chicken is lethargic, has a droopy tail, and no appetite!

[Eggcessive]

I can’t give you advice about the lower beak. Hopefully others will chime in but here are some articles about broken beaks:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/repairing-chickens-broken-beak/

https://www.petmd.com/bird/conditions/traumatic/broken-and-injured-beak-birds

 

[Eddie12109]

Ok thank you! And is anything I can do for her reproductive problem?

 

[Eggcessive]

Is a vet possible to help get a diagnosis? Many hens eventually can suffer from salpingitis or egg yolk peritonitis. Some get oviduct cancer after the age of two. Some people use antibiotics, but they may or may not help. Some hens may suffer crop problems or digestive issues with reproductive issues. I would try to keep her eating and drinking. If she ever seems to be suffering, you might consider putting her down. As long as she seems to enjoy being with the other chickens, I would make her comfortable.

 

[Eddie12109]

No we don’t have a vet near us but is there any way to actually know which problem she has and is there any more treatment possible besides antibiotics?

 

[Eddie12109]

And should I start a new thread if I think a chicken has ascites?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

she doesnt walk around much and i usually find her laying on the ground

when she stands because her back and tail are slanting downwards.

lost a section of the top of her beak but it has grown back except now the bottom part of her beak seems to have grown too long and i see drool coming out of it.

she is also not egg bound because she hasnt laid an egg in a long time but she seems to be in the position of a chicken who is egg bound.

i did check for any enlargement between her legs and lower belly and didnt feel anything

she is someone where between 4-5 years old

it seems like she walks like there is something wrong with her leg

i did check for any enlargement between her legs and lower belly and didnt feel anything

And should I start a new thread if I think a chicken has ascites?

I would not start another thread.
Never mind, I see you do have another thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ascites.1429131/

You have now felt her abdomen again and it feel like there's fluid/Ascites (below the vent between the legs)?

You may be able to trim or file the lower beak a little at a time to even it up.

You mention that you see her drooling - check her crop again in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink. Drooling is often seen when there's a crop problem. Crop problems are not that uncommon in laying hens that have reproductive disorders.
Your hen is older and has not laid eggs in a long time.
Sometimes a combination of symptoms can be seen. Treating for crop issues and making her comfortable is a good place to start.
If she does have fluid (Ascites) in the abdomen, sometimes that can be drained to make the hen more comfortable for a short period of time.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Eddie12109]

Thank you for your response!
But no I am talking about two separate chickens. One has the drool, beak problem and is sluggish and there is another with ascites. I will try to file down her beak. Her crop is rarely big and I feel like the drooling has to do with her mouth being slightly exposed due to her beak and her drool is sort of just coming out without her being able to help it. Do you know if there is any way to identify what reproductive problem she has and if there is any specific treatment besides oregano I can give her?
the other chicken has ascites and even though I have dealt with this on another chicken I still am wondering how to make the wound close because last time, I couldn’t get my chicken to stop having the fluid come out when I took the needle out. do u have any ideas besides tape or bandaids that my chicken couldn’t peck at?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Oregano is not really going to help a reproductive issue. Sadly the only way to hopefully put a name to the specific condition would be if you lose her and either send the body for necropsy or do your own. Reproductive disorders have similar symptoms.

As for the draining, the needle stick (hole) should seal on it's own. Having fluid continue to drip out is o.k. for a while. Draining/drawing fluid out quickly can cause a hen to go into shock or cardiac arrest, so some folks actually drain some fluid then let gravity and a few needle sticks do the rest (slowly).

 

[Eddie12109]

Ok that clears thing up for me. I also am just wondering about the fluid that comes out with ascites. Is there different colors of fluid and meanings to those colors? And it should be done on the right side right?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ok that clears thing up for me. I also am just wondering about the fluid that comes out with ascites. Is there different colors of fluid and meanings to those colors? And it should be done on the right side right?

Here's some good instructions on draining.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sick-chicken-with-big-belly.1204480/post-19098770

Same thread, but she explains what she thinks the color of the fluid can indicate
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sick-chicken-with-big-belly.1204480/post-19098784