Lethargic, fluffed up chicken with clear, runny poop. Close to death. URGENT

[staceyj]

Saint Francis of Assisi,
Your kindness and compassion to all creatures guides and inspires many. Please put your loving embrace and gentle touch on our dear friend Ruby and her beautiful pet chicken and protect them both from suffering. Amen.

 

[Elizabeth Hasse]

are the feathers around her vent messy?
I had two separate chickens with the same symptoms a while ago, both cases were fatal.
I noticed that both hens also had messy vents.
One thing that helped them a little bit (didn't solve the problem) was using tetracycline hydrochloride water soluble.
terribly sorry about your hen.

 

[Rubysword]

Vent wasn't messy, the feathers were.

 

[Rubysword]

She just passed. It was about as peaceful as it could be. I wasn't there when it happened, I came in to find her sprawled out instead of curled up, with liquid on the floor next to her beak. That's how all of our other chikens have passed, so I can only assume it's normal. It's kind of discouraging;she's the 11th chicken this year to pass, out of 15. Is that a normal loss rate?

 

[casportpony]

She just passed. It was about as peaceful as it could be. I wasn't there when it happened, I came in to find her sprawled out instead of curled up, with liquid on the floor next to her beak. That's how all of our other chikens have passed, so I can only assume it's normal. It's kind of discouraging;she's the 11th chicken this year to pass, out of 15. Is that a normal loss rate?

Sorry for your loss. No, 11 out of 15 is way too many. I suggest that you call your state vet and ask about having a necropsy done.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

I am so sorry Ruby my sweet. If you need anything, feel free to PM me at any time.

 

[Rubysword]

They've all been from different reasons, which is why if anything is wrong, I suspect it's on the quality of care and bad luck rather than environment. Actually, looking back, two of those losses were because they were roosters and needed to be rehomed. I just feel like we have such bad luck, as well. Three chickens got sick from reasons outside of our control, two chicks died from faliure to thrive, two died in a bear attack, one died as a direct result of a mistake I made with a heat lamp. Then this one died from what seemed to be a genetic disease.

 

[casportpony]

They've all been from different reasons, which is why if anything is wrong, I suspect it's on the quality of care and bad luck rather than environment. Actually, looking back, two of those losses were because they were roosters and needed to be rehomed. I just feel like we have such bad luck, as well. Three chickens got sick from reasons outside of our control, two chicks died from faliure to thrive, two died in a bear attack, one died as a direct result of a mistake I made with a heat lamp. Then this one died from what seemed to be a genetic disease.

11 out of 15 in one year is way too many. 11 of 15 = ~73% Please call your state vet.
http://www.usaha.org/menu_item/StateAnimalHealthOfficials.pdf

 

[Sassysouth]

I am sorry Ruby.

 

[WVduckchick]

So sorry for your loss. If you can bag and refrigerate her body, and consider getting testing done, it might give you some answers, if you really want to know the cause.
glad it was peaceful.