Knicholson
In the Brooder
- Sep 13, 2025
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Hi i need some help with my 5 month old black sexlink named Stella. I couple days ago I noticed she wasn’t as active as the other 7 chickens I have, she was slower to come out of the coup then would just stand by herself out in the run. The others did not bother her, she was drinking water but not eating! She laid down in the run and would close her eyes. We thought maybe she was egg bound but then she laid an egg while she was laying there! She was very slow and would only move around once in awhile most of the time she laid in the run closing her eyes. We brought her in an started feeling her crop since I noticed it looked fuller and she hadn’t pooped a whole lot. I gave her some olive oil mixed with warm water in a syringe while we massaged her crop. We did that yesterday a few times for her and kept her in a dog crate with some apple cider vinegar water. I’ve been looking everything up as I go since I’m new to this and want to do the right things! I had a telephone call with a local vet and she suggested giving her pumpkin and putting her back out with the rest so she can move around more. But she also told having construction sand in my run is bad for her. I thought construction sand (all purpose) from Lowe’s was okay for chicken runs. I just want to help her get better. She is alert in the crate and did poop a tiny bit. Can someone please give me some guidance?
