purple comb, lethargic and no eggs.

[chippysmom327]

Maybe she has sour or impacted crop? What's her crop like?

 

[bigleghorn]

Thats what I am thinking, it is not noticeable to look at but it is a little bulgy and firm to touch, she hardly ate so it should not be full. I am gonna seperate her and see if I can confirm it. I am also deworming the entire flock as a cautionary measure. Thank you for the help.

 

[chippysmom327]

Thats what I am thinking, it is not noticeable to look at but it is a little bulgy and firm to touch, she hardly ate so it should not be full. I am gonna seperate her and see if I can confirm it. I am also deworming the entire flock as a cautionary measure. Thank you for the help.

You're welcome! It may be impacted. Does it feel like there is a hard mass inside?

 

[bigleghorn]

I did not feel any hard mass, the crop feels relativly normal, The good news is I saw her eating and start to perk up, I am gonna give her veggie oil in her water to soften any thing up. I think this will help it pass if her crop is impacted.

 

[chippysmom327]

Hm, this is puzzling. I'm drawing a blank as to what else it could be. How hot is it where you live?

 

[bigleghorn]

It is not to hot where I live. Its typically between the 70s and 80s, today its in the 60s with pouring rain. The only thing I can possibly think of right now is worms of some kind. I did just get a rooster into the flock. Maybe he was not quarinteened correctly and brought some kind of worm with him. He's healthy but it is still a possibility. I will feed her pumpkin, a natural dewormer. Thanks again...

 

[chippysmom327]

It is not to hot where I live. Its typically between the 70s and 80s, today its in the 60s with pouring rain. The only thing I can possibly think of right now is worms of some kind. I did just get a rooster into the flock. Maybe he was not quarinteened correctly and brought some kind of worm with him. He's healthy but it is still a possibility. I will feed her pumpkin, a natural dewormer. Thanks again...

Worms are the only thing left that I can think of. Worms wouldn't come on that fast though. Raw pumpkin is good along with raw cucumber and zucchini seeds. The slimy little pocket of gel around the seed is a chemical that paralyzes intestinal worms.

 

[bigleghorn]

Well, treatment started today, I fed them all pumpkin seeds and raw pumpkin for worms, all though I am still nervous of them being egg bound. Can a whole flock get egg bound at once? The eggs got lighter and small in the weeks leading up to to this? what does that mean? My leghorn is doing better, but she still has moments of lethargy. I want to seperate her but another hen injured her leg and is in my quarinteen box. A couple more are starting to act this way as well. Warm baths for each hen is also in order.

 

[chippysmom327]

Do you have epsom salts? Bathe them with those. They're awesome for drawing out toxins and relaxing muscles. I don't think they could all go eggbound at once.

 

[bigleghorn]

I will look around for some, I also doubt they all could go egg bound, but I want to be 100 percent sure.