Sick Hen can’t walk

[Vmo]

I notice my hen sick on Monday. She wasn’t wanting to be active and I notice weird poop(regular brown with yellow raw egg looking poop). That night she didn’t get up to roost just laid on the floor. Tuesday she didn’t want to come out of the coop I noticed bust egg on her feet so I thought maybe an egg busted inside of her. I gave her a soak to clean her butt and relax the vent. I moved her away from the other chickens so I could watch her poop and see if she is laying. Wednesday she started having trouble walking her right side is weak. Poop is little brown regular with lots of watery yellow. Today(Friday) she isn’t putting any weight in her right leg. Wings are fine. She will eat and drink if I bring it to her but won’t attempt to get it herself. Seems really thirsty. Any ideas/ advice on what is going on? Her vent has also been clean not dirty nor bleeding. Poop in sticking to her butt. I’ve been soaking her in a bath everyday to clean her for about 10-20mintues. I started her on Corid because I didn’t know what else to do. I’ve been looking through her poop for worms I don’t see any. I’ve seen her pant a couple of times but it’s hot outside and the other chickens are hot as well. Crop seems soft. But the first time I touch a crop is when she became sick.

 

[azygous]

Is there a steady discharge of liquid from her vent? Does it seem as though she's trying to push an egg out? Is she standing in a nest or is she isolating herself in the coop or run in a corner?

The yellow poop signals a possible reproductive issue. It may be from a collapsed egg or it could be from a chronic reproductive infection. We can't know unless you have an avian vet that could see her and make these determinations.

Starting her on Corid is a wise decision. In lieu of an accurate diagnosis, we can always treat for what we think could be most likely. In this case, it can't hurt to give the patient an oral antibiotic in addition to the Corid. Also, I suggest a calcium tablet in case there is a collapsed egg involved. Calcium in high doses can encourage strong contractions to assist expelling the egg remains.

Checking the crop is most effective when preformed in the morning before food and water are provided. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Vmo]

Is there a steady discharge of liquid from her vent? Does it seem as though she's trying to push an egg out? Is she standing in a nest or is she isolating herself in the coop or run in a corner?

The yellow poop signals a possible reproductive issue. It may be from a collapsed egg or it could be from a chronic reproductive infection. We can't know unless you have an avian vet that could see her and make these determinations.

Starting her on Corid is a wise decision. In lieu of an accurate diagnosis, we can always treat for what we think could be most likely. In this case, it can't hurt to give the patient an oral antibiotic in addition to the Corid. Also, I suggest a calcium tablet in case there is a collapsed egg involved. Calcium in high doses can encourage strong contractions to assist expelling the egg remains.

Checking the crop is most effective when preformed in the morning before food and water are provided. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

There is no discharge, her vent is clean. I have felt all around the vent area and I don’t feel anything hard. Unless I travel more than an hour, I do not have a vet around me that see chickens. I call the 4H office and the directed to me to one that said there wasn’t much he could do. He normally doesn’t see chickens. It’s weird, if she was up and walking around I wouldn’t know she was sick. I only knew she was sick because she was wanting to forage. Now a few days later and she can’t walk. I’ll try to post a picture of her poop the first day I realized she was sick.

 

[Vmo]

There is no discharge, her vent is clean. I have felt all around the vent area and I don’t feel anything hard. Unless I travel more than an hour, I do not have a vet around me that see chickens. I call the 4H office and the directed to me to one that said there wasn’t much he could do. He normally doesn’t see chickens. It’s weird, if she was up and walking around I wouldn’t know she was sick. I only knew she was sick because she was wanting to forage. Now a few days later and she can’t walk. I’ll try to post a picture of her poop the first day I realized she was sick.

I forgot to say she was close to the corner hiding along the wall.

 

[azygous]

Self isolation indicates extreme discomfort, if not pain. Since there's no watery discharge from the vent, there's less probability of a bound egg. You don't always feel a bound egg unless it's right at the "back door", and a shell-less egg also defies detection by feel. But these issues are almost always accompanied by a watery discharge.

What your hen has is most likely a reproductive tract infection, and that is a very broad diagnosis as the source of infection can be anywhere along the tract, including in the abdominal cavity if she's releasing eggs internally.

Unless a reproductive tract infection is caught and treated early on with an oral antibiotic, there is little that can be done to fix it. But you can always try an antibiotic if you can find one. Are you in the US? Depending on what state you live in and your laws governing antibiotics, you can find antibiotics on line. https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/

 

[Vmo]

Self isolation indicates extreme discomfort, if not pain. Since there's no watery discharge from the vent, there's less probability of a bound egg. You don't always feel a bound egg unless it's right at the "back door", and a shell-less egg also defies detection by feel. But these issues are almost always accompanied by a watery discharge.

What your hen has is most likely a reproductive tract infection, and that is a very broad diagnosis as the source of infection can be anywhere along the tract, including in the abdominal cavity if she's releasing eggs internally.

Unless a reproductive tract infection is caught and treated early on with an oral antibiotic, there is little that can be done to fix it. But you can always try an antibiotic if you can find one. Are you in the US? Depending on what state you live in and your laws governing antibiotics, you can find antibiotics on line. https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/

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