illness or just old?

[braxide]

my pretty lady butters has started slowly and slowly getting weaker and weaker. she is the oldest of the chickens so old only her and one sister remain! (and a new rooster we brought in) they both stopped laying eggs but today she can no longer move.. family thinks it’s just old age but prior to this i noticed a problem in my chickens.they all had runny eyes and began gurgling. she’s currently laying at the entrance to the coop, limp, and gurgling. she’s definately very old but i wonder if there is a sickness that is bringing her to death faster. all my ducks haven’t had any symptoms. i’m not sure if there’s a way to add videos or else i’d show her gurgles. i’ve had chickens for many years but illnesses have never been a problem, only wounds that got infected due to predators or one pesky neighbors dog. which is an easy solution as i just give them antibiotics. what’s the best option to do if all my birds are sick?
(none of the birds have watery eyes or any other signs of sickness right now, the only thing butters has other than lethargy is the gurgling but about a week ago they had bubbly eyes and runny noses)

 

[CCsGarden]

my pretty lady butters has started slowly and slowly getting weaker and weaker. she is the oldest of the chickens so old only her and one sister remain! (and a new rooster we brought in) they both stopped laying eggs but today she can no longer move.. family thinks it’s just old age but prior to this i noticed a problem in my chickens.they all had runny eyes and began gurgling. she’s currently laying at the entrance to the coop, limp, and gurgling. she’s definately very old but i wonder if there is a sickness that is bringing her to death faster. all my ducks haven’t had any symptoms. i’m not sure if there’s a way to add videos or else i’d show her gurgles. i’ve had chickens for many years but illnesses have never been a problem, only wounds that got infected due to predators or one pesky neighbors dog. which is an easy solution as i just give them antibiotics. what’s the best option to do if all my birds are sick?
(none of the birds have watery eyes or any other signs of sickness right now, the only thing butters has other than lethargy is the gurgling but about a week ago they had bubbly eyes and runny noses)
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I'm sorry I don't know much about sick or old Chickens.
It sounds like she has sour crop. dose her mouth smell sour like vinegar?
I would think she is just old.
Try giving her some garlic it should help her ( maybe) or Garlic in water.

 

[CCsGarden]

I would say keep her away from the other chickens.

 

[braxide]

I'm sorry I don't know much about sick or old Chickens.
It sounds like she has sour crop. dose her mouth smell sour like vinegar?
I would think she is just old.
Try giving her some garlic it should help her ( maybe) or Garlic in water.

when i checked on her earlier i couldn’t notice any foul smell. i could maybe try the garlic in the morning i’m just worried she will be dead by morning.

 

[CCsGarden]

when i checked on her earlier i couldn’t notice any foul smell. i could maybe try the garlic in the morning i’m just worried she will be dead by morning.

If you can feed it to her now.
I hope she lives! it's hard when you have a dying hen.

 

[CCsGarden]

did she eat or drink today?

 

[braxide]

If you can feed it to her now.
I hope she lives! it's hard when you have a dying hen.

i sadly don’t have any on hand right now

 

[CCsGarden]

Maybe offer her some water or food.

i sadly don’t have any on hand right now

oh okay

 

[braxide]

did she eat or drink today?

she was hiding under the porch all day with the rooster protecting her. i don’t think she ate or drank anything

 

[CCsGarden]

she was hiding under the porch all day with the rooster protecting her. i don’t think she ate or drank anything

I'm so sorry for your hen. I'm trying to see if there is anything you can do to try to save her.