Sick Chicken!

[Strategic Chicken]

My 1 year old Rhode Island Red has been lethargic and unwilling to eat. Her comb and tail are droopy and she stands around today. Today, I found that this came out of her vent. Could someone help identify whether it is diarrhea or egg matter, and what sickness is could be?

 

[RedHillChicken]

My 1 year old Rhode Island Red has been lethargic and unwilling to eat. Her comb and tail are droopy and she stands around today. Today, I found that this came out of her vent. Could someone help identify whether it is diarrhea or egg matter, and what sickness is could be?

@Eggcessive @coach723 @Wyorp Rock

 

[Eggcessive]

How does her crop feel after not eating all day? Can you check it again in the morning to tell us how it feels? Is she drinking fluids? What do you feed your chickens and do you have granite poultry grit available for them to take as needed? Does she lay eggs, and have you seen any unusual or shell-less eggs?

 

[Strategic Chicken]

Hello! My 1.5 year old Rhode Island Red has been, for two days, acting sick. Usually super active and energetic, she now stands or sits by herself with a droopy comb and tail. I have isolated her from the rest of the flock.

These few months I've had chicks with the flock and withheld calcium, and she's been laying soft shelled eggs for two months. However, the other hens have been fine with no problem. This may be a matter of calcium deficiency, but because none of the hens have similar symptoms, it may be something else. Here are some pictures, including the poos she's been making. These poos are yellow and look like they have egg yolk in them.

 

[Eggcessive]

I answered on your other thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sick-chicken.1676265/
Can you answer some of the questions?
I would offer her human calcium citrate with vitamin d daily for up to 7 days. Is she showing any signs of molting? I would offer some soft cooked egg and watery chicken feed.

 

[Strategic Chicken]

How does her crop feel after not eating all day? Can you check it again in the morning to tell us how it feels? Is she drinking fluids? What do you feed your chickens and do you have granite poultry grit available for them to take as needed? Does she lay eggs, and have you seen any unusual or shell-less eggs?

Hello,

Thank you for your care.
Her crop feels slightly rounded but not fat and bulgy. She has no breath odor or vomiting/discharge. She is drinking a little of the electrolyte/vitamin/probiotic water. I was feeding the whole flock chick feed because I had chicks, but I had switched back to layer feed a few days before she got sick. She had been laying soft shelled eggs for the last two months, however the rest of the flock were eating the same and had no problem. I've isolated her by putting her in the front yard where there are rocks and dirt to serve as grit. No signs of molting.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

These few months I've had chicks with the flock and withheld calcium, and she's been laying soft shelled eggs for two months.

She had been laying soft shelled eggs for the last two months,

Some of the material almost looks like lash material, but hard to tell.

If she's been laying soft shelled eggs for 2 months, then I'd give her the Extra Calcium as suggested previously. You can find Calcium Citrate+D3 at most stores like Walmart, CVS, etc. Give her 300mg once daily for 7 days.

Re-check the crop first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink, let us know what it's like.

 

[Strategic Chicken]

Her crop feels normal in the mornings; mostly flat and not bulgy. These last few days she started to poop these poops. They look like they no longer contain egg material and only uric acid surrounded by liquid.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Has she been getting the extra calcium?

When was the last deworming?

Do you have an antibiotic on hand, if so, what do you have?