Sick hen

[PaigeDL]

She is nothing but a skeleton with feathers. There is nothing at all in her crop. I just checked her vent and it very dry and looks like there is a poop plug in there that I can’t wash out. Also there are two poop balls attached to her butt feathers that are white and hard.

 

[PaigeDL]

Sorry no lesions in her mouth but does have a bump on the lower part of her face I guess between her ear and beak. It’s not real big but hard.

 

[PaigeDL]

Here’s a picture of the bump.

 

[jlwquilter]

I don’t know what wrong with your little girl (I’m so new at this myself) but I think this extra information could be helpful to the experts.

did you manage to get any scrambled egg down her?

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

If she refuses to eat at all, and if this is a reproductive issue, there isn't much that can be done outside of putting her out of her misery. Is there a vet near you that could see her?

 

[PaigeDL]

I checked on her a couple of minutes ago and she was dead. I had the eggs ready but it was too late. Thank you so much for you guys concern and help. She was a good hen. I am going to miss her.

 

[Sequel]

I checked on her a couple of minutes ago and she was dead. I had the eggs ready but it was too late. Thank you so much for you guys concern and help. She was a good hen. I am going to miss her.

I'm so sorry!

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. If you keep her body cool, wrapped in 2 garbage bags, you can send it to your state vet for a necropsy. Some of us do our own at home, to look at the abdominal organs and take some pictures to post here for opinions. Reproductive problems or cancer sound like a possible problem.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

Oh, no. I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[BigMoma3]

I'm so sorry. I second eggcessive. Speaking from experience, I would have a necropsy done incase you later notice another hen is sick (and then wish you had a necropsy the first go around). That way you will know if it was something contagious and how to save her. Some states do them for free.