Sick hen

[Sberrie]

Hello, this is my first time posting, actually made an account just for this.
I have an 8 month old EE or Ameracauna. She was fine earlier today and then about an hour ago started isolating herself, puffing up and closing her eyes. She'll either stand or lay this way. She ate blueberries but won't eat anything else. She also has pooped a few times since I've been out here with her but no blood.

 

[chicknmania]

Chickens will conceal symptoms of illness until they can't anymore, so she is pretty sick. Have you dewormed her? does she have diarrhea or are her droppings normal? If you haven't dewormed her, you need to asap. If you can get Safeguard suspension from your vet, or Safeguard goat dewormer from your feed store, that will work, it has to be a broad spectrum dewormer. She may have Coccidiosis too, but if you haven't ever dewormed her start with deworming first. She needs to be in a pen...or crate.....where she can have some privacy and warmth and be by herself but ideally still be able to hear and/ or see her friends. If you haven't dewormed the flock, do that also, even if they are not showing symptoms. Safeguard suspension dose is 1 cc per day for a standard size chicken (according to my vet) for three to five days. You can soak breadcrumbs in buttermilk and mix the dewormer in that, and she should eat it, or on chopped up grapes or blueberries or whatever she likes. If she won't eat it, you can slowly dribble it into the side of her beak. I'm not sure about the safeguard goat dewormer dose, but you can search on here and should find it. Most vets will do a fecal check for you, so then you will know if it's parasites and what type you are dealing with, but if you are unable to do that, go ahead and deworm anyway. It shouldn't hurt her. Act quickly though because worms can kill chickens, and so can Cocci.

You should deworm the flock twice a year with a broad spectrum dewormer. We use Levasol, which is safe and effective. Safeguard is popular too.

 

[TropicalBabies]

I would RUN to the feed store and get Corid (2tblsp per gallon of water) treat the whole flock. Make treated water only water available to them. Look for poops and send us photos. Also get a wormer. Can treat for both at same time but the parasite can take your girl(s) out fast. Also isolate her from the others till she perks up. If you give her a Corid drench she should perk up fairly quickly. If she has not been eating or drinking you can scramble eggs and drip 2mil of Corid on eggs, then also in waterer . If it were me... That's what I would do. If you wait you may loose her.
Where are you located?

 

[Sberrie]

*update*
I had to leave for a bit and came back to find her standing like a penguin with shakey legs. My heart dropped bc I figured she was eggbound. Then with a huge squeeze she drops an extremely large, extremely soft egg to the dirt and it burst like a water balloon.
She is currently running around my garden, scavenging and chirping like normal!

 

[TropicalBabies]

*update*
I had to leave for a bit and came back to find her standing like a penguin with shakey legs. My heart dropped bc I figured she was eggbound. Then with a huge squeeze she drops an extremely large, extremely soft egg to the dirt and it burst like a water balloon.
She is currently running around my garden, scavenging and chirping like normal!

Great news!! I would not have guessed eggbound but I guess we did not get that far. I'd keep a watchful eye on her and adjust diet if needed. Glad she is ok. She is a pretty little thing