Sick chicken

[Provopeters]

Hi, I am looking for advice. My favorite chicken is sick. She has her eyes closed and is not moving around a lot. She has watery diarrhea. Now that I realize she is sick, her behavior has been off for two nights. I’ve had to carry her into the coop. I didn’t know why she was sleeping on my deck. Today she is much worse. I have her in isolation and have given her a mixture of selenium, vitamin E, B12, electrolytes, and probiotics. She is drinking drops as I put them on her beak. I have also dropped bits of egg onto her beak to give her some protein.

Does anyone know what this might be? I clean their coop everyday. I have not seen evidence of worms. I’m wondering if she ate something that was toxic. Any advice is appreciated. I’m new to this.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hi! When was the last time she laid an egg?

 

[Provopeters]

She has never laid an egg. She is 20 weeks this Saturday.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hi! I would dose her with calcium citrate right away, it's cheap , you can get it at Wal Mart. In the meantime see if she'll tolerate a warm Epsom salt bath

 

[Provopeters]

Thank you! I will pick some up!

 

[Squawkers]

She has never laid an egg. She is 20 weeks this Saturday.

What is her breed? Has she started squatting? This is a complete guess, but maybe it is something reproductive? Maybe she is starting to get ready to lay and something is wrong with those organs. As I said, complete guess, but thought I’d throw it out there.

 

[Provopeters]

She is an ameraucana(sp?). I got her from IFA so I am guessing her age. Yes maybe it is reproductive.

 

[Squawkers]

She is an ameraucana(sp?). I got her from IFA so I am guessing her age. Yes maybe it is reproductive.

Ok. Has she showed any signs of getting ready to lay? Like reding comb, squatting, or interest in the nest?

 

[Provopeters]

Yes her comb just turned red within the last week and I do think she has been squatting. None of my chickens have started laying yet. They are a on a high protein layer feed and they free range in my backyard. They are catching grasshoppers and eating sunflower seeds from my sunflowers most of the time. They do also eat my tomatoes and my strawberry plants.

 

[Provopeters]

Update on Einstein:
I think her crop was impacted. It felt hard. I massaged it a few times for as long as she would let me. I gave her the calcium citrate mixed with water electrolytes and probiotics. She is much more alert and has started moving around again. She ate a few bites of food. I saw a solid poop. And she flew up on the shelf in the garage and went to sleep. I will check her every few hours but I think she is on the mend. Thank you everyone who gave me advice. I hope that she pulls through the night.