Sick Hen not eating, yellow diarrhea, weight loss, lethargic

[Lonestarcookie]

I have a 2 year old sick hen, Mochi, that has yellow clear diarrhea, not eating, but is drinking some water. She is lethargic and weak.
She was molting over the past month, and I thought she separated herself from the flock, because of that reason. She also lost weight, and I figured it was because she was molting.
I realized over the last week she is not getting back into the flock or gaining any weight, so I separated her in a cage in my garage and realized she is having diarrhea and not eating.

I took her to a veterinarian and he said she does not have worms. He gave her a broad-spectrum antibiotic, Bactrim, and it’s been three days and she is not getting better.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Or recommendations? Is it cancer?
All other chickens are acting healthy. She is normally our head most active hen. We use pine shavings in the henhouse. I do not think she has been poisoned, although she does free range outside of our chicken yard sometimes, but always stays on our land. Please advise!

 

[snood dude]

It may be coccidiosis.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Can you put pictures of her poop? What breed is she?

 

[Lonestarcookie]

It may be coccidiosis.

Thank you, I just called the vet to see if they checked for that. I think they did and it was negative, but I’m not sure. I want to confirm.

 

[Lucy Brown]

Thank you, I just called the vet to see if they checked for that. I think they did and it was negative, but I’m not sure. I want to confirm.

respiratory disease or internal parasites might be it.

 

[Lonestarcookie]

Can you put pictures of her poop? What breed is she?

She is a Black Star and there is nothing to take a picture of now. It was yellow pasty and then turned yellow clear. She is not eating and has not gone today. Next time I see anything I will post. But it looks like water tinged with yellow, so it blends with the pine shavings.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Black Star and yellow poop sounds like a reproductive issue. Is she still growing feathers or is she out of her molt?

A picture of her, too, would be helpful.

 

[Lonestarcookie]

She also keeps lightly cooing when I talk to her and closing her eyes.

 

[Lonestarcookie]

She also keeps lightly cooing when I talk to her and closing her eyes.

I think you can see the bright yellow clear spots spots on the shavings and differentiate it in the picture. I just don’t know if it’s cancer, if she’s in pain or how to help her. The assistant vet said she’s pretty sure they tested for all parasites like coccidiosis and it was negative, but she will confirm with the vet. He is not an avian vet, but a general country vet, that mainly handles dogs and cats.

 

[Lonestarcookie]

Black Star and yellow poop sounds like a reproductive issue. Is she still growing feathers or is she out of her molt?

A picture of her, too, would be helpful.

She just got out of her molt