HELP!!!Does she have an infected crop maybe???!!!

[Annalyse]

How much ventilation do you have in your coop? Do you have it shut up tight because of cold weather?

it deosnt normally stink like that its because it was fresh

 

[Annalyse]

I would agree that she is adjusting her crop in the video. They can do that normally, but doing it over and over can be a sign of impacted crop. Feel of her crop before daylight before she eats or drinks. It should be empty, but if it is full and hard or doughy, I would treat for an impacted crop. That would be giving lots of water, no whole grains, and some scrambled egg and yogurt. @azygous has a hood thread about crop problems.

The shell-less should be matched to the hen that laid it. Make sure that you are feeding layer feed or an all flock feed, but have crushed oyster shell always available for taking. If you know who laid it, give her Tums or calcium 1/2 tablet for a few days.

the crop was squishy this morning. Is that what it's supposed to be? she is not doing it anymore and looks fine. Should I still give her a calcium tablet? She hasn't laid another egg yet well I don't know cause I have 2 Plymouth so idk which one laid and which didn't.

 

[Annalyse]

Alright are these good? It wont hurt her if I give it to her if she doesnt need it right?

 

[Eggcessive]

If her crop is full and squishy, it isn’t emptying normally. Does her breath smell bad if you barely touch her crop? Yes, go ahead and give 1/2 calcium tablet.

 

[Annalyse]

Update again: (fail) I was unable to get her to take it because 1. they decide to go to bed a little early 2. she wouldn't let me even touch her beak 3. I had to cut the 1/2 into an even smaller 1/2 because she was being stubborn and wouldn't eat the 1/2 but she still couldn't eat the smaller 1/2. Is it okay if tomorrow morning I give her some oatmeal and throw that pill in there and hopefully she eats it? and trust me I tried multiple ways for her to eat it with her treats too and got nothing into her mouth.

 

[Annalyse]

Another update: (successfulish) I cut the 1/2 tinier for her and out it into oatmeal and it kinda turned to mush but she did eat some of it I wouldnt say the entire 1/2. The oatmeal is coated with the calcium stuff from it turning to mush so I'm trying to get her to finish the thing but at least she got some into her system right?

 

[Annalyse]

Is her belly or whatever is under her butt supposed to feel a little firm? she walks with her butt poked out type of thing and shes pooping normally but getting it all over her butt feathers. I'm worried about her. She's eating and drinking. She's walking fine and not wobbly. Shes not egg bound because there's no clear liquid coming out her butt as far as I know. her face isn't swollen. I don't know what to do?

 

[Eggcessive]

Give the calcium the best way you can manage to get it into her—orally, or in food. Can you post a picture of her vent and bottom? It is bulging out at the vent, or is her lower belly enlarged? Does it feel squishy or tight like there is fluid in there? Have you inserted a clean finger just inside her vent 1-2 inches to feel for a stuck egg?

 

[Annalyse]

Give the calcium the best way you can manage to get it into her—orally, or in food. Can you post a picture of her vent and bottom? It is bulging out at the vent, or is her lower belly enlarged? Does it feel squishy or tight like there is fluid in there? Have you inserted a clean finger just inside her vent 1-2 inches to feel for a stuck egg?

yes I tried my best to give her the pill because she's stubborn. She got some of it into her system at least. her vent is clean from what I could tell but it's her poofy butt feathers that are a mess of when she poops and it slides down those feathers. Her belly I don't really know from her standing it looks different than what I normally see on my hens but I felt it with a little push and it was firm like. No I haven't inserted my finger but if she wont eat a pill I dout shell lemme me insert my finger. I had to hold her and talk to her and she didn't try to fight like she usually does but I was also holding her tight so she wouldn't idk. Im going to get pictures of her right now for you.

 

[Annalyse]

Here's the pictures. I felt her belly and then I felt my other plymouths belly and hers seems normal. So I think I was over exaggerating on her belly.