I don't know what is wrong with my chicken. Please help. I think she is dying

[dandydoodle]

The incubation period listed above says 5-6 days so yes she would be dead.

K thanks, I missed that part. Ugggh, I feel so clueless. She is my favorite chicken and I feel helpless. No one sees chickens around here. and I am certainly not a vet.

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Have you checked her legs and feet??? Check the bottoms of her feet for bumblefoot.

 

[dandydoodle]

Have you checked her legs and feet??? Check the bottoms of her feet for bumblefoot.

I will check but, watching her it looks more like she is having trouble balancing not like she has something on her leg hurting.

 

[luvnjavas]

I am having this same exact problem with one of my Black Java hens and I am dumbfounded....completely at a loss. She is my best hen and just the age to begin laying. Nine days ago I fed her and there was no issues that I noted, she ate well but the next day, just 8 short days ago I checked on them and immediately noticed her laying on the ground with her wings spread out from her body; I was so worried I brought her inside my home immediately into the incubation area where I placed her in her own section and have been monitoring daily (several times daily, in fact). She continues to eat and poop regularly, she is just extremely listless, almost lethargic, moves very little but when she does her breathing becomes extremely labored until she is gasping for air through her opened beak. Yesterday morning,she stood for the first time in a week- it only lasted for a few seconds and then she was laboring to breathe again!, It is absolutely heartbreaking for me- I have no idea if she is in pain but I have given her antibiotics for @3 days and today I added the Apple Cider Vinegar to her water. She drank it with no problem. There is no discharge from any part of her body, poop is still regular and consistency is fine, comb and skin are normal. I am lost; What can I do? Thank you!

 

[ChickadeeRanch]

Sounds like what happened to my 3 year old Hen Ava. She was alert but low energy
She had been pooping blood and her poo was really liquid and seemingly hard to ya know get out ( sorry )
She molted in the winter and she started not being able to get on the perch and she would not come very much outside...before and during his time she became my favorite. i know this is not very encouraging but a couple days ago she died