My Buff Orpington (Buffy) stopped layingand pretty much stays in the nesting box for I want to say about 4 days. She is about 14 months old, and is definitely over weight. The first thing that I noticed was a strange, distressed vocal noise whenever I entered the coop. That has mostly stopped. She keeps her feathers fluffed out, sometimes with wings spread out, sometimes appears itchy, scratching and pecking herself. Often she twitches also. Her breast is soft and symmetrical as is her abdomen. I don't feel any egg. She seems to have a bald spot on her abdomen between her legs but the sun is pink and clear. Her comb and wattles are red. I've been taking her out of the coop and giving her a home made electrolyte solution with a dropper. I don't know how much she is actually getting of it. She walks around pecking at the grass and eats a little bit out of the feeder then returns to the nesting box. She is passing a small amount of normal poop. She did have a large amount of poop stuck to her butt when this started but that isn't unusual for the hens in my flock.
Any ideas about what the problem is and what I may try to do about it? She isn't going to the vet. Thanks in advance for any ideas of suggestions!
Any ideas about what the problem is and what I may try to do about it? She isn't going to the vet. Thanks in advance for any ideas of suggestions!
