Rietta
Songster
I have 2 hens, both about 2 in a flock of 15 hens and one roo. My first hen, a lavender AM, stopped laying eggs and got a dirty vent, I cleaned her up and she seemed fine so I returned her to the flock. Still no eggs, I noticed a couple weeks later she had stopped eating and drinking so I pulled her from the flock and found a impacted crop. I began mineral oil and massages and water with vitamins, a week ago. SO a whole bunch of odd symptoms later and no improvement, She hasn't eaten in at least 10 days.. still taking water and vitamins, did some electrolytes and pro biotic.. nice red comb, no mites. She is super thin and very weak, She has a combination of butter colored sticky poop and bright neon green poop, her crop still feels like there is a small bit of impaction left. I am clueless as to what to do next, putting her down 
seems most humane. I get stuck cause she is still full of will to live.
My second hen a barred rock, has stopped laying, comb still red eating and going about normally... poop seems normal but her behind seems constantly wet, her feathers have started falling out and her skin is horribly red, I am keeping her washed, isolated, and putting some betadine on her red areas. her crop does feel bit squishy as does her abdomen... she is missing feathers like she was broody but she is not. I have done the pro biotic on her, and she has been showing symptoms for 5 days.
Any help would be much appreciated, the rest of the flock looks good active and normal laying. I try to avoid throwing antibiotics and medications at thing but now am at a complete loss. Vet is not an option unless I am planning a divorce (which I am not) because I just treated a stray dog for medical issues ($400), a neutering and found out he is HW positive.
seems most humane. I get stuck cause she is still full of will to live.My second hen a barred rock, has stopped laying, comb still red eating and going about normally... poop seems normal but her behind seems constantly wet, her feathers have started falling out and her skin is horribly red, I am keeping her washed, isolated, and putting some betadine on her red areas. her crop does feel bit squishy as does her abdomen... she is missing feathers like she was broody but she is not. I have done the pro biotic on her, and she has been showing symptoms for 5 days.
Any help would be much appreciated, the rest of the flock looks good active and normal laying. I try to avoid throwing antibiotics and medications at thing but now am at a complete loss. Vet is not an option unless I am planning a divorce (which I am not) because I just treated a stray dog for medical issues ($400), a neutering and found out he is HW positive.
