Please Help! My hen is very sick!

[casportpony]

Can you catch her and get a picture of her from behind?

 

[Simmons Homestead]

I don't know, because her feathers are covering her behind. These are the pics I managed to get

 

[Simmons Homestead]

Yes, she does...I gave her a bath because she was dirty and I thought it might help her feel better. She's only had it since she got sick, so...a few weeks? Yes, I can, and I will do that as soon as humanly possible. Her skin looked okay when I checked her vent today, but cleaning her up will help confirm that. It's a bit late, so I will see if I can give her a bath tomorrow morning. Hopefully she'll be okay until then...

 

[Simmons Homestead]

Thank you guys. I'm heartbroken, but at least she's not suffering anymore. She's joined some of my other hens in a green pasture with a lot of good food and bugs and where there is no sickness...
Thanks to everyone who gave their advice, it was greatly appreciated even though I could not save her. I'll keep it all in mind if another one of my ladies gets sick.

(I had my mom with me and she already took Ginger's body away to deal with it, so I can't send it to a lab. But what's important is that I tried, right?)

 

[Simmons Homestead]

You did try! Ginger looked like a sweet girl, I'm sure you will miss her.

She was. The coop won't be the same without her, but thinking about it this morning, I'm glad I got to spend the time with her that I did.
Thanks to you all again for your advice and concern. It was greatly appreciated.

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC, sorry your hen is sick.

Can you post a picture of her?

 

[Kiki]

Is this a recent picture?

 

[Simmons Homestead]

Can you catch her and get a picture of her from behind?

I can try.

 

[casportpony]

Can you catch her and feel it?

 

[blackandtan]

She has a bit of a dirty bum, you said you gave her a bath before, why? Has she had a messy bum for awhile? Can you clean her up and take a pic, check her vent, look for swelling, check skin colour etc