I can’t tell what’s wrong with my hen

[Aliviasoko]

My hen is going on a year old and I found her trying to keep up with the flock, but constantly sitting. She’s still moving around some but not forging. I gave her an Epson salt bath and searched for an egg, but I do not see or feel one. She has a penguin like walk and is standing hunched over. Do we think she’s egg bound? Is this egg yolk peritonitis? Coccidosis? Any help feedback and treatment advice is helpful. She’s such a sweet girl and I’m so worried.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

What does her poop look like? If you can get a picture of that it would be a good start to figuring out what’s going on.

 

[Aliviasoko]

What does her poop look like? If you can get a picture of that it would be a good start to figuring out what’s going on.

Inside of our coop, I found a bloody stool. All my other chickens are acting fine. I have yet to see her poop. I am assuming it was hers.

 

[Aliviasoko]

Inside of our coop, I found a bloody stool. All my other chickens are acting fine. I have yet to see her poop. I am assuming it was hers.

She just pooped. It was really liquidy and this sort of green color.

 

[ella2025]

My hen is going on a year old and I found her trying to keep up with the flock, but constantly sitting. She’s still moving around some but not forging. I gave her an Epson salt bath and searched for an egg, but I do not see or feel one. She has a penguin like walk and is standing hunched over. Do we think she’s egg bound? Is this egg yolk peritonitis? Coccidosis? Any help feedback and treatment advice is helpful. She’s such a sweet girl and I’m so worried.

It can't be coccidiosis because it can't really infect adult birds. When was the last time she laid an egg? Have you checked for mites? Are there any kind of worms in her poop?
@Wyorp Rock

 

[Aliviasoko]

It can't be coccidiosis because it can't really infect adult birds. When was the last time she laid an egg? Have you checked for mites? Are there any kind of worms in her poop?
@Wyorp Rock

I don’t see any worms or mites

 

[Debbie292d]

Adults can get coccidiosis but I don't think she has that. Green is sometimes indicative of emaciation if she hasn't been eating.

What you describe in how she's acting sounds like egg issues. I would be on the safe side and give her a calcium pill. 300mg of Calcium Citrate is the best, but a Tums broken up works too, just not quite as well. Just give one per day, and you can give for a few days. This will cause contractions and help her expel the egg or parts thereof.

 

[Debbie292d]

Did you figure out where the bloody stool came from though? If you have Corid or can pick some up, I'd put them all on it, her included. 2 teaspoons per gallon of water for the liquid or 1 and a half teaspoons of the powder per gallon.

 

[Aliviasoko]

Adults can get coccidiosis but I don't think she has that. Green is sometimes indicative of emaciation if she hasn't been eating.

What you describe in how she's acting sounds like egg issues. I would be on the safe side and give her a calcium pill. 300mg of Calcium Citrate is the best, but a Tums broken up works too, just not quite as well. Just give one per day, and you can give for a few days. This will cause contractions and help her expel the egg or parts thereof.

She just started acting strange today. I will go to the store and get the calcium now. How do you recommend me giving it to her?

 

[Debbie292d]

She just started acting strange today. I will go to the store and get the calcium now. How do you recommend me giving it to her?

I just open their beak and pop it in.

They can eat mice, so they can eat a pill. She'll swallow it.