DSJMHenDen
Chirping
Not sure if I'm a terrible chicken keeper or just have bad luck, but here goes... pullet is 22 weeks old, always been healthy and beautiful Midnight Majesty Maran. She laid her first egg 15 days ago, and yes I am quite certain. I have a camera in the coop, and all of my girls have eggs I can tell apart. They do not free range, so no chance of hidden nest. About 10 days ago maybe I did see a soft shell egg in the coop, but it was laid in a blind spot on the camera, so I'm not sure if it was her or another new layer. Today she has been very lethargic with a puffed up look. Her vent was dirty for a second time recently, so I've washed her again and checked for parasites. No sign of mites or lice, thankfully no fly strike. The vent does not look swollen, but her belly seems distended, and her crop is squishy. She is not eating or drinking. Besides a vet, do I have any options, and is this common? This is my 2nd chicken this year that has presented this way. The first I treated for coccidiosis, sour crop with monistat, and syringe gave her water only to still have her pass. Honestly I feel like she was miserable having me shove things in her beak her final days, so I'm hesitant to treat like that with this one. Thank you for your help.
