My chicken is dieing help🚨

I'd follow this route of exploration that humblehillsfarm offered above before trying to chase down Mareks. Mites and lice are a common problem with chickens of all ages.

She could also be dealing with worms of any number of variety, and they will sap the strength of the healthiest of birds in short order. Sadly, the birds hide it quite well until you find one like you've found yours.

Has she or the rest of your flock ever had, or been treated for, intestinal parasites (Round Worm, Tapeworms, Capillary Worms, Gapeworms, etc)? When?
What does this hen's stool look like?
Where are you located in the world?
What kind of temperatures have you been having?
Has it been overly rainy in recent weeks?
How does her crop feel? Is it emptying overnight?
How long has she been like this? If you don't know, how long ago did you discover her like this?
They get diatomaceous earth every other day but they haven't had a strong dewormer for a while.but I haven't seen any worm's in my flock before. I haven't seen her poop yet I found her at 11 today and it's 5 now. Her crop felt empty I live in Iowa and it's been raining really hard for a few days then it's hot and muggy for a week it's been everywhere from 75 to 98 lately
 
They get diatomaceous earth every other day but they haven't had a strong dewormer for a while.but I haven't seen any worm's in my flock before. I haven't seen her poop yet I found her at 11 today and it's 5 now. Her crop felt empty I live in Iowa and it's been raining really hard for a few days then it's hot and muggy for a week it's been everywhere from 75 to 98 lately
Birds should really be tested first by fecal float, if they don’t need treatment, it’s unnecessary exposure to chemicals, and if you know exactly what to treat for, you can use a specific remedy..worms can become resistant after repeated exposure at sub and even therapeutic levels..
 
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They get diatomaceous earth every other day but they haven't had a strong dewormer for a while.but I haven't seen any worm's in my flock before. I haven't seen her poop yet I found her at 11 today and it's 5 now. Her crop felt empty I live in Iowa and it's been raining really hard for a few days then it's hot and muggy for a week it's been everywhere from 75 to 98 lately

With the DE, there's a reasonably safe bet that the mites and lice are being kept at bay if they're an issue at all, but only a thorough external examination will show that.

Four things come to mind from what I've read here:

A) You could be dealing with Coccidiosis, and it seems to be a regular topic here lately since lots of rain, humidity, and heat create the perfect breeding grounds for the organisms that occur naturally in the environment, the same organisms that chickens pick up while eating from the ground and get infected with Coccidia leading to Coccidiosis. Blood in their stool is a giveaway, but not always. Treatment is with Corid, and more can be found here, but if you're going to treat with Corid, stop giving Vitamin B-1 (thiamine) as it counters/blocks the Corid:
https://blog.meyerhatchery.com/2021/03/what-is-coccidiosis-signs-and-treatment-in-chickens/

B) Worms may be the issue too, or possibly both A & B. You usually won't see worms until it's too late. Once a bird is so overloaded with them, that's when a few slip out the vent during excretion or you might see a load when the bird expires. A fecal float by a vet or someone trained to look for worms/eggs in feces will be necessary. For treatment, most here use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) for goats at a dosage of .23ml for every one pound of bird weight administered for 5 consecutive days - feed directly to the chicken via syringe. Valbazen is another de-wormer that's used frequently...
More on Safeguard here (refer specifically to posts #2 and #9):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-dosage.1437427/

C) Egg-bound hen. Have you checked to see if she's egg bound?

D) Reproductive infection in which she'd need an antibiotic:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/drugs/amoxicillin


From what I read, you're keeping her hydrated and fed, which is good. Try to get as much food into her as you can. If her crop is empty at 5pm, it will be empty at bedtime tonight without your help, so feed her as much as she'll eat - she needs the nourishment overnight, especially if worms are eating as well! Get her water too, even better if it contains electrolytes. No treatment is going to help without those.

What dewormer did you use previously and do you have more of it?

Try to get her through the night with some electrolytes in her water and plenty of food, and let us know what her stool looks like as soon as you can.
 
Birds should really be tested first by fecal float, if they don’t need treatment, it’s unnecessary exposure to chemicals, and if you know exactly what to treat for, you can use a specific remedy..worms can become resistant after repeated exposure at sub and even therapeutic levels..

I agree on all points, but in urgent cases, we may not have the choice to get the float done in time. I hope they can and will get a fecal done as that will rule out some things! :-)
 
Birds should really be tested first by fecal float, if they don’t need treatment, it’s unnecessary exposure to chemicals, and if you know exactly what to treat for, you can use a specific remedy..worms can become resistant after repeated exposure at sub and even therapeutic levels..
I can't really do that since she hasn't pooped today. None of the other Birds seem to be having any issues at all
 
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With the DE, there's a reasonably safe bet that the mites and lice are being kept at bay if they're an issue at all, but only a thorough external examination will show that.

Four things come to mind from what I've read here:

A) You could be dealing with Coccidiosis, and it seems to be a regular topic here lately since lots of rain, humidity, and heat create the perfect breeding grounds for the organisms that occur naturally in the environment, the same organisms that chickens pick up while eating from the ground and get infected with Coccidia leading to Coccidiosis. Blood in their stool is a giveaway, but not always. Treatment is with Corid, and more can be found here, but if you're going to treat with Corid, stop giving Vitamin B-1 (thiamine) as it counters/blocks the Corid:
https://blog.meyerhatchery.com/2021/03/what-is-coccidiosis-signs-and-treatment-in-chickens/

B) Worms may be the issue too, or possibly both A & B. You usually won't see worms until it's too late. Once a bird is so overloaded with them, that's when a few slip out the vent during excretion or you might see a load when the bird expires. A fecal float by a vet or someone trained to look for worms/eggs in feces will be necessary. For treatment, most here use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) for goats at a dosage of .23ml for every one pound of bird weight administered for 5 consecutive days - feed directly to the chicken via syringe. Valbazen is another de-wormer that's used frequently...
More on Safeguard here (refer specifically to posts #2 and #9):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-dosage.1437427/

C) Egg-bound hen. Have you checked to see if she's egg bound?

D) Reproductive infection in which she'd need an antibiotic:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/drugs/amoxicillin


From what I read, you're keeping her hydrated and fed, which is good. Try to get as much food into her as you can. If her crop is empty at 5pm, it will be empty at bedtime tonight without your help, so feed her as much as she'll eat - she needs the nourishment overnight, especially if worms are eating as well! Get her water too, even better if it contains electrolytes. No treatment is going to help without those.

What dewormer did you use previously and do you have more of it?

Try to get her through the night with some electrolytes in her water and plenty of food, and let us know what her stool looks like as soon as you can.
I have been giving her food by syringe. And I'll let you know as soon as she poops but she hasn't pooped all day. I have tried to feel for a egg but I can't feel anything
 
I can't really do that since she hasn't pooped today. None of the other Birds seem to be having any issues at all
That the other birds aren't having trouble doesn't mean they are not in earlier stages of what's got hold of this hen. Watch them CLOSELY over the next few days until you're able to get a handle on the cause.

Watch for watery/runny stools, blood in their stools (possibly worms); look for signs of heat stress/dehydration, pale combs and/or wattles, discharge from around the eyes, nose, mouth, general lethargy, ruffled or poofed-out feathers, and ANY other thing that looks out of the ordinary.
 
So my red star hen Rona was on her side in the nesting box I thought she was dead and reached in to grab her but she started kicking at me but she can't stand up and she isn't very responsive she lays on her side and moves her head from time to time she wouldn't eat of her food and wouldn't drink so I gave her Honey water in a syringe and manged to get her to eat baby food from a syringe she would open her mouth for the food and hold her head up a little every now and then she looks like she tries to stand up but it's more like she tries to jump and falls over again. I can't feel an egg from the outside but I gave her a soak in some warm water and epsom salt . Anyone know what is happening or what I should do
I'm sorry to report Rona passed away in the night. I thought maybe she had food poisoning because I found a random dead sparrow in the yard. I got rid of it but looked like something has been eating it but I could be wrong. I'm sorry I couldn't help you Rona
 

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