Sick chicken!!

[kyleen]

I need some help. My Rhode Island red is sick. She is nine months old. For the last couple weeks when she has lifted her foot, she has been trembling. I also noticed that around her ears
turned white. Now she is isolating from the other chickens – they are picking on her, and she is usually a dominant one. She has not laid in a couple days. I am quarantined her in the garage. She can barely keep her eyes open.

Is she going to die?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I need some help. My Rhode Island red is sick. She is nine months old. For the last couple weeks when she has lifted her foot, she has been trembling. I also noticed that around her ears
turned white. Now she is isolating from the other chickens – they are picking on her, and she is usually a dominant one. She has not laid in a couple days. I am quarantined her in the garage. She can barely keep her eyes open.



Is she going to die?

Can you give us more information?

What does her poop look like?
Is she drinking or eating at all? What type of food/treats do you feed?
How does her crop feel - empty, full, squishy, doughy, watery - does her breath smell sour?
She hasn't laid an egg in a couple of days - how does her abdomen feel- hard, soft, squishy, fluid filled, bloated?
How long have you have her?
Have you added any new members to your flock in the last 30days?
Any sign of respiratory illness from her or any other member of your flock - coughing, wheezing, sneezing, runny eyes/nose?

Keep her hydrated. If you have them offer some poultry vitamins in her water. Let us know how she's doing.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I checked her crop, it feels empty. Her poop is minimal. Her abdomen doesn't feel too squishy, I checked her vent – no impacted egg. Her breath smells sour. I gave her some mash and hope she Would eat it, but she just puts her beak up to it like she wants to but doesn't swallow anything.
Can you take her to a vet?

If her breath smells sour then she most likely has sour crop. There are many different methods of treating sour crop, @TwoCrows article details the best treatment plan(s) I've seen.

The runny nose and trouble swallowing is concerning, check inside her beak to make sure there is no canker or blockage that you can see. Do the best you can, treat her for sour crop if you feel like this may be the cause of her symptoms, but she may also be having some type of internal laying/reproductive issue as well.

Chickens do not get colds, they get respiratory diseases. Since you had "new chickens" and then your original flock began to sneeze as well, then most likely you have one of the many contagious respiratory diseases that poultry can get. Drop in production and noticeably miss-shaped/odd eggs are a couple of long term effects from respiratory disease. This can lead to reproductive disorders and infection.

Even in cold weather make sure your coop has plenty of ventilation.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/impacted-slow-and-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[chickens really]

How old is she and what all do you feed daily including treats.......




Cheers!

 

[SkyWorld]

I am not an expert, but your chicken might have gotten an infection, You can try some plain yoghurt and then get some antibiotics in the morning. Not knowing the temp there you might want to keep her warm, but not too warm. Chickens don't like letting on that they are week or sick and will do their best to hid it from you, however they can be stronger than you know and recover from some nasty illness. I hope this helps, but keep learning for what backyard has to offer. I lost one chicken, my daughters favorite due to sour crop and we tried everything. My heart goes out to you and I hope she gets better.

 

[kyleen]

I feed her organic layer grains. Recently as a treat – I have fed her scraps of a quesadilla, oatmeal, and some greens.

 

[chickens really]

Okay.....First oatmeal is not good and greens are depending on the amounts.....Crop issues with Chickens happen if fed things that they can not process properly.......Granite grit needs to be consumed......Daily.....Hmmmm? what else?.....


Cheers!

 

[kyleen]

I checked her crop, it feels empty. Her poop is minimal. Her abdomen doesn't feel too squishy, I checked her vent – no impacted egg. Her breath smells sour. I gave her some mash and hope she Would eat it, but she just puts her beak up to it like she wants to but doesn't swallow anything.

 

[kyleen]

I have a ton of granite boulders where they free range. So they get grit frequently

 

[chickens really]

Sour Crop....



Cheers!