Motionless hen with no obvious injury, help please!

HamletAndEggs

In the Brooder
Jun 27, 2019
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Hi All,

I went out to my hens this morning to find a previously (I think) healthy 1 year old Wyandotte sitting still in the run, not moving or running over when I came in with treats. I watched for awhile, then picked her up, turned her over, which she didn't resist. Set her back down, still motionless. No injuries that I can seen (and we have an essentially predator-proof coop and run. The only visual symptoms are a paler/lighter comb than usual, and some minimal up/down movement of her back end, and she seems in silent distress (hard to say why, just my RN intuition). I've only had chickens for about a year, never had a sick one, so I'm a newbie in that regard. Maybe egg bound? Something else? Our vet doesn't see chickens so I would have to take her to an avian vet in a nearly town, amid the COVID shut down. Suggestions??
 
1 year old Wyandotte sitting still in the run, not moving or running over when I came in with treats. I watched for awhile, then picked her up, turned her over, which she didn't resist. Set her back down, still motionless. No injuries that I can see
only visual symptoms are a paler/lighter comb than usual, and some minimal up/down movement of her back end, and she seems in silent distress
Maybe egg bound? Something else?
How is she doing?
Can you get photos of her and her poop?

When is the last time she laid an egg?
Can you feel inside her vent for an egg?
What does her crop feel like?
 

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