Chicken hunched in corner?

[TheYLWFlock]

One of my Barred Rock mixes that we just got 4 weeks ago is often hunched by herself in a corner. She was perfectly healthy yesterday and the day before, and even today she was flying around and eating and foraging. it’s on and off with the hunching. She is vaccinated for Mareks disease and ILT. She isn’t displaying that many i’ll signs, she walks fine, and she eats and drinks, it just looks like she wants to sleep all of the time, and her comb is
paler. we haven’t noticed a drop in the amount of eggs we have been getting. I only just noticed her symptoms today. I could put some electrolytes into their water for an energy boost. any other tips?
here are some pictures:

 

[azygous]

Hunching in a corner and the pale comb and sleepiness indicates the hen is sick. That's about all I can tell you until you examine her.

How old is she? How long has she been laying? Have you gotten any eggs from her?

Check her crop. Is it empty or full, or lumpy or hard, or perfectly empty?

What does her poop look like? Green, white, bloody, watery or watery brown?

Does she have a discharge coming from her vent?

Does she have swelling below her vent to the rear of her legs?

 

[TheYLWFlock]

Hunching in a corner and the pale comb and sleepiness indicates the hen is sick. That's about all I can tell you until you examine her.

How old is she? How long has she been laying? Have you gotten any eggs from her?

Check her crop. Is it empty or full, or lumpy or hard, or perfectly empty?

What does her poop look like? Green, white, bloody, watery or watery brown?

Does she have a discharge coming from her vent?

Does she have swelling below her vent to the rear of her legs?

We believe she is 1-2 years old, and yes we have gotten many eggs from her, she is an outstanding layer.

Her crop seems normal, like full but not bloated, and a good texture.

I haven’t seen her poop but i’ll keep an eye on that.

there is no discharge around her vent and it didn’t appear to be swollen. She is shy so it was hard to tell.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

can anyone help please?

 

[Meatpies]

Sorry if this is no help, but one of my hens acts like this too. I don't know the problem. She doesn't lay anymore, but she likes to sit in the laying box. I hope your hen is ok.

 

[Eggcessive]

Look her skin around the vent and elsewhere for lice or mites. Can you offer some water with electrolytes, or Poultry NutriDrench? Try mixing water into some chicken feed to make a mash, and some cooked egg. First thing in the morning feel of her crop, which should feel empty and flat if it is emptying normally overnight. I would observe her in case she is having some egg laying problems, and check if she is laying now. Her pale comb looks like she might not be laying. Let us know what her droppings look like.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

Look her skin around the vent and elsewhere for lice or mites. Can you offer some water with electrolytes, or Poultry NutriDrench? Try mixing water into some chicken feed to make a mash, and some cooked egg. First thing in the morning feel of her crop, which should feel empty and flat if it is emptying normally overnight. I would observe her in case she is having some egg laying problems, and check if she is laying now. Her pale comb looks like she might not be laying. Let us know what her droppings look like.

ok will do

 

[Eggcessive]

I would insert a finger inside her vent an inch or two, just to make sure there is no stuck egg or anything else felt inside. Wear a disposable glove if you have one.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

as if this morning she is doing wonderful! actively running and scratching around the yard, eating the wet mash and drinking the electrolyte water and gobbling up scrambled eggs. she is even back to her old ways of bossing the others around and being in charge!