Pullet is laying 2 eggs in same sitting UPDATE page 4 Now Lethargic

[WingItRanch]

It's good to be extra vigilant with her right now, but try not to stress yourself too much.

Sometimes one of my girls has a really golf ball hard crop for awhile but it always softens back up. I think when that happens she probably just over-gorged herself a little bit. You might have just felt her crop right after she ate a bunch.

Has she still been having more solid poops?

Yes since she started eating again, her poop looks normal. Ish. Maybe still a little soft but not liquid anymore.

I was able to give her a calcium d3 this morning. I'm hoping she'll recover but watching her... I can just tell somethings not right. And so can my other chickens which is why they keep going after her. She was close to the top of the pecking order before.

I'm guessing this is some sort of reproductive/ genetic/ maybe cancer.

 

[TOMTE]

Yes since she started eating again, her poop looks normal. Ish. Maybe still a little soft but not liquid anymore.

I was able to give her a calcium d3 this morning. I'm hoping she'll recover but watching her... I can just tell somethings not right. And so can my other chickens which is why they keep going after her. She was close to the top of the pecking order before.

I'm guessing this is some sort of reproductive/ genetic/ maybe cancer.

I think so too, but fingers crossed!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I checked on her first thing and she was hiding against the fence, cowering. The others were picking on her and she wouldn't move.

I placed her back in the chicken tractor and she immediately went for the food and water. I noticed her crop feels kind of hard? Like a golf ball. I added grit to the tractor. Any other advice?... should I give her a little bit of coconut oil in case she's impacted?

Edited to add: she's moving much better today and seems to have some of her strength back.

Disregard my last. I double checked her crop and it's fine. I think I'm just over worried. She does seem more energetic today but still off.

Just check the crop each morning.

Make sure she's getting that Calcium, it's important

 

[WingItRanch]

She seems worse. She now has a poopy butt and her poop looks concerning.

She seems tired.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She seems worse. She now has a poopy butt and her poop looks concerning.

She seems tired.

She may be having some reproductive troubles. Hopefully the calcium will help with that.

Watch to see that she's eating/drinking and her crop is emptying.

 

[WingItRanch]

I put her on the roost bars with the others last night but this morning they were attacking her again so I've decided to keep her separated until she can regain her strength and put on some weight. There's a little house on top of the tractor where she can sleep. She seems happier away from the others but they can all see each other.

She's refusing to eat regular pellets (kalmbach flock maker) but will eat it if I add some water to make it soft. She's drinking. I gave her another calcium d3 tablet this morning and will continue for a week as instructed. Not much else I can think to do other than keep her as comfortable as possible. She's so very thin.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I put her on the roost bars with the others last night but this morning they were attacking her again so I've decided to keep her separated until she can regain her strength and put on some weight. There's a little house on top of the tractor where she can sleep. She seems happier away from the others but they can all see each other.

She's refusing to eat regular pellets (kalmbach flock maker) but will eat it if I add some water to make it soft. She's drinking. I gave her another calcium d3 tablet this morning and will continue for a week as instructed. Not much else I can think to do other than keep her as comfortable as possible. She's so very thin.

How is she doing today?

 

[WingItRanch]

How is she doing today?

Not great. She's eating a little and drinking but just stands around a lot sometimes with her eyes closed. Her poop is not solid and looking milky greenish now. I'm considering euthanasia if she doesn't improve. I don't like seeing her suffer.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Not great. She's eating a little and drinking but just stands around a lot sometimes with her eyes closed. Her poop is not solid and looking milky greenish now. I'm considering euthanasia if she doesn't improve. I don't like seeing her suffer.

Can you take a sample of her poop to your vet for a fecal float to rule out worms as part of the problem.

If she's that lethargic, then if you have any antibiotics, I'd consider starting those as a last ditch effort. Amoxicillin is a good choice. Baytril will work too.

Continue to give the calcium daily.

Milky greenish poop could just be urates and bile if she's not drinking well and eating = signs of dehydration and no food.

 

[WingItRanch]

Can you take a sample of her poop to your vet for a fecal float to rule out worms as part of the problem.

If she's that lethargic, then if you have any antibiotics, I'd consider starting those as a last ditch effort. Amoxicillin is a good choice. Baytril will work too.

Continue to give the calcium daily.

Milky greenish poop could just be urates and bile if she's not drinking well and eating = signs of dehydration and no food.

I don't have access to a vet that will treat or test poultry but I do have baytril left over so I'll try that. I'm pretty sure it's not worms. They don't free range (unless you consider the chicken tractor occasionally) and no others are sick. I have valbazen in my chicken emergency kit but I'm hesitant to make her even sicker considering she's so lethargic.

I've been giving calcium but haven't seen any improvement. I can't get her to eat solid pellets. Only a little bit of mash.