PLEASE HELP!!

[youngchooklover]

They free range and have access to sand and gravel for grit and i know they eat both.

She might be sick when chickens get sick they normally stop laying.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Mmm ok its just weird she acting normal no sneezing or anything and just the swollen area i try a warm bath tomorrow and wait and see

 

[youngchooklover]

Mmm ok its just weird she acting normal no sneezing or anything and just the swollen area i try a warm bath tomorrow and wait and see

She might of just missed some days my hens do that.
Sounds good!

 

[Jesusfreak101]

I really hope that is the case, she such a sweet hen she one of the only three that will eat from my daughters hand and let her hold her so i really prefer not to lose her. Plus she use to sit on my shoulder and my husbands head we havent let her since she gotten bigger but she still one of out babies. But we cant afford the vet for her (expecting baby so all money goes to the baby).

 

[song of joy]

I haven't seen this, but I've read about something similar, called ascites. There are several threads on BYC about ascites, and the symptoms sound similar to what you've described.

I've had a few hens with EYC (egg yolk peritonitis) - or internal layers. However, this usually happens with older hens that have been laying for at least a year or two. High-production breeds are much more vulnerable to becoming internal layers. When at its worst, the hens with EYP walked more upright and waddled - like a penguin. They also become less active, and their vents were very messy with liquid-like poo and egg drainage. (Sorry about the graphic description.)

Regardless, you may want to isolate the hen so you can monitor feed and water intake, as well as poo output.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Ok so this morning all of my normal layers laid and she still hasnt laid i have her in the tub in warm water. She slightly more swollem today. I still dont feel an egg.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

here are the pictures I got this morning she looked like she might have yolk on her vent.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Pullets that just start laying can be very irregular. You say she is acting normally, so she is probably just adjusting to laying.

Make sure she has access to oyster shell and don't worry so much.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

They have excess to oyster shells i just worried because she swollen alot more then the other layers ever get and she squish were she shouldnt be.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

A few hours after hee bath she went into the nesting box we will see if there an egg when we get back home.