Chicken with swollen back end

[tarnee141]

Hi Everyone

I have a feeling i may have left this too late , but my Isa Brown hen , Sweet Pea is very ill
Sweet Pea is roughly 2 years old and started laying eggs - last year in January.
She stopped laying "normal eggs" after about 6 months , and has completed stopped laying eggs since then.
She was laying "soft Eggs" eggs without shells , and was actually eating them.
Recently we got two new aracana chickens , and we found her eating their eggs aswell.
Sweet Pea has been waddling around for about 2 weeks now.
She cannot run , and is standing upright. Her whole under carriage and bum area is swollen and filled with fluid. She is uncomfortable and doesnt like us massaging the area.
I have cut away the feathers at her vent , but she is no longer drinking or eating. I forced some water with calcium down her throat yesturday but i dont think its enough. She is doing very tiny small clumped poos from what i have seen. But i cannot get over how swollen she is , she is tripple the size of my other isa brown...

Im worried she is eggbound , or has worms and its too late- she is very sad, shes quiet and is struggling to walk , she keeps tucking her head into her feathers

Is this a sign she is egg bound ?
Is this a sign she has worms ?
Is this something i can get the vet to check for
Please any advice would be great, i feel so bad for sweet pea.

 

[Spiderduck]

Maybe see the vet if you can
Im very sorry to hear about sweet pea. Poor girl.

Ive never seen that before but yep i would cut feathers off like you have done.
Maybe place her in warm water. Get her bum area warm?

I think mayve she is egg bound and you mentioned liquid pouring out... she might have a broken egg inside herself. Which could lead to infection.

Best advice i can say is have her looked at.
If she is not eating or drinking she might be ill already.
Let me know what happens.
I wish all the best for sweet pea

 

[Eggcessive]

I doubt that she is eggbound after not laying in such a long time. She could have a reproductive disorder from the sound of her symptoms. Upright walking, swelling in the lower belly, and not laying after a history of laying soft eggs, could be signs of internal laying, egg yolk peritonitis, and perhaps ascites. There is not a lot that can be done for something like that except to help keep her comfortable and fed, and to prevent her from suffering later. A vet who normally sees chickens may be able to confirm her illness. Sorry about your hen. These problems are can be common in high production hens.