Harold the Hen
In the Brooder
- Oct 12, 2020
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I found my hen in a nesting box this morning all limp with her eyes closed. She wasn't reacting to the food. She looked dehydrated so the first thing I did was give her some water. She wouldn't drink so I simply trickled it onto her beak. Her eyes would open for a little while, but they always went back shut. I pulled her out and she stood up and stumbled a bit. I brought her inside and checked her vent which I think might be slightly prolapsed. I was worried she might be egg bound since she hadn't really been eating and she lays pretty large eggs, so I put her in a tub of warm water. She's passing a little bit of waste, but it's not solid. I gave her some more water. Right now she's breathing a bit better and her face has a bit more color, but she's still pretty limp. She is responsive when I pet her back or massage her abdomen, but otherwise she's sleeping. she's a bit stronger than she was when I found her in the nesting box. I think it is worth mentioning that I found one of my cornish rock roosters dead two days ago , and one of my other roosters is having some sort of respiratory problems. I already ordered some things for parasites and vitamin supplements to help treat my rooster. I also put corid in their water a few days ago. All my chickens are around 10 months old now.
I don't know what else to do, I really don't want to lose another chicken so soon, but she might simply be close to her expiration date, she is a cornish rock chicken ):
Edit: She passed. It looked like the egg was coming out, but then she started to convulse violently. She stopped breathing, she vomited, and then she died.
I don't know what else to do, I really don't want to lose another chicken so soon, but she might simply be close to her expiration date, she is a cornish rock chicken ):
Edit: She passed. It looked like the egg was coming out, but then she started to convulse violently. She stopped breathing, she vomited, and then she died.
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