Can my bird be saved? :(

[AprilS6464]

I just noticed her this way today. Is it frostbite? Why is she all puffy?

Thank you for your help.

 

[Yardmom]

The comb could be Frost bite from a few weeks ago, but her hunched appearance indicates something else is wrong.

 

[Anon112]

Can you give any other details?

When was the last time she laid? Has she eaten anything as far as you know?

Does she have the classic "penguin walk" that could mean she's eggbound?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How does her crop feel? Have you felt her abdomen between her legs to see if you can feel an egg or anything? Is her vent clean or are there any signs of flystrike? Look for signs of mites, etc. She is clearly in pain from something.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Frostbite would not cause her other symptoms.

 

[AprilS6464]

Thank you all for replying. To my knowledge, she ate yesterday and the day before. We both saw her eat when we took the treats and feed out. I’m not sure about the last time she laid.

I spoke to our vet yesterday who doesn’t treat chickens, but has chickens. She supported treating her for being egg bound and giving her some tlc. (She also offered that most hens aren’t egg bound, but are prone to tumors.) I brought her inside, gave her an Epsom salt bath for 20 minutes, lubricated her vent, gave her strawberries and a crushed up tums with olive oil.

When I took her the strawberries, she pecked at them but hasn’t eaten it.

I also massaged her crop. It wasn’t big, but it was hard/boney. Not sure if that’s the way it normally is.

Since I have taken her out of the bath last night, she’s been sitting with this labored breathing.

She’s not doing well at all.

I lubricated the vent again and do not feel an egg, but her vent area does seem swollen.

 

[Nighthawk78]

Is it possible she has an impacted crop if it feels hard?

 

[AprilS6464]

What is it supposed to feel like?

I feel something boney.

 

[nuthatched]

Do you have any tums or calcium citrate?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What is it supposed to feel like?

I feel something boney.

Feel your other chickens to get an idea of what's normal. At night their crops are usually pretty full, and in the morning before they eat or drink they should feel flat/ empty.