Sick … :( maybe wry??????

[aliris]

Hi - my chicken has been unwell for 2 days. She’s now soaking in a warm bath. Lethargic, a little clumsy. Swollen abdomen and swollen crop. Yesterday morning she smelled bad, ok now. This morning her neck sort of crooked like you see I. The picture. But she’s not incapable of uncorking it, this is just its resting position. No egg to feel inside but swollen down there. Foot clutched up in the bath. Comb dark on the edges.

I gave her some water with a couple drops nitro-drench. What else please? Thank you!!! Probably 5yo. Hasn’t laid in several weeks.

 

[aliris]

Loving her time in the hospital and the new hair dryer I bought to defrost the fridge has come in handy!!!

Also gross white-yellow goo coming from inside, pulsing vent, labored breathing.

Thank you for any wisdom!!!

 

[aliris]

Ok found this helpful thread from @Wyorp Rock as usual, lol! Going to stuff a calcium, cure-all in her. If her head didn’t keep turning lightly (not violently) sideways I’d believe it’s not so bad but… she’s definitely perked up from her bath, uncurled her feet. …tail feathers straight up. Comb is wilted, blackened at the end, no nuts. No bugs. No visible worms… . She’s actually now preening which seems a good sign?

Post in thread 'Lethargic hen with swollen abdomen'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lethargic-hen-with-swollen-abdomen.1671660/post-28724513

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How is she doing?

I agree with you, I'd get some calcium into her and see how she does. She may be having a hard time laying an egg or expelling some lash material.

Glad she's enjoying her bath time, she looks like she's floating LOL