I have a Speckled Sussex hen that is 9 1/2 years old. Yesterday she was totally fine and her typical sassy and "full of it" self. Early that evening, I found her sitting in the nest box, which is odd because she hasn't laid in 3 years and she's been molting though she seems to be towards the end of that. While sitting in the nest she kept closing her eyes and I could clearly tell something wasn't right. I gave her a calcium pill in case she was struggling with a possible egg. Later that evening she did come out of nest box to roost for the night, which was nice to see.
I checked her first thing this morning and she had a full, hard crop and only passed one hard little poop. The urates had a yellowish tint. I gave her a dulcolax this morning in case it was a crop issue we were dealing with and I gave her another calcium pill a few hours later. She seems pretty okay this morning and was out and about running around. She's eating normally and still has interest in food though she seems a little subdued overall, which stands out with her since typically everything she does is at 110%. I don't know how much she's been drinking though. I checked on her just before and she pooped a yellowish liquid. Since this morning she has had a couple poops with the yellowish urates. I'm not sure if this is all related to her crop issue? I don't know if we're dealing with strictly a crop issue, or if she's trying to pass something?
She's on Kalmbach 17% Protein Hi Omega Layer Feed. Has access to grit, flaked oyster shell and crushed eggshells though I haven't seen her peck at any of that since she no longer lays.
I'm really hoping someone has some good advice, or insight for me. This girl is my special little lady, my sidekick. I'm trying not to stress/worry to much and just keep my cool, but it's so worrisome. It all just seems weird with how sudden all of this happened.
Here's an image of her (1) morning poop and the (2) is from this afternoon.
I checked her first thing this morning and she had a full, hard crop and only passed one hard little poop. The urates had a yellowish tint. I gave her a dulcolax this morning in case it was a crop issue we were dealing with and I gave her another calcium pill a few hours later. She seems pretty okay this morning and was out and about running around. She's eating normally and still has interest in food though she seems a little subdued overall, which stands out with her since typically everything she does is at 110%. I don't know how much she's been drinking though. I checked on her just before and she pooped a yellowish liquid. Since this morning she has had a couple poops with the yellowish urates. I'm not sure if this is all related to her crop issue? I don't know if we're dealing with strictly a crop issue, or if she's trying to pass something?
She's on Kalmbach 17% Protein Hi Omega Layer Feed. Has access to grit, flaked oyster shell and crushed eggshells though I haven't seen her peck at any of that since she no longer lays.
I'm really hoping someone has some good advice, or insight for me. This girl is my special little lady, my sidekick. I'm trying not to stress/worry to much and just keep my cool, but it's so worrisome. It all just seems weird with how sudden all of this happened.
Here's an image of her (1) morning poop and the (2) is from this afternoon.
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