Lethargic hens crop won’t empty

[Belovedturkey]

When I went to feed and water my flock this morning I noticed that my hen Sofia was still on the roosts, she also wasn’t standing on it she was laying down so I picked her up and put her on the ground where she immediately just lay down again. I put some food infront of her and she wouldn’t eat. I checked her crop and it didn’t empty over night, it’s not hard like impactes crop or squishy and inflated like sour crop it just feels normal and didn’t empty over night. I’ve set up at pen for her away from the flock and put in some food mixed with mealworms because I was hoping she’d eat those. I also gave her water with electrolytes, but she wouldn’t drink it. I tried putting some in my hand and putting it to her beak but she just exhaled every time. She also started breathing heavily, and one of her eyes is kind of closed and puffy. I also noticed some watery stool on the back legs and under her vent. I don’t have pictures I had to leave my house and setting up her pen was the last thing I was able to do. What do I do to treat her?

 

[coach723]

How old is your hen? Do you know when she last laid?
It sounds like she's pretty ill. If you can post pictures of the eye that's swollen or puffy, that would help, that could be a sign of a respiratory illness. It also could be from a pecking injury, hard to say from here. Older hens can develop reproductive problems which can slow or stop digestion as they get advanced. When you get home feel if her abdomen feels bloated, like a water balloon, or very firm. Also feel her keel bone to see if it's very prominent or if it's well muscled. Pictures of the bird would be good. If you can get fluids in her, that would be were to start for now.

 

[Belovedturkey]

How old is your hen? Do you know when she last laid?
It sounds like she's pretty ill. If you can post pictures of the eye that's swollen or puffy, that would help, that could be a sign of a respiratory illness. It also could be from a pecking injury, hard to say from here. Older hens can develop reproductive problems which can slow or stop digestion as they get advanced. When you get home feel if her abdomen feels bloated, like a water balloon, or very firm. Also feel her keel bone to see if it's very prominent or if it's well muscled. Pictures of the bird would be good. If you can get fluids in her, that would be were to start for now.

She is a rescue so I don’t know how old she is or when she laid her first egg, I’ve had her about three years. Her eye probably is a sign of respitory illness because she has mycoplasma. I did feel that her keel bone was a bit prominent but I forgot to check her abdomen so I’ll do that and get her fluids when I get home. All I know is that she was laying and full grown when I got her so I don’t know how old she is. She came with three other chickens of the same age but none of them show signs of age as far as I’m aware

 

[coach723]

You can treat the mycoplasma symptoms with Tylan or Tylosin. Not a cure, but will help with symptoms.
Any hen over the age of two can develop reproductive problems, not uncommon. Those can be various cancers, infections, internal laying, etc. If the keel is prominent then whatever is ailing her may have been going on for a while. They are very good at hiding symptoms. When you get the chance to give her a good look, let us know what you find.

 

[Belovedturkey]

You can treat the mycoplasma symptoms with Tylan or Tylosin. Not a cure, but will help with symptoms.
Any hen over the age of two can develop reproductive problems, not uncommon. Those can be various cancers, infections, internal laying, etc. If the keel is prominent then whatever is ailing her may have been going on for a while. They are very good at hiding symptoms. When you get the chance to give her a good look, let us know what you find.

I will, Sofia did throw up about a week ago, I assumed it was from drinking too much water because of how hot it is because another chicken threw up too. Could this be related?

 

[Belovedturkey]

I just got home and checked her she’s not bloated, she pooped but it was yellow and got in her feathers. Her crop is smaller and softer so it seems like it emptied a bit but not completely. She’s laying on her side and still breathing heavily. She didn’t eat or drink but I drippled water into her beak and got her to swallow a good amount of it.

 

[coach723]

I will, Sofia did throw up about a week ago, I assumed it was from drinking too much water because of how hot it is because another chicken threw up too. Could this be related?

It can happen from drinking a lot of water. It can also happen if the crop is not emptying properly for some reason. Crop issues are most often a symptom of something else going on that is affecting the passage of food through the system. Getting it narrowed down can take some time.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ntion-and-treatments-of-crop-disorders.67194/
If you can, post some pictures of her droppings. Any pictures would be helpful.
Yellow can sometimes mean infection. Mycoplasma can make them more susceptible to other diseases. It's hard to say if that's what is going on, or if it's something else.

 

[Belovedturkey]

Sofía passed about twenty minutes after I checked on her. I did take pictures of eve try thing before she died I just forgot to post them, they won’t be much help anymore. I can still post them if you’d like though. She seemed pretty far gone I don’t think there was much I could do. Before she died she would just flop around when I checked her out and had her head laying on the ground.

 

[coach723]

I'm very sorry. If you want to know for sure what happened, a necropsy is the best way. Sometimes it can provide useful information that may be of value for the rest of the flock.

 

[Belovedturkey]

I'm very sorry. If you want to know for sure what happened, a necropsy is the best way. Sometimes it can provide useful information that may be of value for the rest of the flock.

I would but I do t have a necropsy place to go, and I wouldn’t be able to spend any money on it if it costs anything