Please help my Penny found her like this after being the backyard!!

[BlindLemonChicken]

Let us know what the vet says!

 

[mychickensgivemelife]

I honestly keep refreshing I am so nervous she doesn’t deserve this I see so much life in her call me crazy but I care for her so much

 

[mychickensgivemelife]

Have you examined her? Since it’s night and she’s trying to sleep I don’t think you need to do anything except examine her. You can’t truly tell if her fatigue and closing of the eyes is due it it being night or her being sick.

Look at her comb, nostrils, ears, eyes, vent, and check around her wings. If everything looks normal you can think about what to do next then, otherwise if you notice that something doesn’t look normal (except for the wing of course) then come back and tell us and we will figure out what to do then.

If you are confident you can pick her up easy then I’d wait till morning where you have better light, otherwise if shes hard to pick up I’d do it now.

Everything appears normally except for wing she just had a bit of diarrhoea when I held her and is seems fatigued but is drinking okay and still eating a little bit I’m gonna go check on her first thing tomorrow morning I hope she can make a quick recovery otherwise I’ll take her to the vet for a check up she’s too precious, thank you so much for responding I’ve had chickens all my life and seeing them hurt is the worst ever

 

[mychickensgivemelife]

Is it just her left wing that is dropped? Her tail is down, and that can be a sign that she is sick or possibly has a reproductive disorder. That seems obvious since she had the history of laying soft eggs, and now does not lay anymore. The decreased light in winter also affects laying in hens over 2-3 years old.

I would try making sure that she eats and drinks a couple of times a day. You could offer her some feed wet with some water, and add some scrambled egg or tuna. What do you feed her? Is she on layer feed or have crushed oyster shell available?

Is her crop filling up during the day, and then emptying by the next morning? Crop issues can be common, and may be related to other illnesses.

Hello, both her wings look abnormal and her tail is down. She comes outside every day so gets whatever sun is available. She normally eats all day long. We feed the chickens a classic seed mix as well as protein-based food, and our leftover veggies and lots of lettuce and grass from the garden. Her crop is functioning normally it's filling up and emptying.

Thanks for responding, and the idea that it may be a reproductive disorder I will be taking her to the vet today for a check-up.

 

[mychickensgivemelife]

When you say seed mix is the mix chicken feed or scratch.

It’s a feed mix. There’s this one and there’s another, but this is the one they eat the most

 

[Sussex19]

It’s a feed mix. There’s this one and there’s another, but this is the one they eat the most

Is that pellets, or scratch?

 

[mychickensgivemelife]

Is that pellets, or scratch?

This one is scratch and the other one is pellets, sorry for not making it clear.

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

This one is scratch and the other one is pellets, sorry for not making it clear.

You're fine. Different country's call feed differently. I feed mine all flock and add oyster shells for extra calcium.

 

[mychickensgivemelife]

You're fine. Different country's call feed differently. I feed mine all flock and add oyster shells for extra calcium.

Nice sounds like you’re looking after them well, I’ll keep my eye out for oyster shells next time I go to the pet store.

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Calcium citrate tablets. I know it seems scary to put it in her beak, but I have read it a lot in this site.