extremely lethargic hen acting egg-bound

[Sunny the Chicken]

Hi, one of my hens has been acting extremely lethargic the whole day. This has happened before twice, but only for a 1-3 hours- she would pass the egg and then be fine for the rest of the day. She spent most of the day hiding in the shade with her eyes closed not moving, and also a couple of hours sitting in the nesting box. She has no appetite at all, not even for treats and only drinks water, plus she has very runny poop. I don't think she's egg-bound, because she mostly crouches, not with her vent pointing down and also, she and my other leghorn lay on the same days around the same time and my other hen didn't lay today. I'm super worried about her, any help is appreciated

 

[Sunny the Chicken]

also, her comb is extremely droopy and a couple times she regurgitated water. she also appears to be drinking out of thin air

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Did she spit up water when you picked her up or just on her own?
Is she pooping at all?

I'd get some Calcium Citrate into her. 1 tablet.
Feel for an egg.
Sounds like she may be having problems with as soft shelled egg. The crop/digestive system can slow down if there's other issues going on.

 

[Sunny the Chicken]

Did she spit up water when you picked her up or just on her own?
Is she pooping at all?

I'd get some Calcium Citrate into her. 1 tablet.
Feel for an egg.
Sounds like she may be having problems with as soft shelled egg. The crop/digestive system can slow down if there's other issues going on.

Thank you so much, she was spitting on her own and her only poop is extremely runny (maybe it's because she's drinking so much water). I felt for an egg and compared to another hen and I think I feel something.

 

[Sunny the Chicken]

I don't have any calcium tablets currently (only calcium gummies), would oyster shell work? maybe crushed

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do you have any TUMS?

Calcium Gummies? Hmmm. Those might work, what's in them?
You want something that is a quicker uptake than oyster shell.

I'd try getting calcium into her, this can help if she's trying to expel an egg.

 

[Sunny the Chicken]

Going to buy calcium citrate now so hopefully that works

 

[Sunny the Chicken]

Couldn't find calcium citrate but found normal calcium. i fed her half a tablet (around 500mg) not sure if that's enough)

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Sounds good.

How is she doing?

 

[Sunny the Chicken]

She slept through the night, but in the morning she's still tired and won't eat. There's no egg either, but maybe I felt wrong and there was no egg in the first place?