HELP!!!!

[divineangel94]

What does it mean if your hen is slow, barely eating, has a big butt, and poops watery green poop? She still chases treats, and hangs around everybody. And even pecks every once in a while. Sometimes she will just sleep too. She even still cleans her own feathers.

 

[hayley3]

How old is she? Is she laying eggs? Is her comb pale or does it look normal?
Can you get a picture of the "big butt"?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How old is she?

Is her crop empty in the morning?
Still laying eggs?

Big butt, watery poop, moving slow, decrease appetite - I would hazard a guess that she's got some reproductive problems.

 

[divineangel94]

How old is she?

Is her crop empty in the morning?
Still laying eggs?

Big butt, watery poop, moving slow, decrease appetite - I would hazard a guess that she's got some reproductive problems.

It's pretty much empty a lot.

Here are some pictures I took that could help.

 

[diamondsilkies]

Have you checked her over for lice/mites? Is the skin on her butt swollen under the feathers or is it just a bunch of feathers? It's a little hard to tell.

 

[hayley3]

She has diarrhea. I would clean her up back there.
Is she laying eggs? Is she eating her chicken food?

 

[divineangel94]

She has diarrhea. I would clean her up back there.
Is she laying eggs? Is she eating her chicken food?

As far as I know she's not laying. She is not eating bird food but has no problem chasing treats.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If she's not laying eggs, then she may have a reproductive problem, but I would still offer supportive care. Vitamins a couple of times a week. Encourage her to eat her normal food, check that her crop is empty in the morning, look her over for lice/mites, if possible get a fecal float to check for worms - if not consider worming her if you never have.

 

[divineangel94]

If she's not laying eggs, then she may have a reproductive problem, but I would still offer supportive care. Vitamins a couple of times a week. Encourage her to eat her normal food, check that her crop is empty in the morning, look her over for lice/mites, if possible get a fecal float to check for worms - if not consider worming her if you never have.

Thank you. A couple of my hens got food on the ground this morning that mrs. Star started to eat. I've just been looking after her.

 

[divineangel94]

If she's not laying eggs, then she may have a reproductive problem, but I would still offer supportive care. Vitamins a couple of times a week. Encourage her to eat her normal food, check that her crop is empty in the morning, look her over for lice/mites, if possible get a fecal float to check for worms - if not consider worming her if you never have.

I had to put her down. The vet said she was past saving. She had severe egg peritonitis/cancer. The vet humanly put her down and didnt even charge us. I miss her like crazy already but the vet said she was suffering. Thanks for all your help.