Help!! My chicken has a floppy neck & can not stand properly!?

[Pioneer girls]

Thank you for the advice! I think we'll just put her out of her misery. Probably better for her too. Don't have the time to hand feed & water her anyway.
Thank you so much again!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Thank you for the advice! I think we'll just put her out of her misery. Probably better for her too. Don't have the time to hand feed & water her anyway.
Thank you so much again!

It may be beneficial to check with your state lab about having a necropsy done on her. It can give you answers to what happened and if you need to be proactive with other flockmates or if it was just her. I'm so sorry.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

If you decide to go forward with the necropsy, keep the body cool but not frozen. It'd be best to contact the lab asap, just in case they're peculiar about anything (my closest lab won't take a body unless it's brought to them immediately after death, even if preserved with best home practices, which is rare)

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for the advice! I think we'll just put her out of her misery. Probably better for her too. Don't have the time to hand feed & water her anyway.
Thank you so much again!

Sorry to hear about your hen.

Good idea about sending the body for further analysis. You can look up your state lab here:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm
Sometimes formal diagnostics are not an option. If you feel like you can do it, you may be able to tell what was going on by performing your own investigation at home. Look at the organs, reproductive system, etc. for anything abnormal.