my chicken is sick

[syeaton]

one of my 4yr old plymouth rocks has been failing for about 3wks. i gave her antibotics for a few days but it didn't help so i rruled out infection. she has stopped eating and has a solid powderery dry yellow bm when she has one at all. today i gave her water through a syringe beause i wanted to do something short of euthanizing her because i have no stomach for killing . . I cannot believe she is still hanging on. i separtated her from the rest of the flock. her crop is very dark too. at this pt, i just want to know what the possible diseases she may have? do they get cancer etc?

 

[Judy]

Her crop is dark? Do you mean comb? this means it is not getting enough blood which can be for several reasons. ovarian cancer is fairly common in hatchery birds. They can get many of the problems we get, such as heart disease, stroke, and liver disease.