Need help diagnosing...

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Most chickens usually stop laying eggs at age 3 so how old is she I'm to lazy to go back to beginning to check

She's 1-1/2 y/o.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Just enjoy her while you can.
If she gets to uncomfy looking and you can tell she is suffering..help her to not suffer anymore.
There isn't really much more than that to do.
I am sorry.
If she is internally laying it is most likely not something that you could have prevented.
It just happens.

I think that's what I'll do. Right now, apart from the extra weight that probably makes her walk like that and gets tiring (laying down to eat scratch), she seems very healthy. Tomorrow I'll probe around some more to see if I can learn something.

 

[Carson20034433]

Good luck

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Internal Laying & Other Reproductive Malfunctions: my YouTube Video (GRAPHIC PHOTOS!)

That's very informative. I bet that's what's going on.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Can you get a picture of her rearend? Is her lower belly tight like a drum, or it is very full and spongy or firm? If tight like a drum which can indicate ascites (fluid in the belly,) or enlarged which may be egg material or lash eggs inside the abdomen. If you can look for Speckledhen's excellent video from a couple of days ago, it may be enlightening about reproductive disorders. Most of us with hatchery stock chickens see it once in awhile. Draining the abdomen in a hen with ascites is only a temporary fix, not a cure. It may make one feel more comfortable, but she will still have the problem.
Another problem in hens is fatty liver hemorrhagic disease which can affect overweight hens, and while it may be diet related, it is thought to also possibly be hereditary.

I tried to get a picture, but.... Maybe I'll try again tomorrow. The bloat is a fullness that looks like water bloat. That video showing the cheesy mass could be what it is if that stuff is kind of spongy.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Thank all of you for your help. I feel better knowing that this may be out of my hands. But I will continue to assist her if I can.

 

[Kiki]

Thank all of you for your help. I feel better knowing that this may be out of my hands. But I will continue to assist her if I can.