Not sure? Very worried

[dairyqueen]

Okay, I have a flock of 8 Australorps and one of them seems very sick but I have no idea what it could be. She has a pale comb and wattles, she won't eat or drink, barely walks, and has been getting progressively worse over 2ish days.

 

[azygous]

What region of the world do you live in? How old is this chicken?

 

[dairyqueen]

We live in California, we just got a lot of rain but we make sure they're out of places with big puddles. She is about 4 years old.

 

[azygous]

Thanks. This tells me she should be molting. Are you seeing that? From time to time, I will have a molting chicken lose their appetite and suffer severe weight loss. I've even had to tube feed such a chicken in order to bring them back from a starvation situation.

First thing to try would be sugar water to raise her glucose, and some soft boiled egg to stimulate appetite. This could be all that is wrong, and we try the most obvious first before moving on the exploring more serious reasons for a chicken acting sick.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you see any lice or mites/eggs on her skin under the vent, belly, wings, or neck?