Droopy tail in hen

[FarmerGirl101]

One of my hens has had a droopy tail for at least two months now.

She's 22 weeks old and has yet to start laying. Her eyes are clear, nostrils clear, breathing fine, and behaving perfectly normal. I've not noticed any unusual poops. It wasn't always droopy and was at a normal "carrying" position but one day it just dropped. No other chickens from that order has a droopy tail and they are all perfectly healthy. She still has it drooping after being in the main flock for under 2 months. I've found that a droopy tail normally means they are ill or not feeling well (at least when it happens in my flock) but there aren't any concerns I've had with her.

They are 24/7 free range with free access to oyster shells and get fed with DuMOR 16% Layer Pellets and get fed scraps and scratch regularly (2-3x a week, less than 10% of total diet).

I've attached a picture of her current droopy tail position. She is behaving perfectly normal and I'm not too concerned with her behavior but I do find it odd that she has had this for so long and it hasn't gone away. Any ideas what to do or what might be the cause?

 

[Eggcessive]

She looks to be standing a little more upright than normal, but that could be the angle of the picture. That could possibly indicate that she has salpingitis and internal laying. Are her urates (the white cap in the dropping) more yellow than white? Does she have any enlargement of her lower belly under her vent?

 

[FarmerGirl101]

She isn't normally this upright. It think it's a little awkward since the angle and she is going up hill. No enlargement of her lower belly. She walks perfectly normal unlike my leghorn who I had to dispatch since she had a reproductive issue and had a very hard, large belly so I know the walk. I can't say for her urates. I usually can't tell whose poop is whose and I'm also not home but they all looked perfectly normal last I saw.

I internal laying is definitely a possibility but I she started this at around 12 weeks maybe so that would be very early for laying.