my hen sitting in yard??

[Henof4chix]

I have never posted a question here but all of your advice has been priceless!! I have a year old amurcana " marilyn" she has been a great layer, fiendly too. Always the hen the kids pick up. The past 2 days I have notice she is sitting in the run? Today I put them out to free range. This is really the first time they have been out of the run in a few months. I thought she would be ok. No, not following the flock, sitting in the yard. She has clear eyes, poop seems normal. Crop is a little large but all the girls seem to have a large crop? I rubbed it gently, she was not happy about this. I have no idea what is going on? I prepped the kids she might not mak it?? ANY suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

do you know if she has laid an egg lately? how does her vent look swollen, normal? how about her crop in the morning is it as big as in the evening? have you ever wormed your chickens? checked for lice/mites? what do you feed? sorry so many questions but this will help us help you, also how old is Marilyn? also

 

[Henof4chix]

I feed them a layer mash from the local feed store, they also get eggshell, little scratch here and there and some table scraps nothing too crazy the past few days. No i have never wormed the flock? they are a year old this month and a small isolated flock only the 5 of them. She laid tuse nothing yesterday... not unusual for her though, she can go every other day sometimes. How do i check for lime/ mites??? I have had no issues with any of them until now? This is my girls favorite girl too

Forgot to add she is a blond chicken so her feathers around her vent can look dirty, but hey look stuck together, ahe did have 2-3 eggs with blood on the outside of the shell, read that could be a little tear/ burst vessle. Like the egg was a little too big? Still worried. Should I pull her away from the others?

 

[tammye]

I would keep an eye on her, check for illness ect... first, but i have had a hen that did the same thing for a few days she did not keep up with the flock and seemed sleepy, I took her in side gave her electrolyte solution in her water and feed her some treats with some vitamins and she did fine in two days, seems perfect. I think she ate something that did not agree with her, her poop was a little loose those two days. hope she is ok