chicken cant stand

[nitrousbhp]

hi everyone, just a quick question,hope someone might shed some light, i have an adopted chicken that lives with my normal flock, shes about four years old,an ex battery egg girl, and until i rescued here about four months ago had lived with another chicken which has since died (unrelated as i think it was old age) in a very small hut.
shes very fat i would guess she weighs at least 6lbs and up till 2 days ago would eat all day if you let her.
however on coming home the other day i noticed she had trouble walking, now she cant stand up, she rolls on her side, and occasional has a cough.
i'm wandering if because shes so fat she may have suffered a stroke, heres hoping someone may have an answer because shes a game old girl, thanks john..

 

[CoopCrazy]

She very well may have had a stroke.. R u positive she isnt from a meat farm... Sounds almost like a cornish x to me... It seems that there are alot of hens having leg problems lately.. Poor things.. Sorry i dont know how to help other then keep her warm, quiet, with high energy food like scrambled eggs and hydrated .. Sorry your lil one is going thru this...

 

[nitrousbhp]

thanx coopcrazy,unfortunately shes now gone to the big chicken run in the sky, but i know she had a few weeks of good life even got to see some snow...

 

[CoopCrazy]

Soo sorry to hear that.. Im sure she had a wonderful life with you..