Chicken acting weird help please

[LaFleche]

You can give her some daily calcium citrate 600 +vitamin D tablets for a few days which would help her to form a proper eggshell and/or expel a stuck egg.
The coughing up food might be caused by pressure on her crop when lifting her up.

How does her lower belly feel compared to your other hens? It it swollen, rather hard or squishy?

 

[Blue is my chicken]

You can give her some daily calcium citrate 600 +vitamin D tablets for a few days which would help her to form a proper eggshell and/or expel a stuck egg.
The coughing up food might be caused by pressure on her crop when lifting her up.

How does her lower belly feel compared to your other hens? It it swollen, rather hard or squishy?

I will try that and I will feel her belly later (I am out at the moment)

 

[Eggcessive]

Does the B vitamin contain riboflavin on the label? Mareks is usually seen in younger birds a few months or under a year, although recent exposure to a carrier could cause symptoms in older birds. It sounds like she may have a problem with reproduction. Trying the calcium with vitamin D for a few days might help. There are a number of leg bone deformities including varus or valgus, rotated tibia, as well as vitamin or mineral deficiencies including rickets. Many can be hereditary or related to a deficiency in the chick or the parent stock. Here are some articles about leg bone deformities:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

 

[Eggcessive]

If she has a reproductive disorder such as salpingitis/internal laying with lash egg material, that can press against a leg nerve and cause paralysis. Most antibiotics are banned in chickens, but amoxicillin can be used early on if salpingitis is suspected. Cancer is also common in the oviduct and other organs. If you should lose her, and I hope not, sometimes you can do a home necropsy or have your state vet lab do one, to look at the internal organs for anything abnormal. Posting pictures of finding is welcome here for opinions.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

just stood there so I nudged her and she took a step forward but she was limping/knuckling her foot really badly,

She was breathing really heavily after I carried her, it was very raspy breath and her comb went purple!

I made her some scrambled egg with oats, tomatoes and sweetcorn, she was very happy and ate loads

as my mum was carring her she started coughing and breathing really raspy as my mum put her in the coop she was coughing some stuff out and she dragged her leg and sat at the back of the coop

she was breathing funny again, we made her some more scrambled egg oats and tomatoes (she had not really eaten the sweetcorn) we put some vitamin b complex in it too

We have meds, meticam, fluids, antibiotics and a lovely vet

She only coughs if we put pressure on her chest like when we are carrying her but if we have her standing on our hand then she doesn't breath funny

She was eating well but she only eats scrambled egg, oats, and tomatoes, she does not touch her layers pellets

I'd check her crop and feel of her abdomen below the vent between her legs for any signs of bloat or a feeling of fluid.

When you lift her/carry her, don't press on the breast/crop and make sure her abdomen (below the vent) is supported very well.
Try not to carry her often.

I would suspect she may have some reproductive problems going on.
Could be a crop problem, but anytime I've had a hen begin to show distress when being picked up/held or carried, they had a reproductive issue, usually accompanied by the symptom Ascites (fluid in the abdomen). Sometimes fluid can be drained to make a hen more comfortable for a period of time depending on the condition that's causing the fluid to accumulate.

I would still give the vitamins and Calcium as suggested. Possible she is having troubles expelling lash material or soft shelled egg. This can cause some limping or trouble with mobility if there's pressure on the nerve.

Try to encourage her to eat her normal feed. While it's always a pleasure to see one eat when not well, she does need a nutritionally complete diet to help with healing and overall health.

If you do have Vet Care available, it may be a good idea to have her seen.

 

[Blue is my chicken]

Does the B vitamin contain riboflavin on the label? Mareks is usually seen in younger birds a few months or under a year, although recent exposure to a carrier could cause symptoms in older birds. It sounds like she may have a problem with reproduction. Trying the calcium with vitamin D for a few days might help. There are a number of leg bone deformities including varus or valgus, rotated tibia, as well as vitamin or mineral deficiencies including rickets. Many can be hereditary or related to a deficiency in the chick or the parent stock. Here are some articles about leg bone deformities:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

I will check if the b vitamins have riboflavin in them
We gave her some liquid calcium last night and will continue with it
We think the parents of our brahmas where very inbred

I'd check her crop and feel of her abdomen below the vent between her legs for any signs of bloat or a feeling of fluid.

When you lift her/carry her, don't press on the breast/crop and make sure her abdomen (below the vent) is supported very well.
Try not to carry her often.

I would suspect she may have some reproductive problems going on.
Could be a crop problem, but anytime I've had a hen begin to show distress when being picked up/held or carried, they had a reproductive issue, usually accompanied by the symptom Ascites (fluid in the abdomen). Sometimes fluid can be drained to make a hen more comfortable for a period of time depending on the condition that's causing the fluid to accumulate.

I would still give the vitamins and Calcium as suggested. Possible she is having troubles expelling lash material or soft shelled egg. This can cause some limping or trouble with mobility if there's pressure on the nerve.

Try to encourage her to eat her normal feed. While it's always a pleasure to see one eat when not well, she does need a nutritionally complete diet to help with healing and overall health.

If you do have Vet Care available, it may be a good idea to have her seen.

I felt her crop and it feels fine a bit clay-ie but that is just the oats (will be try to get her of the oats)
Her belly feels a bit bloated but not fluid-y
We have stopped carrying her and if we need to we have her feet on our hand so their is no pressure on her lungs/crop or belly
I will ask my mum about the vet care

Thanks for the replies

 

[Blue is my chicken]

This is the b vitamin we have, annoyingly we lost the pack so I don't know if it has riboflavin

 

[LaFleche]

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This is the b vitamin we have, annoyingly we lost the pack so I don't know if it has riboflavin

What about the expiration date, can you still read it?

I found it online and it does contain all 8 essential B vitamins including vitamin B2 riboflavin.

 

[Blue is my chicken]

What about the expiration date, can you still read it?

I found it online and it does contain all 8 essential B vitamins including vitamin B2 riboflavin.

It expires September 2025

 

[LaFleche]

It expires September 2025

Then it should be fine to give.

How much does she weigh?