it’s something else, I’m obviously not treating it thinking it’s something else.
Ahhh!!
Barred rock hen, year and a half, good layer, coop and run, no free range, sixteen other hens, no laying issues so far.
Last evening, I went to the coop after work, and she was in a nesting box, so I thought she was just going to lay a late egg.
Much later, when I went to close up the coop, she was standing in the same box, mouth open, seeming to struggle. I waited and watched for a few, thinking it was about to happen, but she wouldn’t budge.
I took her out, held her for a minute, put her down on the ground. She stayed still and showed no sign of wanting to go to roost. Then she pooped a little bit, but it looked like egg white. Assuming she was in trouble, I got the crate and brought her in the house for the night. I thought maybe one had broken in her.
First thing this morning, I checked on her before running bath water, and there were quite a few tiny little poo piles, each so small, watery, and containing what looks like a little squiggle of actual poo.
I soaked her, which she took to very well, and put her back in the crate. Within minutes, she had a bigger bit of liquid poo. I gave her water with electrolytes. She drank some.
A couple hours later, I soaked her again, as there seemed to be no improvement.
Am I wrong in thinking she’s bound?
Coukd it be something else?
Is there anything else I should do?
I’m going to glove up here shortly and see if I can feel one, but I’m new to this and not entirely sure I know what I’m doing here.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
We’re coming up on a possible 24-hour mark, since I don’t know how long she was in there when I found her this way.
If she’s bound, I fear she may not have much longer. If it’s something else, I’m obviously not treating it thinking it’s something else.
Ahhh!!
