Hen bowed over wings hanging

[cmobley]

This just started today she either lays or stands like this. This isn't her normal "I'm hot" stance. Her eggs lately have been kinda deformed like regular size but maybe laid soft one side was flat. She laid yesterday a triple layer soft shell egg with egg white between each layer. She did not lay today.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you dose her with calcium citrate for a few days? You can get it off the shelf at most stores, Wal Mart, target, pharmacy

 

[cmobley]

 

[cmobley]

I been looking at what tractor supply may offer. They have some cattle calcium gel and a liquid form. I'll look for that calcium citrate today after work.

 

[SmiYa0126]

I'm not familiar with liquid form, the tablets are easy to administer and cheap. I hold the hen with her face outward and then pry the beak open and stuff the pill in. Easy peasy. It's even easier when they're perched.

 

[cmobley]

Got home this evening she looked better. Had her wings pulled up walking around. I was able to grab her and pick her up which usually can't do but she let me this time. She started puking water which I thought was good I put poultry cell in the water this morning before I left so I know she's drinking. I did get a tums tablet shoved down her throat before the rain and lightning started. I can see her out there walking around eating and drinking some. I felt for a egg in lower abdomen also but didn't feel anything. She may have put out another soft egg sometime today and it got busted.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you smell her beak? Does she smell sour? She may have sour crop.

 

[cmobley]

Can you smell her beak? Does she smell sour? She may have sour crop.

I did do a sniff test there wasn't any bad odor or anything like a sour crop. That's the first thing I thought when I saw the water gush out.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hmm, might be the start of one, do you have yeast infection cream? I would give her some today.

 

[cmobley]

I don't have any yeast cream. She's up walking and eating. She looks 100 times better than yesterday but she is still kinda walking almost tender footed or kinda I'm up but not really feeling it.