Pullet constipated/egg-bound?

[coach723]

It's hard to say without having a reasonably good idea of what is actually going on. There could be viral reasons, or if she's got something stuck that is preventing normal eating, then it could be vitamin deficiency. I would normally recommend giving a b complex tablet or capsule once a day, but with questionable throat issues, not sure you would be able to get her to swallow it. You could try and see what happens, up to you.

 

[murphynhazel12]

Update: she's about the same. Still alive, moving (with a lot of stumbling and falling), and eating/drinking. Felt her crop again this morning when it was mostly empty and there was no obstruction I could feel. I looked down her throat with a flashlight and I couldn't see anything in there that might be blocking it. This is a very bizarre issue to me, I've had sick chickens before, but never like this.

 

[coach723]

With nothing else to go on, if she were mine, I would treat her for gapeworm, see if that may be the culprit. If you've got Safeguard, liquid goat wormer or horse paste, dose is .23ml per pound of body weight 5 days in a row, orally.

 

[murphynhazel12]

Probably a good idea, I don't have safeguard but I'll see if I can pick some up at the tractor supply.