Lethargic hen - am I missing anything? Crop issue?

[SeaSea47]

Yes, they can swallow a tablet whole in the back of the throat or you can crush and hide it in some egg, cream cheese ball, or canned cat food. Give for 3 days or until she lays. Hens who have trouble with shell-less or egg laying issues may feel weak and listless until the next egg is laid. If she acts egg bound, let us know. A warm towel on a heating pad on low can be good to sit on, or place in a warm steamy bathroom if she is egg bound with a shell less-egg.

Thank you! I will give this a try. I have two Polish in with 17 standard chickens, and I've noticed she's getting bullied (she never did before). I just can't decide if she's bullied because she's weak or if the bullying is stressing her out. I'm really considering separting the two of them.

 

[SeaSea47]

Yes, they can swallow a tablet whole in the back of the throat or you can crush and hide it in some egg, cream cheese ball, or canned cat food. Give for 3 days or until she lays. Hens who have trouble with shell-less or egg laying issues may feel weak and listless until the next egg is laid. If she acts egg bound, let us know. A warm towel on a heating pad on low can be good to sit on, or place in a warm steamy bathroom if she is egg bound with a shell less-egg.

I think I figured out some of her issue is mostly mental. I currently have two roosters with 17 hens, and I think they're getting over-mated. One of my roosters has decent manners. The other one does not at all, so I've decided to move the crazy one into a bachelor pad and see if that improves the stress levels of the whole flock. That may be what's causing her egg issues too?

 

[SeaSea47]

Yes, they can swallow a tablet whole in the back of the throat or you can crush and hide it in some egg, cream cheese ball, or canned cat food. Give for 3 days or until she lays. Hens who have trouble with shell-less or egg laying issues may feel weak and listless until the next egg is laid. If she acts egg bound, let us know. A warm towel on a heating pad on low can be good to sit on, or place in a warm steamy bathroom if she is egg bound with a shell less-egg.

Let me ask you a question about another hen if you don't mind. The one mentioned here is fine now by the way!

I had a girl two days ago start acting like she was having trouble walking. She was eating/drinking/getting around OK, but she just seemed like she couldn't hold her back end up. She laid an egg the next day and it had some blood in it. So, I brought her in last night, and today I was examining her, and I noticed nothing major, but there is a bit of blood around her vent and she had a lot of poop matted up in her feathers. I cut it out and cleaned her up, and I've been giving her yogurt and electrolytes in her water. Should I try the calcium pill with her too? Thank you for your help.