Help! Chicken not eating or anything

n1st

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Apr 9, 2007
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This morning I noticed that one of my 2 year old chickens wasn't pecking around like the other chickens, she was just laying there. I put her in the nesting boxes to see if she had to lay an egg, but she just jumped out and stayed on the perch. I tried to give her some yogurt ( her favorite food), but she wouldn't eat anything! She won't drink either! She's just standing there. She seemed fine yesterday!
What could this be and how do I help her??
 
OK, she seems better now. I noticed that she pooped/layed out something like an egg white and the yolk with out a shell. I think she had an egg broken inside of her (egg bound I think it's called), so I brought her in, gave her a bath while massaging her abdomen, put mineral oil on her abdomen and vent, and put some olive oil up her vent. She is eating now and drinking a little.
 
If the shell was formed and the egg broke, make sure there are no shells in her as that could be bad news, chances are though there was a rubbery shell or membrane that was already expelled. Good to hear she is doing better.
 
OK, she seems better now. I noticed that she pooped/layed out something like an egg white and the yolk with out a shell. I think she had an egg broken inside of her (egg bound I think it's called), so I brought her in, gave her a bath while massaging her abdomen, put mineral oil on her abdomen and vent, and put some olive oil up her vent. She is eating now and drinking a little.
 
Ok, I'll check and make sure that there is no egg shell in her. Don't ask me how I posted 2 of the same replies
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