My hen is dying

[nuthatched]

She gets whole corn. I have 11 girls and the corn is in a corn feeder. They all eat it plus the laying mash. I also give them snacks such as veggies like broccoli, green beans, peas, and fruit now and then like grapes (cut up so they do not choke), watermelon, apples, etc.

Whole dried corn? That's actually really hard for them to digest and not great for them nutritionally speaking. It should not be in a feeder for them to help themselves to.
Cut out all treats, they should be less than 10% of their diet, over doing the treats leads to health issues.

 

[gotta_start_somewhere]

I'm a Newbie, so don't take my word for it, but in my recent online YouTubing I saw a video about giving chickens warm baths with a cup of Epsom salt and that those baths can work wonders, even on a chicken that won't eat.

To you experts out there: is this accurate?

Good Luck! I hope you chicken recovers!

 

[lovemybuffy]

I would work on getting fluids into her.
Electrolytes or a little warmed sugar water.
Once she's drinking, then offer some wet mash, bits of egg or something similar to entice her.

Get photos of her poop when you can.

Do you notice any bloat or fluid in the abdomen?
Look her over really well for lice/mites and see that her crop is emptying overnight.

Not laying an egg in months, she may be suffering from a reproductive disorder, but it's hard to know.

I checked for water belly. She is fine there. I checked her crop, it is pretty slim and empty feeling. I do not feel egg lash. I will try electrolytes and scrambled eggs. With her being 3 years old I do not expect too many eggs from her anymore. Her legs are getting white. I read that if their legs are yellow they are still laying but if white they are no longer laying very often if at all. She is not being hen pecked.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I checked for water belly. She is fine there. I checked her crop, it is pretty slim and empty feeling. I do not feel egg lash. I will try electrolytes and scrambled eggs. With her being 3 years old I do not expect too many eggs from her anymore. Her legs are getting white. I read that if their legs are yellow they are still laying but if white they are no longer laying very often if at all. She is not being hen pecked.

Photos of her, the legs and her poop?

If she's a Welsummer, her legs should be yellow regardless.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm a Newbie, so don't take my word for it, but in my recent online YouTubing I saw a video about giving chickens warm baths with a cup of Epsom salt and that those baths can work wonders, even on a chicken that won't eat.

To you experts out there: is this accurate?

Good Luck! I hope you chicken recovers!

Depends.
Giving the spa treatment of a soak can be helpful for certain things, but if a chicken is lethargic or stressed, then soaking could push them over the edge.

 

[lovemybuffy]

Whole dried corn? That's actually really hard for them to digest and not great for them nutritionally speaking. It should not be in a feeder for them to help themselves to.
Cut out all treats, they should be less than 10% of their diet, over doing the treats leads to health issues.

Yes whole dried mixed in with cracked corn. They don’t eat a lot of it. I put one ice cream bucket in their feeder and it lasts 2-3 weeks. They mostly eat the mash. They get treats once a week and they free range from 2:00 to near sunset at about 8:00. This time of year it stays fairly light until 9:00. And I am outside with them for most of their free range time keeping an eye on them.

 

[lovemybuffy]

Photos of her, the legs and her poop?

If she's a Welsummer, her legs should be yellow regardless.

They are a little yellow but also white. I can get pics of those tomorrow morning.

 

[lovemybuffy]

I'm a Newbie, so don't take my word for it, but in my recent online YouTubing I saw a video about giving chickens warm baths with a cup of Epsom salt and that those baths can work wonders, even on a chicken that won't eat.

To you experts out there: is this accurate?

Good Luck! I hope you chicken recovers!

Thanks. I might try that. I am hopeful she will come out of it

 

[lovemybuffy]

Depends.
Giving the spa treatment of a soak can be helpful for certain things, but if a chicken is lethargic or stressed, then soaking could push them over the edge.

How deep is the water for a good soaking ? I clean their feet and check for leg mites and bumble foot every few weeks. But never soaked beyond the feet

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How deep is the water for a good soaking ? I clean their feet and check for leg mites and bumble foot every few weeks. But never soaked beyond the feet

Until it's deep enough to cover the abdomen.
Some make it deep enough so they can float, but you want to monitor them while they are in water.