Help! My Golden Comet hens' crown or "comb" is small and flopped over!

[Nelson_Collier]

I have 8 Goldies, all born the same day. I got them April 7 of 2018, and they were all one week old. They are all 17 or 18 weeks Old and not all of them are laying. But one in particular, has a puffed and saggy chest and is always crouching and walking around slowly. It's crown or comb is small, and folded over. The other chickens peck at it and hurt it when she walks past them. They trample over her sometimes when they walk past her, and don't seem to care about her well-being. I'm really worried if something is wrong with her and if the other chickens will kill her. I'm under 18, so I can't drive her to the vet. But my dad can. What should I do? Is she all right?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Welcome to BYC first off..
Im not sure how to help, I haven't dealt with these symptoms in my chickens.
Hopefully @casportpony, @WVduckchick or @Pyxis will have some suggestions.
I wish you the best of luck with your hen.

 

[True Patriot]

Post pics of her and her poop. Do you have a way to separate her temporarily, dog crate or a cage? If you can give her some food and water, and a chance to rest without being picked on. List what feed, treats, and anything else you give them. Have any others shown any symptoms? Have you checked her crop? It should be full at night and empty in the morning.

 

[ChickNanny13]

She's probably the lowest in the pecking order.
Could you post a picture of her?
Is she eating? Drinking? Pooping?
Puffy chest? Does her breath smell?
Have you examined her closely for any injury or mites/lice?
Where are you located?

Fields Mountain Farm tagged a few for help @casportpony @WVduckchick @Pyxis Thank you in advance ...

 

[Nelson_Collier]

Post pics of her and her poop. Do you have a way to separate her temporarily, dog crate or a cage? If you can give her some food and water, and a chance to rest without being picked on. List what feed, treats, and anything else you give them. Have any others shown any symptoms? Have you checked her crop? It should be full at night and empty in the morning.

I am not sure what a crop is, but I give all my chickens fresh water every 3 days or so, and wash the container out really well (the 5 gal bucket hangs and has little cups that fill when a chicken pecks it so the jug doesn't contaminate). I feed all my chickens Purina Layena crumble and they love it. I give them scratch grains of dried and crushed corn kernels, sunflower seeds, various other nuts and seeds. I let them out of the run when I can to eat fresh grass.

 

[Nelson_Collier]

She's probably the lowest in the pecking order.
Could you post a picture of her?
Is she eating? Drinking? Pooping?
Puffy chest? Does her breath smell?
Have you examined her closely for any injury or mites/lice?
Where are you located?

Fields Mountain Farm tagged a few for help @casportpony @WVduckchick @Pyxis Thank you in advance ...

I can post a picture in the morning, it's night now and they all went in the coop.

I am positive she eats and drinks, she had a belly full earlier when I checked on the chickens.

Yeah she poops, and she does have a puffy chest. I haven't checked the chickens breath, I never even thought of doing that.

I hold them and play with them often, and I don't see any bugs, lice, or mites on them.

I am located in Eastern NC, in the Beaufort/Newport/Havelock/Morehead area. That's all I feel comfortable sharing about my location.

 

[WVduckchick]

Good advice from the others. Do you know if this particular pullet is laying?
Do check her crop in the morning. (area near the top of the neck, on the front of her chest) it should be emptied overnight. It’s where they store and process the food they eat throughout the day.

Also feel around gently on her abdomen and see if she may possibly be eggbound (an egg stuck in the tract)

x2 on the request for pics. Sometimes we can see things that aren’t obvious to owners that see the same birds day after day.

Good luck!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I am not sure what a crop is, but I give all my chickens fresh water every 3 days or so, and wash the container out really well (the 5 gal bucket hangs and has little cups that fill when a chicken pecks it so the jug doesn't contaminate). I feed all my chickens Purina Layena crumble and they love it. I give them scratch grains of dried and crushed corn kernels, sunflower seeds, various other nuts and seeds. I let them out of the run when I can to eat fresh grass.

Here is a diagram of a chickens anatomy I pulled from google. I hope it helps. Just so you will be able to easily identify what you are asked to check on her.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Look put on the internet Poultry Anatomy & Physiology

I was looking for that, thank you Fields Mountain Farm

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to BYC! Best of luck with your sweet girl!