Hen found laying on her back

[Jess_me]

Not sure how long she was like this. But we found one of our hens laying on her back. We were able to get her flipped over, but now she is really disoriented and keeps trying to flip back over. Any ideas or suggestions of what it could be? She's a little over a year old

 

[nuthatched]

Any sign of injury? What's her diet?

 

[Jess_me]

Can't tell if there's any injuries. She was in the coop when we found her. Daughter had to climb in and we brought her inside in a tote to better evaluate her. She just eats layer feed. Other 2 hens eat the same

 

[Jess_me]

Can't tell if there's any injuries. She was in the coop when we found her. Daughter had to climb in and we brought her inside in a tote to better evaluate her. She just eats layer feed. Other 2 hens eat the same

She was kicking her legs when she was on her back. She was tilting her head back but now she's not doing it as much.

 

[nuthatched]

She may be vitamin deficient, give 400i.u vitamin E capsule and about a third of a B complex tablet every day for a few weeks. Any brand from the grocery store. Just pop it in her beak.

 

[Jess_me]

She may be vitamin deficient, give 400i.u vitamin E capsule and about a third of a B complex tablet every day for a few weeks. Any brand from the grocery store. Just pop it in her beak.

Right now it's difficult to get her to open her mouth to even take in a bit of water

 

[Jess_me]

Update: she now has a slight clear mucus coming out of her mouth

 

[nuthatched]

Right now it's difficult to get her to open her mouth to even take in a bit of water

Any chance she could have found something toxic or moldy?

 

[nuthatched]

Update: she now has a slight clear mucus coming out of her mouth

It could be from her crop, can you stabilize her in a cat crate?

 

[Jess_me]

Any chance she could have found something toxic or moldy?

I don't think so.