Help! Hen is still sick and I’m out of ideas!

[Lbittner]

Have you given the one the thread was originally about Extra Calcium as suggested?
The way she stands in the photo reminds me of hens that are having trouble expelling an egg or other material like lash. Sometimes they can have laid internally and also stand like that for a while until they start to feel a bit better.
Monistat is used to treat sour crop which can often accompany reproductive problems dues to inflammation in the body which slows the whole system down.

The only way to really know why a hen has died is to examine further through necropsy. Each state has a lab that will perform the service. Depending on where you live it may be a nominal cost, but some states are expensive. If you lose another in a short period of time, refrigerate the body and have the lab give you a diagnosis.
Alternatively, doing your own informal necropsy sometimes may reveal something obvious like cancer, a reproductive problem, stuck egg, etc.

The hen in the thread is still getting calcium, one Tums, once a day. I ran out so just grabbed Calcium tablets with D3. I haven’t looked up how much to give her yet. I’d love any input you have. She is moving better today but still in penguin stance when standing. She still has diarrhea that sticks to her vent feathers/looks like vent gleet, so that’s why I’m trying the Monistat.

I live in Minnesota, suburb of the Twin Cities. I’m guessing the U of M will likely have a lab. If I lose another soon, I will look into having it checked out.

Thank you for all your advice. I really appreciate it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

For the Calcium Citrate with D3, give her one tablet daily. Just open her beak and pop in the tablet, let her swallow.

Vent Gleet is a white yeasty discharge. Sometimes urate can look like Vent Gleet.
The main thing would be to keep her cleaned up the best you can if she's getting really messy.

You can find your state lab in this link
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html