Sick hen vomiting up liquid

[JuneFire]

I have this 3 year old Americana hen who has recently fallen ill and lathargic. She makes these jerking head/neck movements like a gagging reflex. She'll do this a couple times before either stopping or vomiting up a clear, watery liquid with a slight brown hue to it. She'll also drool/pour out the liquid if picked up sometimes. It doesn't have an actual scent, nothing sour or foul smelling. The crop is about the size of a tangerine and also feels fluid filled.

Her vent feather have a greenish color on them from watery poops. She's all fluffed up and just generally doesn't look like she feel all too well. She also doesn't seem interested in eating pellets or having an appetite.

I don't have the option for a vet/poultry vet. I'm not sure what to do besides separating her

Update: I did separate her to a cage without food or water to see the results in the morning. Her crop did empty a bit but not completely. Feels more like it's filled with a squishy texture than a liquid now. She can pass waste in her intestines, so she's not probably not plugged up. She's stopping vomiting up water, but is still lathargic, refuses to eat, but does show an interest in drinking water.

 

[nuthatched]

She may have a blockage lower down, does she still lay? Ever wormed her?

 

[JuneFire]

She may have a blockage lower down, does she still lay? Ever wormed her?

She's wormed and does still lay. I've tried feeling around to see if she was egg bound but didn't feel anything.

 

[nuthatched]

She's wormed and does still lay. I've tried feeling around to see if she was egg bound but didn't feel anything.

Hmm. can you get a hold of coconut oil or other harder oils to feed her? She may need something to help her get moving

 

[JuneFire]

Hmm. can you get a hold of coconut oil or other harder oils to feed her? She may need something to help her get moving

I do have coconut oil, I can give that a try, see if she'll eat it

Edit: I did give it a go, she wasn't too interested in eating, but I think I did get a little bit in at least

 

[2 Acres]

I do have coconut oil, I can give that a try, see if she'll eat it

Edit: I did give it a go, she wasn't too interested in eating, but I think I did get a little bit in at least

The neck jerking is her attempt to force/clear what is in the crop. Sometimes chickens can do it by themselves.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

If you make little balls of the coconut oil and freeze them it makes it easier to get them in her.

 

[2 Acres]

If you make little balls of the coconut oil and freeze them it makes it easier to get them in her.

Olive oil works also. I use it in my chickens feed.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Great. Giving liquid directly down the throat raises the risk of intoducing a foreign substance down the trachea, leading to possible pneumonia.

Sorry, undisciplined extraneous fingers struck Post button too soon. Corrected.

ETA #2 I swear I proofed this thing before hitting Post!

 

[2 Acres]

Great. Giving liquid directly down the throat raises the risk of intoducing a foreign substance down the trachea, leading to possible pneumonia.

Sorry, undisciplined extraneous fingers struck Post button too soon. Corrected.

ETA #2 I swear I proofed this thing before hitting Post!

No big deal. Besides, It's almost the same as administrating antibiotics with a plastic eyedropper. Just go slow.