Hen standing/acting strangely

[TracieH]

I am going to examine her tonight, but does her stance indicate anything? She has some fecal caking and is standing still a lot and staying away from the others. She didn’t come out to free range very much. Her eyes look kind of tired. She is a year old. I can’t say the last time she laid an egg.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

If you can feel her abdomen tonight, feel for it to be like it's filled with water. I had a hen pass away with the same symptoms from water belly. Also what do you feed? Try giving her some vitamins and electrolytes

 

[TracieH]

We found this when we examined her. It looks like the inside membrane from an egg. We did not feel anything when we checked inside her vent and her behind did not have any masses.

We feed feather fixer and they have oyster shell available at all times. They free range a couple hours each day. We give dried mealworms, scratch, and/or watermelon as treats.

Her belly felt fine, her crop wasn’t full even though she seemed to be eating during free range time.

We cleaned her up and the membrane came out. I have given her nutri-drench in her water.

Anything else I should do or look for?

 

[Tookie]

How long has she exhibited this behavior?
The egg material you found in her vent is enough to make her act tired, so this may just be it and nothing more serious going on.
As for now I'd just monitor her.

 

[TracieH]

My husband watched them for the two days before today. He said he didn’t notice any issues as of yesterday. So just today, I think.

 

[Tookie]

My husband watched them for the two days before today. He said he didn’t notice any issues as of yesterday. So just today, I think.

Okay, then that egg material is probably just the issue.

 

[TracieH]

Do you have any thoughts on what happened with the egg?

 

[Tookie]

Do you have any thoughts on what happened with the egg?

Hmm, not too sure. All I really know is that it's a egg shell that's not hard.
I'm sure someone else would know though.

 

[TracieH]

Hmm, not too sure. All I really know is that it's a egg shell that's not hard.
I'm sure someone else would know though.

Ok. Thank you for your help.