Dark green poop and sleeping all the time

[Meranaldar]

My little Polish hen has been sleeping all the time, just wherever she is. Sometimes standing up, sometimes laying down. She also has a bit of diarrhea and greenish poop (though not a bright green like I've seen some posts here talk about). Some poops are well-formed, some are a bit wet. She's still laying eggs ok.

I first noticed her sleeping all the time on Saturday, and the diarrhea a little earlier.

I had some Oxymav B antibiotic powder on hand, so I gave her some yesterday and today. I don't know if that will help, or how long before I could expect to see signs of improvement if it does.

I'm worried, I really don't want to lose her.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

How old is she?
I wonder if it could be coccidiosis?
Can you post a pic of your hen and the poo?

 

[Meranaldar]

She's about 8 months old.
I should have taken a photo of the poop. I'll take one when I get home from work.

I did take this photo yesterday. She always wants to be around me, and I was doing work at an outdoor workbench, so she was sleeping beside my feet.
She's sort of sleeping on her side a bit here, but more often is sleeping on her feet.

I should also mention, her wattles seem a nice red color, not pale.

 

[micstrachan]

Can you check that her crop is empty in the morning? Also, where is she in tge pecking order? Could she be getting bullied away from feed?

 

[Meranaldar]

I'll check. I had a quick feel mid-morning yesterday and didn't see anything that seemed unusual to me.

She's by far the smallest, but never gets picked on, at all. She's 3rd out of 4 in the pecking order, but is very assertive and seems to be treated a bit like the spoiled little sister who can do whatever she wants, though she does give way to the higher 2 on her own.

 

[Meranaldar]

She now has one eye shut and looks swollen.
Also did a fresh poop while I was taking photos.
She seems more active right now, though not sure if that's because I just got home.

 

[Meranaldar]

Another update. I managed to get to see a vet tonight (I got lucky and his last appointment of the day had been cancelled). The eye got most of the focus, he gave her an anti-inflammatory injection and some antibiotic eye drops.
He said to continue with the Oxymav B and to see how she was in a couple of days.

Now I just need to manage to give her the eye drops for a few days, unfortunately I don't have anyone to help me. This should be interesting.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Another update. I managed to get to see a vet tonight (I got lucky and his last appointment of the day had been cancelled). The eye got most of the focus, he gave her an anti-inflammatory injection and some antibiotic eye drops.
He said to continue with the Oxymav B and to see how she was in a couple of days.

Now I just need to manage to give her the eye drops for a few days, unfortunately I don't have anyone to help me. This should be interesting.

I would wrap her in a towel to keep her wings from flapping plus its comforting. I always sit down and chat with mine when administering treatment.
The poo doesn't look super concerning. A little runny, but that might be due to her eye issue. Maybe that's why she''s been "sleeping" so much.

 

[Meranaldar]

Well, her crop was empty this morning, micstrachan.

As for the drops, I didn't have a great deal of success this morning. I couldn't get her eye open properly. I read about using a warm damp cloth, and I got some gunk cleaned out around the eyelid opening that way, but only managed to partially open the eye, I think maybe the inner nictitating membrane was still closed. I'm not sure how effective the drops are like that.

 

[Eggcessive]

Using a little saline eye wash to flush the eye, it may open more easily. A warm wet compress held over the eye for a few minutes would help too. It takes a little practice holding a hen under your arm, and taking one hand to open the eye with a thumb and finger. It would help a lot if you could get another helper though. QTips may help get any gunk out. If it seems swollen, sometimes you can press a bit on the eyelids to express pus. She might have been pecked in the eye, or got something in it that caused an infection, but a respiratory disease such as MG could also be possible. Here is a video of that: