Ill chicken? Please help

[Bantam chooks]

Hi, we have a 7 year old pekin bantam called Nugget, we have owned her, her whole life and is very loved. She lives with 3 other pekin bantams and their behaviour is all fine.
Today I went out to see Nugget still on the perch, so I left her thinking she's just having a lie in. I went back 20 minutes later and she's still sat there. So I picked her up and she's very lathargic. She's not making a peep or any noise and she's all fluffed up and head tucked in. Her crop is full and she's beathing with her mouth open.
I offered her some mealworms, that she loves, and didn't take any she just looked at them, tried to peck at one but is too weak.
She's now sat next to me, fluffed up and eyes closed.
Bare in mind she is 7 years old so is this the end? or is there something else going on?

P.s she doesn't lay anymore and hasn't done for a couple years.

Any help is greatly appricated, Nugget is a gem.

 

[DobieLover]

Hi, we have a 7 year old pekin bantam called Nugget, we have owned her, her whole life and is very loved. She lives with 3 other pekin bantams and their behaviour is all fine.
Today I went out to see Nugget still on the perch, so I left her thinking she's just having a lie in. I went back 20 minutes later and she's still sat there. So I picked her up and she's very lathargic. She's not making a peep or any noise and she's all fluffed up and head tucked in. Her crop is full and she's beathing with her mouth open.
I offered her some mealworms, that she loves, and didn't take any she just looked at them, tried to peck at one but is too weak.
She's now sat next to me, fluffed up and eyes closed.
Bare in mind she is 7 years old so is this the end? or is there something else going on?

P.s she doesn't lay anymore and hasn't done for a couple years.

Any help is greatly appricated, Nugget is a gem.

Poor little girl.
If her crop didn't empty overnight, something is blocking her digestive tract, either in the crop itself or further down. Due to her age, I'd be leaning towards some type of cancer. You can try to gently massage her crop and see what you feel. If it just feels like feed and water, she's blocked up further down. If you feel something in there that may be the culprit, you would need to work to clear it.

 

[Bantam chooks]

 

[Bantam chooks]

Poor little girl.
If her crop didn't empty overnight, something is blocking her digestive tract, either in the crop itself or further down. Due to her age, I'd be leaning towards some type of cancer. You can try to gently massage her crop and see what you feel. If it just feels like feed and water, she's blocked up further down. If you feel something in there that may be the culprit, you would need to work to clear it.

Yeah I was thinking impacted crop. I looked in their coop where she usually perches and there's just watery liquidy poo. I massaged her crop a bit, it's roughly the size of a golf ball but not not hard.
I'm gonna monitor her and give her water every so often

 

[Bantam chooks]

Poor little girl.
If her crop didn't empty overnight, something is blocking her digestive tract, either in the crop itself or further down. Due to her age, I'd be leaning towards some type of cancer. You can try to gently massage her crop and see what you feel. If it just feels like feed and water, she's blocked up further down. If you feel something in there that may be the culprit, you would need to work to clear it.

Hiya, I thought you'd appriciate an update.

Unfortunately Nugget passed away ealier today at 7 years old. Essentially her organs and muscles gave up, crop impaction was a side effect of her digestive system giving up.

She had a great life :')

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Hiya, I thought you'd appriciate an update.

Unfortunately Nugget passed away ealier today at 7 years old. Essentially her organs and muscles gave up, crop impaction was a side effect of her digestive system giving up.

She had a great life :')

Oh no. I’m so sorry. May Nugget Rest In Peace. Sending prayers of peace and comfort your way. It sounds like she had a nice, good life.