Not on Mothers Day

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Do you have a picture of her before?

 

[froggyphore]

Oh when I said her sister I just meant they both came together when I bought them. She’s been laying every day and I didn’t think that she would have an egg inside of her as well would she? She just moves slow it’s just worrisome. She is eating I just don’t understand what’s going on with her. I don’t want to lose her, I just don’t have any control over it

ah, i see. when you said "except for one or two", do you mean the last one or two days she hasn't laid? or just that she's a very prolific layer? if its the latter, like you said a hen can't be eggbound while laying, so you can cross that off the list. it's good that she's eating. unfortunately that is a "feeling under the weather" stance. have you felt her belly between her legs? does it feel squishy, almost like it's full of liquid?

do you maybe have a vet near you that takes poultry? even if they don't advertise themselves as a farm vet, many still take chickens. i'm sorry you're dealing with this, i know how painful and scary it is

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How is she doing?

I would make sure her crop is emptying. Get some Calcium into her and direct dose her with some poultry vitamins if you have them.
She may be starting to have some troubles with egg laying, it can be hard to know.
Hopefully she'll improve.

 

[Eggcessive]

Her tail looks down in a couple of the pictures. That could point to a reproductive disorder or even ascites (water belly,) if her lower belly is enlarged. Crop disorders may be common in hens with reproductive disorders.

 

[unbaked pegga]

I recently read about the muscles in the crop being stretched making it sag. Some use a crop bra to help. Does that sound like what's going on?

Oh I wish I knew. It has been such a burden on me today. I can see she is not well. She is depressed looking, but still laying every day. I have fretted over this all day. I don’t want her to die but I don’t know if she is hurting. I wish someone here could look at my picture and maybe have knowledge about how she looks and their opinion of what’s going on

 

[unbaked pegga]

Hi Peggy


As others have mentioned, her crop may be pendulous, a photo would be helpful.

Hi Peggy


As others have mentioned, her crop may be pendulous, a photo would be helpful.

 

[unbaked pegga]

This has worried me to death. She seems to be the same today as she was yesterday. She is still laying eggs every day. She is eating good. But she seems depressed and while she still stays with the other chickens and hasn’t separated herself she lays down a lot but then every once in a while she’ll get up and scratch and stuff but then she goes back and lays down, and of course she’s my favorite chicken. I don’t know what to do I don’t know if she’s in pain. Her crop seems to be in the correct place but the part of her anatomy that is under her crop that seems to have dropped between her legs and makes her walk almost bowlegged. I have a feeling of dread. When I was a child and misbehaved while we were out somewhere my mother would tell me I was going to get a whipping when we got home, and I dreaded going home yet wanted to get it over with. This is the way I feel about Rosie. I don’t know if she is in pain and I don’t want this to have a bad outcome but if she is going to die I wish she could pass quickly. It has made for a fretful Mother’s Day

 

[unbaked pegga]

I just took these pictures can anybody tell me if they can tell what might be going on by looking at the pocs

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If she's laying consistently, being relatively active, interacting with the flock, then I would just keep watch on her for a few days to see is she stays the same or worsens.

I'm sorry it's been a fretful day for you. I know Rosie and the other girls are very special to you.

 

[unbaked pegga]

Oh yes they are. Thank you for your kind words