Emaciated Hen

See, some great questions from some excellent fountains of wisdom that I didn't think to ask after a day of turkey and wine! Hopefully your girl makes a speedy recovery and it's not something any more serious than a parasite load leeching her nutritional intake down to a weakening level, but I'm super glad more experienced members asked the other questions I missed to help you rule out some of the other possible causes.

Good luck!
 
I took an updated photo of her comb today and there is a little bit more of the purple in it. She also pooped twice with me and I'm liking the looks of her poop although it could be me. She is walking around although quite slowly and looses her balance every once in a while but she might just be weak. If the poop looks ok to you guys then I'll put her out
 

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Oh! Something I forgot to add was that her breast bone and the skin above it looked a bit bruised and purple. Anything I can/should do for that?
 

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I took an updated photo of her comb today and there is a little bit more of the purple in it. She also pooped twice with me and I'm liking the looks of her poop although it could be me. She is walking around although quite slowly and looses her balance every once in a while but she might just be weak. If the poop looks ok to you guys then I'll put her out
Oh! Something I forgot to add was that her breast bone and the skin above it looked a bit bruised and purple. Anything I can/should do for that?
The poop does not look good.
I've seen poop like that in hens that have reproductive issues. De-worming her if you have not done that may be of benefit, but it's not a cure.

It looks like she has a breast blister. Has the scab dried up or do you notice any pus underneath it?

Personally, I wouldn't pull her out unless she's getting picked on. Birds do much better with the flock, ime, but use your best judgement on that - you are there, seeing her symptoms first hand and know your flock.

If she were mine, I would give her poultry vitamins once a day for a couple of days. Consider de-worming her, make sure her crop is emptying overnight and possibly administer an antibiotic. None of these measures are a cure, but to offer supportive care and make her more comfortable and see if she will improve for a short period of time.
 
Oh! Something I forgot to add was that her breast bone and the skin above it looked a bit bruised and purple. Anything I can/should do for that?

Given that she's acting weaker, I would put her in a nice THICK comfortable bed in a crate. The bruised area means that she's been spending a lot of time laying down, and because there's no flesh cushion, it's turned into a big bruise.

If you have pine shavings, or can make her a nice fluffy straw bed, do that. Or a couple old towels folded to make something of a mattress on the bottom of the crate with shavings/straw on top.

The poop looks like a hen who hasn't eaten much.

Give her a few minutes outside as you can, but keep her in a crate with favorite treats nearby. If you have some poultridrench, I'd give her some - if not, you can give her some sugar or molasses water as a 'pick me up'.
 
Oh! Something I forgot to add was that her breast bone and the skin above it looked a bit bruised and purple. Anything I can/should do for that?

If you have any other Leghorns you can use for comparison, or another smaller hen - sometimes on the smaller frame birds ascities won't present like a squishy waterbelly - it will be a tight as a drum. Another good clue is if you pick her up, holding her by the underside- if her comb darkens or she starts to experience labored breathing (breathing with her mouth open) from being picked up. I bring this up because the comb picture from yesterday vs. today looks worse. In a smaller breed it doesn't take much to compress breathing and the digestive tract vs. a bigger breed with a much bigger body.
 
It looks like she has a breast blister. Has the scab dried up or do you notice any pus underneath it?
It seems to have dried up but I will check right now. I did also worm her last night so hopefully that helps

I bring this up because the comb picture from yesterday vs. today looks worse. In a smaller breed it doesn't take much to compress breathing and the digestive tract vs. a bigger breed with a much bigger body.
The first come picture I posted was from Thursday but I do agree with you that it seems to have gotten worse. There hasn't been a large difference in her comb from last night to today
 
Personally, I wouldn't pull her out unless she's getting picked on. Birds do much better with the flock, ime, but use your best judgement on that - you are there, seeing her symptoms first hand and know your flock.

If she were mine, I would give her poultry vitamins once a day for a couple of days. Consider de-worming her, make sure her crop is emptying overnight and possibly administer an antibiotic. None of these measures are a cure, but to offer supportive care and make her more comfortable and see if she will improve for a short period of time.
I'm going to put her out right now. I'm thinking about taking her inside at night to make sure she is eating and that way she is comfortable. At night she is laying on the mulch that is in the coop and it is a bit hard. I'm hoping that bringing her in should help with her bruising as well as she sleeps on a dog bed
 
I am sorry your girl is not feeling well!

I might have missed it already being posted, but at 4 years old there is a good chance that she has reproductive or other cancer.

Keep doing what you are doing, keep her comfortable and see how she does.
 
I'm going to put her out right now. I'm thinking about taking her inside at night to make sure she is eating and that way she is comfortable. At night she is laying on the mulch that is in the coop and it is a bit hard. I'm hoping that bringing her in should help with her bruising as well as she sleeps on a dog bed
I usually provide deep straw for a hen that is not roosting. When they get to that point, sadly their time is usually limited, so if you have a place to make her comfy that would be good.
 

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