Please Help! My chicken is sick.

[Flock-of-Five]

Currently I have a small flock of five hens; A barred rock, a lavender orpington, an easter egger, a buff brahma, and a light brahma (they are all two years old). My light brahma has been acting sickly for the past few days. She is lethargic and her poop is green and watery with a lot of white mucus. She only drinks small amounts of water and she only eats when I make a warm mash and hand feed it to her. I also checked her comb to see if she was pale at all but she has a normal red tone. All she does is stand around with her tail down and head tucked in acting ill. I tried putting electro lights in their water but as far as I can tell it hasn't helped. I suspected that it might be coccidiosis but there's no blood in her stool, plus it is the middle of fall and freezing where I am from and to my knowledge coccidiosis is a warm weather illness. Another factor is the recent rat and mice problem we have been having. I'm not sure what kinds of illnesses rats could spread to my flock but I thought I would add this into my post just in case. There is poison out for the rats but I highly doubt that any of my chickens would have gotten into the poison, and I have reinforced my coop a few weeks ago to prevent the rats from getting in. Any ideas on what the problem might be and how I should go about treating it?
Edit: I just went out to my coop to check on her and I noticed another symptom, her left eye is closed, she'll open it quickly when I pick her up and then shut it. Could it be a problem with her eye?

 

[azygous]

All you can do is start from the simplest and most likely causes and move down from there. Most rat poison is a slow poison, so it doesn't kill quickly. Rodents do carry bait from place to place, and if it's dropped where your chickens hang out, it's possible for them to pick it up. Rodent poison is very difficult to use safely around chickens. It can make them very thirsty and cause black stools from internal bleeding.

It could be a crop disorder. Impacted crop or sour crop could account for the symptoms you see. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ Check the crop first thing in the morning to verify a crop issue.

If your chickens are molting, there's always a chance that this chicken isn't getting enough to eat. Appetites suffer during molt, and this makes some chickens too weak to compete at the feeder. The result is a chicken that is slowly starving. The green poop is one symptom of starvation. Feeding a starving chicken separately with high protein foods such a canned mackerel, tofu or boiled egg will help shore up their energy levels quickly.

There are avian viruses that could be responsible, but less likely than the preceding issues. Also, a reproductive disorder could be in play, too.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Can you separate her and see if she'll eat cooked egg? My chickens LOVE it.

When mine appear sick, I always check their eyes, vents, crops, feet and weight. Helps me narrow down what is wrong and makes me feel like I am helping. If her eyes are affected, it might be viral. Is she sneezing? Does she have facial swelling, discharge, or noisy breathing?

Can you post pics?

 

[Flock-of-Five]

Thank you for the replies!
She doesn't seem to be sneezing or have any discharge
Here are some pictures:

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. Sorry about your sick hen. How old is she? Does she lay eggs? Can you look into her eye today for any dirt, feather, drainage, or bubbles? A soothing eye drop might be helpful if you don't see anything in it. If there is something inside, use some saline eye wash (Bausch and Lomb or generic brand) on her eye twice a day.

 

[carolbeauregard]

All you can do is start from the simplest and most likely causes and move down from there. Most rat poison is a slow poison, so it doesn't kill quickly. Rodents do carry bait from place to place, and if it's dropped where your chickens hang out, it's possible for them to pick it up. Rodent poison is very difficult to use safely around chickens. It can make them very thirsty and cause black stools from internal bleeding.

It could be a crop disorder. Impacted crop or sour crop could account for the symptoms you see. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ Check the crop first thing in the morning to verify a crop issue.

If your chickens are molting, there's always a chance that this chicken isn't getting enough to eat. Appetites suffer during molt, and this makes some chickens too weak to compete at the feeder. The result is a chicken that is slowly starving. The green poop is one symptom of starvation. Feeding a starving chicken separately with high protein foods such a canned mackerel, tofu or boiled egg will help shore up their energy levels quickly.

There are avian viruses that could be responsible, but less likely than the preceding issues. Also, a reproductive disorder could be in play, too.

 

[carolbeauregard]

Oh HI! Good Morning to you. I have to crow like a rooster as I don't have one!
One of my hens was acting the same when the weather got cold. She was solitary, tail down, wouldn't eat or drink, and had the diahreahs. I am not sure which virus it was but it certainly is something which plagues chickens!
For treatment I dried the co-op, took out the poop or droppings reasonably, put clean dry straw and wood shavings and the chicken healed up. one day later I couldn't tell which chicken was sick.
Now I go out at least 3x a day ....oh yah, and I bought a small heater for $39.99 ! It worked. They are lovely chickens and don't pick at your hands when you reach under them to take their eggs. Happy Chickens!

 

[micstrachan]

Poor girl. Has she molted yet?

 

[Kathy Golla]

Poor girl. Has she molted yet?

That was my thought too. To me looks like a hen before molt.