Need help diagnosing...

[Kiki]

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I have no idea when she last laid an egg.

I have Purina Flock Raiser in feeders. I feed the flock scratch in the morning and evening (maybe 1 cup per 30 birds each feeding). IN the morning they also get 6-8 scrambled eggs and some slightly fermented wheat berries.

Vet is not an option.

Here i another case similar to yours:

Yesterday, my 1 year old Welsummer was acting normal in the morning, laid an egg around 1:00. I went to check them out around 3:00 and she was sitting and panting - 2 hours later she was dead. I brought her to the Georgia Poultry Lab this morning. (https://www.gapoultrylab.org/) (free Necrospy and diagnosis). I just got the results as follows -
""Bird was extremely obese and had a fatty, ruptured
liver; I suggest feeding your remaining chickens a diet
higher in protein and lower in carbs (no scratch feed or
cracked corn- just feed a commercial chicken diet)""
My 8 hens are kept in a 600 sq ft run + coop. During their 1 year of life, every day after they've been full grown, I have been treating them with maybe 2 cups of dried meal-worms and a couple hand fulls of scratch.
Have my actions caused this or can it be hereditary?
Feed has been Purina Layena Omega Plus.

 

[Chicken_Guru]

Ok,

 

[Carson20034433]

I honestly and truly seriously think she is obese and needs to be taken to vet plz for the sake of the gen take her to the vet

 

[Carson20034433]

Hen*

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I tried to take a picture of her rear, but it's hard to do by myself. She's very strong. Her vent doesn't look that weird, but her belly is very bloated. I'm sure that's why she waddles.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

What causes obesity and what can be done about it?

 

[Kiki]

Her belly being very bloated could be because she has been laying eggs internally.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I have thought she might be obese, but none of the other hens have this problem and eat the same.

 

[Kiki]

 

[Kiki]

Bloated like that ^^^^