Chicken is poorly, had one die last week

[chooki]

How old is she, and breed?

 

[hennyp]

I have a hen that died last week, she was an ex layer and seemed slower, lethargic and withdrawn a week before she passed. I thought due to her age thought she was slowing down die to this but now I have another hen acting the same and has a floppy comb and yellowish runny poo which does smell a bit. She's still eating not as much though and is walking slower and keeping to herself. Any ideas? Many thanks

she looks kind of penguin-stanced there, that & bad smelling yellow poop could be egg yolk peritonitis. feel her abdomen & check if it feels hard & swollen.

 

[Suz172]

How old is she, and breed?

She's an ex layer, not sure on breed and they're about 4-5 years old

 

[Suz172]

she looks kind of penguin-stanced there, that & bad smelling yellow poop could be egg yolk peritonitis. feel her abdomen & check if it feels hard & swollen.

I've just had a good feel of her and she definitely has a large abdomen, feel squishy but also hard? Still has yellowish dischargy poop but I noticed on the floor near her what looked like white tissue? So could this be worms? I did use flubenvet pellets in November to routinely worm

 

[Suz172]

I've checked other poo from other birds and no signs of worms and she did another which is yellow/greenish but can't see any worms

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a hen that died last week, she was an ex layer and seemed slower, lethargic and withdrawn a week before she passed. I thought due to her age thought she was slowing down die to this but now I have another hen acting the same and has a floppy comb and yellowish runny poo which does smell a bit. She's still eating not as much though and is walking slower and keeping to herself. Any ideas? Many thanks

I've just had a good feel of her and she definitely has a large abdomen, feel squishy but also hard? Still has yellowish dischargy poop but I noticed on the floor near her what looked like white tissue? So could this be worms? I did use flubenvet pellets in November to routinely worm

I've checked other poo from other birds and no signs of worms and she did another which is yellow/greenish but can't see any worms

I would give her Extra Calcium.
See if you can find Calcium Citrate+D3 and give her at least 300mg once daily for a week.

It looks like she's having a hard time expelling an egg or perhaps lash material.

With her being an Ex Batt, she may have a reproductive disorder which is common in laying hens. EYP, Salpingitis, Cancer, Internal Laying, etc. It's an unfortunate and heartbreaking thing, but most who keep laying hens will eventually encounter this.

Fluvenvet is a good dewormer, if you dewormed in November, she probably doesn't need deworming again. If possible, take a sample of poop to a vet for testing.