I will check in the morning. I doubt she is hot because are temps are only in the 50's right now. She kept on opening and closing her beak swallowing continously. She was fine yesterday. I'm pretty good a diagnosing them with an illness early on and pay close attention to behaviors, etc... I have 34 chickens, 11 different breeds. Love owning chickens. Have seen so many different conditions that I am always looking things up on the internet and on this site. I have also taken many to out Vet. She doesn't look egg bound, not the typical systems anyway. She hasn't gotten into anything toxic. I do give them all corid from time to time if I suspect a possible parasite. Nothing on her body, her skin is not yellow to rule out liver. This just came out of the blue. Thank you for responding. I will check her crop in the morning. If you have any other idea of what you think could be wrong I would greatly appreciate any feedback. Like I said she drank continously straight and only left the water because it was so dark she finally jumped on the roosting bar. I could see her swallowing. Poor girl!
Also when I brought her up to the coop because she was the last one still down by the house drinking water I felt her crop some. I have heard of tipping them upside down to un lodge a crop and help them throw up. I did that and she threw up water. Her crop didn't feel super full, but I didn't really check it good. Squeeze it and move it around to dislodged anything. Just wanted you to know that also.
If a chicken hasn't laid an egg by 2 years old, I don't think it ever will.
Yeah, I did that. According to the previous owner they were great layers. They each layed one egg the day after I got them, which was in August. Nothing since.
