hens wings are angled down? PICTURE

[emimiller8]

MY year old hens wings are angeld down all of a sudden. I wonder if she needs to lay an egg or if she is backed up? i have no idea. please help.

 

[emimiller8]

Something is wrong with my chicken. Today she is just sitting by herself and calling asleep. Do u think an egg broke inside of her? What do I do if that happened. Please help.

 

[bushmannscoop]

I'm haven the same problem she will not stand up she's still eating and drinking her eyes open and close every so offend and her wings are spread and angled down I have her on a wrapped up ice pack it's 30 Celsius but the other 9 pullets are fine

 

[abserbean]

Has she laid an egg since she started acting this way? One of my hens was acting lethargic/sleepy/droopy and she hadn't laid. I thought she might be egg bound,so I gave her some crushed egg shells and put her in a very warm bath up to her bottom. After her bath she sat in a box with shavings and a towel over the top for some quiet time, and after about an hour she laid an egg with a chalky shell. Then she was fine, her egg the next day had a thin shell, and this morning was completely normal. I think it got stuck, but I'm no expert. If you think it is a stuck egg I would try the bath and see if it helps.

 

[emimiller8]

So i gave her a short bath, she seemed to like it. i thought i felt a cracked egg so i put gloves on and lubed up my finger but there was no egg shell. i guess it was her bone (SORRY PENNY!!) so i brought her inside in a cage next to heater in her own room. hopefully she will push an egg out and thats whats wrong. she hasnt layed in 3 days!!! I havnt seen her eating or drinking today but she was last night. She has food water and yogurt in her cage.

 

[bushmannscoop]

Not to sure about emimiller but my pullets are only 9 weeks, it almost looks like she trying to berp and her vent looks to be clear. Her chest feel quite warm

 

[abserbean]

try some type of calcium for her too, from what I've read it will help if she is egg bound. I gave mine crushed egg shell, but you can use a crushed calcium supplement also. Good luck! It is so scary when one of your girls doesn't feel well. As far as bushmannscoop, a 9 week old wouldn't be egg bound, and I don't know enough to help much past that! If you think there is any chance that it is viral or an infection, I would isolate her so that your other pullets don't catch it, and if they are feeling bad quiet time can help.

 

[ChickadeeRanch]

Does her abdomen feel swelled? A bath with epsom salts would help a ton - i just got my chicken better with that

 

[OliverZoe]

Yes a bath with Epson salt for about 30 min or until the water cools is the first thing I do when my hens aren't feeling well.

 

[bushmannscoop]

Thank you i will try that. I believe she is sick, I listened real closely and it sounds she is breathing heavy. Is there any other home remedies that may help? Or steps to prevent it from happen to the others?