sick chicken

Jeannesa

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Hi

I found one of my chicken by herself in the corner of the coop. She ...is not active and her eyes are closed. She seems to be breathing fine. I gave her some water and feed by shaking the container in front of her face, since she can't see. she drank and eat and she can still stand on her feet. I isolate her in the garage in a dog crate to keep an eye on her and make sure that she will not contaminate the other ones. Her eyes are not watery but shut close and her comb seem to be lame. Any idea what she could have.
As a first time chicken keeper I'm starting to panic with everything I read. So many things. Can anyone give me advise?

thank you
 
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Welcome to BYC!!! There are loads of members on here…so if you have ANY questions…just ASK!!!

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Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Sorry about your bird!
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She may be egg bound. You have done everything correctly so far. You need to give her a warm bath and massage her behind area. Afterward, apply some vaseline or coconut oil to her vent wearing gloves. Here is link on further instruction.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/egg-binding-symptoms-treatment-and-prevention

You should also post in this section for more info
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

Best of luck!
 
Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC and Happy Holidays! X2 on Mountain Peeps, hope your hen is OK.
 
Please post in detail on "emergencies, diseases, injuries, cures," thread. While waiting for replies, you could put "egg binding" in the search box and see what comes up.

Hope your hen will be okay.
 

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