HELP!?!?!? I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG!

[SophieLemsing]

My beautiful pet chicken, Henrietta, has been acting funny. She is less active, sitting down a lot, lost a lot of feathers near her vent, no lice or mites visible, pinkish feet, lost wieght and not eating as much! Plz help fast I don't know what's wrong!!!

 

[realsis]

More information is needed to help diagnose what's wrong. Is her breathing normal? Any sound when she breathes? Any mucus present? How long has it been since she last laid? Is she straining as if to lay an egg? How is her poo? How long has it been since she was last wormed? Does she have discharge from her vent? Does she have an odor? Is her crop emptying? I know this seems like a lot of questions but more clues are needed in order to help. Give her a good exam look listen and feel for any abnormalities then post them. Have you done a vent exam to see if you can feel a egg that might be stuck? Is her abdomen swollen or hot ? Any more information you can provide will be a big help for us to be able to help you. So check her over and check these things I've suggested and please post back with what you find. Best wishes!

 

[SophieLemsing]

Ok I examined her head to toe three times and answered all the questions... Her beathing it fine and normal. No mucus it present from the eyes nor the mouth. Her poop is sticking to her feathers near her vent and they are reasonably runny. I wormed her this month. No discharge present from her vent. She doesn't have an odor. Her crop is normal. As for the egg question... The being of this year she had her ovary taken out due to ovarian cancer and the vet said she would never lay again. Some other signs are: her feet are pink. she has really, exstreamly red bare (no feathers) lower breast area near vent. Lost a lot of wieght. Not eating as much as usual. Not as active. My mum recons it is just that she is old but I know her well and I am positive one thing is wrong. We can't afford to take her to the vet.