Brought chicken inside, and all of a sudden she is emitting the worst odor I have ever smelled..any ideas?

[hayley3]

She was laying down when I brought her in...she cannot stand. I know she's over 10 yrs old. I was feeding her baby food (rice cereal) and when I went back to refeed her, the odor was horrible, in my entire basement. I can't even begin to explain how awful the smell was. I"m just wondering if I should just let her go. She has watery diarrhea and I was thinking maybe a stuck egg since that smell was so horrible and was going to put her in some water and wash off her butt area and feel around. But then i feel I should let her go..idk. Any thoughts appreciated.

 

[dawg53]

Since she smells like death warmed over, it's time to put her down. Sounds like you've given her a good life.

 

[WingItRanch]

That's up to you but at 10 yrs old, she's pretty elderly and if she's lethargic and smells like death, it sounds like her end is near anyway. It might be a kindness to put her down. Bathing her may only stress her out.

I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[hayley3]

Just an update...She had sour crop. Even though I could not smell it at first. I could not tell the smell was coming from her mouth, cause she had peed a bit of brown. But finally I saw some white, milky stuff come out of her mouth and decided to massage her crop...well that euthanized her, even though I was just barely holding her slightly downward. I'm glad, as she was suffering, and I couldn't take her to the vet til morning. I rubbed for like 30 seconds and she died instantly.

 

[WingItRanch]

Just an update...She had sour crop. Even though I could not smell it at first. I could not tell the smell was coming from her mouth, cause she had peed a bit of brown. But finally I saw some white, milky stuff come out of her mouth and decided to massage her crop...well that euthanized her, even though I was just barely holding her slightly downward. I'm glad, as she was suffering, and I couldn't take her to the vet til morning. I rubbed for like 30 seconds and she died instantly.

I'm sorry. Glad you were there for her.

 

[tlcmurphy]

I’m sorry for your loss, 10 years is a wonderful lifetime!

 

[hayley3]

Thanks to everyone who replied...this is my 2nd girl that had sour crop at my new home since October...the other hen is 5 years old but I saw she was sick earlier and saved her, but this one didn't show she was sick. Her comb was a bit smaller but they had just molted and it's winter so I assumed that was why. From now on, if I pick up a bird I feel is lightweight, I will feel her crop the next morning. She didn't look sick til she was deathly sick and I feel bad I didn't catch it. But I worm my chickens annually, they are well fed and healthy. One lived to 15 yrs old..My goose will be 19 in May. Are aged hens more likely to get a slow crop, is what I am wondering. My grass is short so they didn't get a long blade of grass tangled in their crop.