Help!!! Something wrong with my chicken:(((

[Bryana_13]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.
If she is the only bird you have she needs other birds too.

I fully understand that but so far April hasn't had any problem socializing with my pet dog who I keep a close eye on whenever they're together. Also her and my mom keep each other quite company whenever I'm busy.

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hi everyone I have an indoor chicken named April, who normally lays brown eggs but lately her eggs are super pale or white and the weird part is that they’re thin, but I give her a good source of calcium everyday which includes her oyster shells and a spoonful of yogurt. Also I’ve noticed that she’s pooping very little and its sometimes watery green or mostly white. Another thing I noticed about her poop is she's been pooping very little and its like she's not fully digesting her grain. She also doesn’t seem to have much of an appetite either and she’s all fluffed up and looks depressed just not her regular behavior. Her comb is not pale at all its still a bright red she hasn’t been sneezing or coughing and no mucus, so I don't think it's a respiratory issue and her feet are perfectly fine so I don't believe its bubble foot. Im trying to figure out what’s wrong with her to be able to cure it fast and I’ll really appreciate your help. Thank you.

Welcome to BYC!

 

[LaFleche]

If you keep her as an indoor chicken she might be lacking natural sunlight to process the calcium and also grit for proper digestion.
Vitamin D deficiency can cause severe health defects

https://www.msdvetmanual.com/poultr...ement-poultry/vitamin-deficiencies-in-poultry

 

[BastyPutt]

is there also any vitamins or maybe supplements you recommend as well

You can give her sugar, molasses or honey water. Vitamins E and D especially (since she is indoors) - just the normal human type from the pharmacy are good. Id usually suggest greens that are rich in those, but at the moment you should just focus on her in taking a balanced pellet or crumble, probably the latter would be best if she isn't used to eating it.

With thay said, since it will be something newer, it wouldnt hurt to also offer a grit - like granite - to help her crop.

 

[BastyPutt]

As a laying cycle is about to end, egg color and shell strength sometimes lighten/weaken.

Are you referring to an annual cycle? If so, she should be right at the beginning of this years cycle.

I suppose that being indoors with unnatural light after it is dark, she may be out of whack in that regard.