Help! Sick chicken!

[LavenderDaFlerf]

I have a hen that has been losing weight, slightly lethargic, hasn't been wanting to eat and has been staying in the coop all the time. I have a photo of her droppings from when she pooped on my floor when I was trying to see what was wrong. Does anyone know what could be going on?

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

She also never moulted this fall cause she was broody.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

@azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

 

[azygous]

You need to provide us with more information and details. We can't possibly tell you what's wrong with as little info as you've given us.

How old is she?
How long was she broody?
Is she still broody?
Is she raising chicks?
Has she ever been wormed?
What is your weather currently?
Is she still confined?
Or has she been free ranging?
What do you feed her?
Does she get grit?
Have you checked her crop?

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Sorry, she is a year and a half.
She was bloody for 2 and a Half months.
Her chicks hatched in August so she is no longer caring for them.
She has not been wormed.
The weather has been in the upper twenties lower thirties at night and going up to fifty in the day.
She is burrito wrapped while I make a quarantine pen.
She free ranges 1-2 times per week.
She is fed scratch and peck organic layer feed.
I haven't been been giving grit.
Her crop is medium full but feels squishy with a few small pieces that might be food.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

She perked up slightly after I wrapped her in a towel. Could she be cold from not getting winter feathers?

 

[azygous]

Being broody can drain most of the health and vigor from a hen. They often come away from their broody stint with parasites because they've been confined and can't dust bathe. Their body can emerge from being broody in starvation mode. This can make them weak and sick and susceptible to the cold.

Not having access to adequate grit for so long can slow their digestive system down to a slow crawl. Crop disorders can be the result. She may also have worms that are slowing the crop.

Here's what I suggest:
1. Worm her.
2. Give her warm sugar water and some soft boiled cooked egg still warm. Follow up with a week of high protein extra feedings.
3. Give her some grit that she can nibble at will.
4. If it's colder than 55F, give her some heat to warm herself.
5. Look her over carefully for lice. You would see them running around on the skin near her vent. Treat with poultry dusting powder if you see them. Give her the means to dust bathe.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Being broody can drain most of the health and vigor from a hen. They often come away from their broody stint with parasites because they've been confined and can't dust bathe. Their body can emerge from being broody in starvation mode. This can make them weak and sick and susceptible to the cold.

Not having access to adequate grit for so long can slow their digestive system down to a slow crawl. Crop disorders can be the result. She may also have worms that are slowing the crop.

Here's what I suggest:
1. Worm her.
2. Give her warm sugar water and some soft boiled cooked egg still warm. Follow up with a week of high protein extra feedings.
3. Give her some grit that she can nibble at will.
4. If it's colder than 55F, give her some heat to warm herself.
5. Look her over carefully for lice. You would see them running around on the skin near her vent. Treat with poultry dusting powder if you see them. Give her the means to dust bathe.

What do I worm her with?
She has some lice but not a lot, we've had lice problems before and I sprayed them with permethrine. Ill do that to her.

 

[azygous]

Get some Safeguard horse worming paste. It's easy to use and treats most species of worms. Lice can definitely be contributing to her discomfort and detracting from a sense of well being. Treat her again in a week for any nits that manage to hatch. Don't forget to pick up some granite grit for her.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

she has perked up after being under a heat lamp for awhile and eating some mealworms, I plan on making her a sweater.