Chicken emergency

[Eggcessive]

I agree that this could be a reproductive issue, ascites, or cancer. All are sometimes found in hens over 2-3. Many times we cannot pinpoint the exact issue until after death when we can do a necropsy or have one done, to look for a cause of illness. I would clean up her vent area so that flies and maggots do not cause flystrike. Try offering some wet feed along with some dry, a little scrambled egg bits, and lots of clean water.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The duration of a hen's laying career is a matter of individual genetics as well as breed. I had a SLW that laid her last egg at age eleven. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...day-an-egg-by-an-eleven-year-old-hen.1360922/

Back to your hen. Can you please compare her comb color to your other hens? Is it a bright cherry red in comparison to other hens that have a darker red comb? If so, the cherry red comb indicates possible fever or elevated body heat.

The green poop indicates illness and poor appetite. So does the tail held low and flat, which often signifies pain. The beak gaping often means she's having a little trouble breathing or her crop is uncomfortable. Have you checked her crop? https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

The wide stance may indicate liver disease. Is there noticeable swelling between her legs just in front of them? How about swelling behind the legs below her vent? That can cause poopy butt feathers, and it may be simply body fat or could be be infected tissue from a reproductive infection.

You've done a wonderful job of presenting these numerous symptoms. It gives us a lot to go on. Taken all together, her symptoms tell me she may have cancer tumors that are taking a toll on her bodily functions and she's likely suffering pain. It would explain why she no longer lays eggs.

This is not a diagnosis. It's impossible to do that from just adding up symptoms. But these symptoms, taken together, point in the direction of cancer.

I agree that this could be a reproductive issue, ascites, or cancer. All are sometimes found in hens over 2-3. Many times we cannot pinpoint the exact issue until after death when we can do a necropsy or have one done, to look for a cause of illness. I would clean up her vent area so that flies and maggots do not cause flystrike. Try offering some wet feed along with some dry, a little scrambled egg bits, and lots of clean water.

Agreed.