Sick chicken! I need help :(

[CassieDunphy]

Hey everybody, about almost a week ago my olive egger started acting strange. She hadn’t layed an egg for about a week and she always has been a very active hen but she started walking very slowly and hiding under bushes to lay down. She’s been eating a bit less than usual and her crop feels quite empty but she still is eating. Her poop looks odd it’s been coming out a blackish colour with yellow and her comb has now turned pale. Yesterday too I noticed she’s began to shake her head a lot. I’ve been trying to feed her poultry cell in some scrambled eggs in hopes of it helping her but she isn’t too keen on eating it, I’ve also tried electrolytes in her water but she hasn’t been interested in it. If anyone could tell me what may be wrong with her and if there’s any measures I can take to help her it would be much appreciated. She is one of my favourite and kindest chickens and it breaks my heart to see her sick

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She hadn’t layed an egg for about a week and she always has been a very active hen but she started walking very slowly and hiding under bushes to lay down. She’s been eating a bit less than usual and her crop feels quite empty but she still is eating. Her poop looks odd it’s been coming out a blackish colour with yellow and her comb has now turned pale. Yesterday too I noticed she’s began to shake her head a lot.

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Can you please post photos of your hen and her poop?

She's stopped laying eggs and is walking very slowly. I'd give her 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 now, then once daily for a week.
Hopefully she'll expel and egg or lash material.

Re-check her crop first thing in the morning before she eat/drinks to make sure it's emptying.

Shaking the head a lot. Can you get video of that? Upload to the BYC Gallery or Youtube.

Check inside her ears for any lice/mites or infection. Look inside the beak for any signs of canker or lesions.

Hey everybody, about almost a week ago my olive egger started acting strange. She hadn’t layed an egg for about a week and she always has been a very active hen but she started walking very slowly and hiding under bushes to lay down. She’s been eating a bit less than usual and her crop feels quite empty but she still is eating. Her poop looks odd it’s been coming out a blackish colour with yellow and her comb has now turned pale. Yesterday too I noticed she’s began to shake her head a lot. I’ve been trying to feed her poultry cell in some scrambled eggs in hopes of it helping her but she isn’t too keen on eating it, I’ve also tried electrolytes in her water but she hasn’t been interested in it. If anyone could tell me what may be wrong with her and if there’s any measures I can take to help her it would be much appreciated. She is one of my favourite and kindest chickens and it breaks my heart to see her sick