Please Help diagnose my hen!

[BellasBunch]

Soi found her in the coop hiding yesterday under a ledge. Day before she was normal. She was ably. Took her inside, crushed a calcium and dropper fed her that while she soaked in a warm epsom salt bath. dried and put in crate. nothing change. Soaked again with giving her more water through dropper. She does not eat or drink. Crop empty yesterday morning. Cannot feel any egg. Her head is wobbly, closes eyes like sleepy, cannot stand at all this morning. I squished up scrambled egg and managed to get a tiny in her though she wont eat. I do not know where to go from here. I am new at this part. Please help. I hate to see her suffer. The other hens and roos seem fine. She is about 3 years old. Thank you sooooo so much!

 

[BellasBunch]

anyone? she needs help and I am at a loss as to what I can do.

 

[cherrynberry]

Soi found her in the coop hiding yesterday under a ledge. Day before she was normal. She was ably. Took her inside, crushed a calcium and dropper fed her that while she soaked in a warm epsom salt bath. dried and put in crate. nothing change. Soaked again with giving her more water through dropper. She does not eat or drink. Crop empty yesterday morning. Cannot feel any egg. Her head is wobbly, closes eyes like sleepy, cannot stand at all this morning. I squished up scrambled egg and managed to get a tiny in her though she wont eat. I do not know where to go from here. I am new at this part. Please help. I hate to see her suffer. The other hens and roos seem fine. She is about 3 years old. Thank you sooooo so much!

3 years is pretty old. Very possibly a repoductive disorder.

@Wyorp Rock could help. But for now,

How is her vent? Any poop stuck on her back end?
Is she walking weird?
Is she molting?
Is her abdomen firm or softer?
Pictures?
What breed is she?
When was the last time she layed an egg?

These are some questions that may help the experts (not me) help you better.

 

[cherrynberry]

anyone? she needs help and I am at a loss as to what I can do.

Sometimes there is nothing you can do to save them...

 

[Hensintexas]

I have no idea how to help. I am no expert. A lot of hens slow way down on their laying after 3 years, but that wouldn’t explain why she won’t eat and looks sick. That’s all I know, I’m sorry.

 

[MysteryChicken]

What breed?

3 is still young. 4+ is what's considered old.

 

[BellasBunch]

3 years is pretty old. Very possibly a repoductive disorder.

@Wyorp Rock could help. But for now,

How is her vent? Any poop stuck on her back end?
Is she walking weird?
Is she molting?
Is her abdomen firm or softer?
Pictures?
What breed is she?
When was the last time she layed an egg?

These are some questions that may help the experts (not me) help you better.

tiny poo was on but but not vent. woolly then falls. yesterday was wobbly but able. not mounting.soft ab. I don't know the last time she played. I have 7 adult hens that she is part of and now 7 new that are just starting to lay and a couple not laying because they are mounting. A mixed bag! she does not get up, just sitting/laying there.

 

[BellasBunch]

What breed?

3 is still young. 4+ is what's considered old.

maybe a rhone island red but not sure. I rescued these hens a few months back from a sick neighbor.

 

[cherrynberry]

maybe a rhone island red but not sure. I rescued these hens a few months back from a sick neighbor.

3 is old for a RIR. I suspect an egg laying issue.

 

[MysteryChicken]

3 is old for a RIR. I suspect an egg laying issue.

I think you're thinking of a Red Sex-link. I've raised RIRs for years, & hated them due to their aggressive tendencies. Kept one hen since she was tame enough, & was the age of 4 before we decided to butcher her. She was still laying.