Sad chicken, not eating

[Shamiira]

We have a lavender Orpington who’s been just sad/depressed acting. I’m hoping y’all can help me out.

There’s no respiratory things going on at all.

She lays an egg a few times a week.

I can’t feel an egg at all.

Her crop feels like a small sandy stress ball.

She’s just sad, slow and quiet. Not really hanging out with the others. Not really eating. I could only get her to eat a few bites of scrambled egg.

She occasionally opens her mouth like readjusting her crop but hasn’t eaten.

I tried giving her some epsom salt and warm water soaks just in case she is egg bound and I don’t know where I’m feeling for an egg.

Any thoughts?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She’s just sad, slow and quiet. Not really hanging out with the others. Not really eating. I could only get her to eat a few bites of scrambled egg.

She occasionally opens her mouth like readjusting her crop but hasn’t eaten.

I tried giving her some epsom salt and warm water soaks just in case she is egg bound and I don’t know where I’m feeling for an egg.

Any thoughts?

We have a lavender Orpington who’s been just sad/depressed acting. I’m hoping y’all can help me out.

There’s no respiratory things going on at all.

She lays an egg a few times a week.

I can’t feel an egg at all.

Her crop feels like a small sandy stress ball.

If she's activity laying eggs and poop, then she's not egg bound. I wouldn't feel for an egg.
If she likes a good soaking, it won't hurt her, but if it stresses her. Stop that activity as well.

Her crop - when are you feeling of the crop? Check it first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink. If it's not flat/empty, then address that symptom (article below).

Check her over for lice/mites and consider getting a fecal float to determine if worms are part of the problem.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Shamiira]

If she's activity laying eggs and poop, then she's not egg bound. I wouldn't feel for an egg.
If she likes a good soaking, it won't hurt her, but if it stresses her. Stop that activity as well.

Her crop - when are you feeling of the crop? Check it first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink. If it's not flat/empty, then address that symptom (article below).

Check her over for lice/mites and consider getting a fecal float to determine if worms are part of the problem.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

She doesn’t mind the soaking at all. She just sits there and half falls asleep.

I’ve felt her crop many different times of day. It’s very small and feels like one of those rocky stress balls. Is that not how it should feel? I can’t get her to eat very much at all so it doesn’t really change in size between night and morning. She ate a few bites of scrambled egg and a few pieces of watermelon yesterday.

I checked her over for parasites and did not find anything wrong in that regard. I forgot to mention that I dewormed all of them on Wednesday as well and still no change.

Thank you for your input!