I lost a Light Brahma about a year or so ago. Her first symptom was favoring a leg, then she eventually stopped moving and slowly shut down after refusing food and water.
My EE from that same first group of chicks (two of the four have died) has had serious problems with internal laying the past six months; we've kept her alive with ongoing Lupron shots. She started limping a few weeks ago, the problem has worsened and the vet says she has degenerative hip disease and that the hip socket has basically dissolved.
The vet sent our hen home with medication for pain and a calcium supplement. Since coming home two days ago, our bird has completely stopped moving and is refusing food. She takes a sip of water here and there. It's a deja vu of the experience with the Light Brahma. I think she's dying. We've stopped giving the medication in case it might be part of the problem.
What little I could find online about degenerative hip problems in chickens suggested that the bird will not die from the condition. We have separated her from the other chickens so she doesn't get run over or beat up. But my intuition tells me she is shutting down. Is something else going on here that the vet might have missed? She's only two and a half years-old. Of those four original birds, I lost one at six months to a sudden death, then the LB, now this. Only my BO has remained healthy.
Here she is, resting comfortably inside the house but showing no interest in the food we've provided:
My EE from that same first group of chicks (two of the four have died) has had serious problems with internal laying the past six months; we've kept her alive with ongoing Lupron shots. She started limping a few weeks ago, the problem has worsened and the vet says she has degenerative hip disease and that the hip socket has basically dissolved.
The vet sent our hen home with medication for pain and a calcium supplement. Since coming home two days ago, our bird has completely stopped moving and is refusing food. She takes a sip of water here and there. It's a deja vu of the experience with the Light Brahma. I think she's dying. We've stopped giving the medication in case it might be part of the problem.
What little I could find online about degenerative hip problems in chickens suggested that the bird will not die from the condition. We have separated her from the other chickens so she doesn't get run over or beat up. But my intuition tells me she is shutting down. Is something else going on here that the vet might have missed? She's only two and a half years-old. Of those four original birds, I lost one at six months to a sudden death, then the LB, now this. Only my BO has remained healthy.
Here she is, resting comfortably inside the house but showing no interest in the food we've provided:
I wish someone else would hop on and help you 
