- Jun 2, 2011
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Hi, I have been raising chickens since 3 years, Currently I have with me a rooster and a chicken(the rest are at our farm).
My chicken,Pat, has been with me since she was a day old. She is now almost two years old. She is normally a greedy girl, eating a lot, pooping a lot and running around a lot. She is a layer, and she lays an egg every two days. But her egg cycles are messed up usually and the eggs fluctuates between malformed ones, fairy ones and perfect ones.
Pat suddenly became more reserved and quiet and fluffy 4 days ago. I assumed that she would be laying an egg, because she tends to do that just before she lays an egg. But the sudden depression did not cease,and neither did she lay any eggs(which for her is normal because she is still not a hardcore layer). But when I started noticing her disinterest in food, especially in cream cheese which she would do anything for, I took her and began to examine the problem. Her crop was full,although she hadnt eaten anything the whole night,and I was checking her early in the morning.
The second thing I noticed was that the fluff at her rear end was smudged with poop. Apart from this,she would try to poop as she normally does but instead of the usual amount,only a small drop would fall from her vent.
She's been going like that since 4 days. She is eating barely nothing of what she used to gobble earlier, except for some yogurt and a little bit of seed she finds here and there. Her vent sometimes starts working as if trying to force something out, but I am sure it isnt an egg,because I cant feel anything inside anywhere. This may be my imagination,but I think her rear is a bit enlarged with fluid. The vent is healthy and there is no swelling or redness anywhere.
She has begun to lose weight and now her breast bone and abdominal bones are starting to poke out. Again, I could be imagining this, but her feet seemed unusually cold when she was standing on my lap. Her comb has become a bit droopy,and is pale.
She is showing no signs of egg binding,and I did not feel any egg inside her. Her crop has become what is undoubtedly an impacted crop. I gave her some olive oil today and it seems to have made the whole crop a bit loose(it was a hard lump). I felt the crop and there's mainly seed in it. I am massaging her regularly,and after these crop massages she always dribbles out some poop.
Her poop is runny,but its only coming out in drops. It was normal colored four days ago, but it has become completely white.
Please tell me what else I can do apart from olive oil and massage for impacted crop. And please tell me what could be the reason for her difficulty in pooping? Something is definitely applying pressure on her rectum, because everything else is relatively ok. Also tell me the best way to get her to stop losing weight.
I cannot take her to a vet because I cannot afford it.
I am begging for your guidance.Please help me and Pat.
My chicken,Pat, has been with me since she was a day old. She is now almost two years old. She is normally a greedy girl, eating a lot, pooping a lot and running around a lot. She is a layer, and she lays an egg every two days. But her egg cycles are messed up usually and the eggs fluctuates between malformed ones, fairy ones and perfect ones.
Pat suddenly became more reserved and quiet and fluffy 4 days ago. I assumed that she would be laying an egg, because she tends to do that just before she lays an egg. But the sudden depression did not cease,and neither did she lay any eggs(which for her is normal because she is still not a hardcore layer). But when I started noticing her disinterest in food, especially in cream cheese which she would do anything for, I took her and began to examine the problem. Her crop was full,although she hadnt eaten anything the whole night,and I was checking her early in the morning.
The second thing I noticed was that the fluff at her rear end was smudged with poop. Apart from this,she would try to poop as she normally does but instead of the usual amount,only a small drop would fall from her vent.
She's been going like that since 4 days. She is eating barely nothing of what she used to gobble earlier, except for some yogurt and a little bit of seed she finds here and there. Her vent sometimes starts working as if trying to force something out, but I am sure it isnt an egg,because I cant feel anything inside anywhere. This may be my imagination,but I think her rear is a bit enlarged with fluid. The vent is healthy and there is no swelling or redness anywhere.
She has begun to lose weight and now her breast bone and abdominal bones are starting to poke out. Again, I could be imagining this, but her feet seemed unusually cold when she was standing on my lap. Her comb has become a bit droopy,and is pale.
She is showing no signs of egg binding,and I did not feel any egg inside her. Her crop has become what is undoubtedly an impacted crop. I gave her some olive oil today and it seems to have made the whole crop a bit loose(it was a hard lump). I felt the crop and there's mainly seed in it. I am massaging her regularly,and after these crop massages she always dribbles out some poop.
Her poop is runny,but its only coming out in drops. It was normal colored four days ago, but it has become completely white.
Please tell me what else I can do apart from olive oil and massage for impacted crop. And please tell me what could be the reason for her difficulty in pooping? Something is definitely applying pressure on her rectum, because everything else is relatively ok. Also tell me the best way to get her to stop losing weight.
I cannot take her to a vet because I cannot afford it.
I am begging for your guidance.Please help me and Pat.
