Sick Hen

TheSpicyHens

In the Brooder
Jun 7, 2022
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Hi everyone, I have an older hen who doesn't seem to be doing too well. She is sitting around with puffed-up feathers and closed eyes. Whenever she tries to walk she stumbles, and her poop is runny and doesn’t look right (I’ve added a picture of it below). I've isolated her from the flock but can't figure out what’s wrong with her. I’ve added a few pictures below. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

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I'd work on getting her hydrated, electrolytes or sugar water would be good to give.

Check her crop to see that it's emptying and look her over for lice/mites.
If you haven't dewormed, you can try deworming or get a fecal float to see if it's necessary.

If she should have laid an egg and hasn't then give extra Calcium. You can find Calcium Citrate+D3 in the vitamin aisle of stores like Walmart, CVS, etc. Give 1 tablet daily, just pull down on her wattles, pop the tablet into the beak and let her swallow.
 

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