lethargic, black around nose, green foamy poop, no other symptoms

[Wyorp Rock]

Here's an update on our little Heihei. This morning her toes are curled, like photos I've seen for Marek's. It may be due to her prolonged sitting on them (7 days) but we are giving her one more day before calling it. I can tell she's miserable. Occasionally she tips forward onto her face, and she has to desperately flap to try and right herself or we hear her struggle and prop her up again. Her water intake is decreasing too, and even though she gets mash with some moisture I'm sure it's not enough for the high heat (94F yesterday I believe). I disinfected the entire coop just in case, but no other girls have shown any signs. I guess all I can do is cross fingers.
Thank you so much Wyorp Rock for virtually holding my hand through this and giving advice where you could. I've been a wreck, and your comments are appreciated more than you can know.

I'm so sorry she's declining further.

 

[babybop11]

Even though they have access to calcium/oyster shell, giving the Extra Calcium Citrate is for quick uptake, given for a short period of time (usually no more than 5 days) and to help get a hen through crisis if she's having trouble expelling an egg, lash material, a membrane, etc.

Any chance she ate something moldy, toxic (oil spills, weed killer, etc.), compost, etc.?

I'd work on hydration, get fluids into her. See if she will eat a little. Do take out the food/water overnight and check to see if her crop is emptying.

Look her over for lice/mites.

Hard to know why she's unable to stand. If she's got an egg pressing on a nerve, that's a possibility.

Marek's disease is a possibility...the vaccine does not prevent infection from the virus, it can help stop the formation of tumors.

Hi, my chicken has similar symptoms and i just found lice on her. What would the relationship be?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi, my chicken has similar symptoms and i just found lice on her. What would the relationship be?

You would want to treat the the lice, use a Permethrin based poultry dust and dust her.

You have a thread where she's having some crop problems, continue to work on the crop. Often a crop problem is a symptom of an underlying condition. She may have reproductive issues, worms, infection, etc. It would be good to get a fecal float to rule out worms.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...een-foul-smelling-poop.1639943/#post-28011474

 

[babybop11]

If I can’t get a fecal float done, can I just treat for worms? What should I use?