Looking for a possible diagnosis(sorry for

[PauliC]

Anyone have experiential knowledge as to what might be the cause of this poop from my hen. I went out to the coop to check on her after sunset, and she was standing on the floor of my coop. when I picked her up and placed her on the roost next to my roo, she was off balance and unable to settle. I then did what needed to be done and dispatched her(the only thing I hate more than killing an animal that isn't meant for the table, is seeing one suffer). I currently only now have 1 mature bird, a sweet sicilian buttercup roo. That said, I have nine 3 week old chicks, that will soon be joining the roo. Needless to say, I want to find out what's going on before adding the newbies to the flock. My plan for this weekend is to treat the sand in my coop with hydrated lime and washing down solid surfaces with a bleach solution. I'm pretty confident in my sanitation methods, but would still like to know what was wrong with my hen. I've been keeping birds for over 10 years, and this is a first. Please feel free to ask any questions in comments.

 

[nuthatched]

Looks like coccidiosis, unfortunately, 100% treatable.
Could also be a liver or reproductive issue.

 

[BobDBirdDog]

Could be...
Coccidia - cure - corid
worm- cure - Fenbendazol (Safe Guard for Cattle and Goats or other like Pumpkin Seed)
soft egg that never was crated fully... Possibly calcium deficiency, or impact, First egg of the mature or season?
just my top 3 wild guesses

 

[PauliC]

Originally I thought coccidiosis as well, but it doesn't make sense. The hen has lived on my property her whole life(4 yrs). Am I wrong with that assumption?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I went out to the coop to check on her after sunset, and she was standing on the floor of my coop. when I picked her up and placed her on the roost next to my roo, she was off balance and unable to settle. I then did what needed to be done and dispatched her(the only thing I hate more than killing an animal that isn't meant for the table, is seeing one suffer). I currently only now have 1 mature bird, a sweet sicilian buttercup roo. That said, I have nine 3 week old chicks, that will soon be joining the roo. Needless to say, I want to find out what's going on before adding the newbies to the flock. My plan for this weekend is to treat the sand in my coop with hydrated lime and washing down solid surfaces with a bleach solution. I'm pretty confident in my sanitation methods, but would still like to know what was wrong with my hen. I've been keeping birds for over 10 years, and this is a first.

Originally I thought coccidiosis as well, but it doesn't make sense. The hen has lived on my property her whole life(4 yrs). Am I wrong with that assumption?

Welcome To BYC

I'm sorry to hear about your hen.

Without testing or investigating further, it would be hard to know why she not well.
If you still have the body, refrigerate it and take or send it to your state lab for analysis. You can look up your lab in the link below.

The poop has a lot of yellow urates along with intestinal shedding and other components.
Reproductive issues, liver dysfunction, worms, infection, etc., could all be culprits. So no way to know really.

If you are up to it and want to investigate further yourself, looking at the internals (reproductive system, major organs) you may be able to get an idea of what was happening, but sometimes you may have more questions than answers.


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