I have a sick chicken and I am trying to figure out what might be wrong. She is a 5.5 year old Midnight Majesty Maran. She hasn't laid an egg since last spring and I believe she is done laying. A few days ago I went out to do my evening check and she was in a penguin stance. She went after the scratch I threw out for them, but was moving much slower than the rest in that upright position. She has been inside for the last 4 nights. I don't think she is egg bound - no egg felt and she hasn't laid in months. Her abdomen isn't filled with fluid, so I don't think she has water belly. She ate some wet chicken feed the first couple days, but has less of an appetite today. She gobbled down a scrambled egg yesterday, ate an egg more slowly this morning, but is not interested in egg this afternoon. She is drinking water from a dropper (but won't drink from the waterer in her kennel I think because it is unfamiliar). Her poop looks mostly normal, though it is sometimes white and runny. She sometimes stands a little more normal, but it seems like it is hard for her to take steps and she moves very slowly. I found that she is missing a toenail on one of her feet, but don't see any foot injuries otherwise.
I'm kind of at a loss, what else might be wrong with her? I'm looking for home treatment options. I know she is getting older and she has slowed down in the last year. Age might be a factor (though it doesn't explain the penguin stance), but I want to make sure I've considered everything that I can. Thank you for any responses and help.
I'm kind of at a loss, what else might be wrong with her? I'm looking for home treatment options. I know she is getting older and she has slowed down in the last year. Age might be a factor (though it doesn't explain the penguin stance), but I want to make sure I've considered everything that I can. Thank you for any responses and help.
