Sick Olive Egger

[Smiles18_]

Her crop was flat. I have checked them for lice and mites and haven't seen anything. Her feathers are fine all around as well, but I will reinvestigate to make sure there weren't hidden wounds. I will get some pictures of her feet ASAP.

Here are her feet currently. she is now only laying on her side.

 

[alinas2010]

Here are her feet currently. she is now only laying on her side.

I don’t see anything obviously wrong with her feet, but feel up and down her legs for anything swollen or out of place. Feel her keel bone, ribs and hips. Compare to another hen. She may have had an accident or fallen.

It’s hard to tell, nothing is seeming obvious about her immediately, but she could be panting bc she is in pain. Panting can also be seen in egg binding, as well as leg weakness, (but this is less common), so work on getting some calcium into her.

Also work on getting her to drink some water with electrolytes and a little bit of sugar mixed into it. Keep her somewhere away from the others for now so she doesn’t get picked on.

Get a picture of her poop when you can.

Edit: also, is there anything toxic she could’ve gotten into??

 

[Smiles18_]

I don’t see anything obviously wrong with her feet, but feel up and down her legs for anything swollen or out of place. Feel her keel bone, ribs and hips. Compare to another hen. She may have had an accident or fallen.

It’s hard to tell, nothing is seeming obvious about her immediately, but she could be panting bc she is in pain. Panting can also be seen in egg binding, as well as leg weakness, (but this is less common), so work on getting some calcium into her.

Also work on getting her to drink some water with electrolytes and a little bit of sugar mixed into it. Keep her somewhere away from the others for now so she doesn’t get picked on.

Get a picture of her poop when you can.

Edit: also, is there anything toxic she could’ve gotten into??

I don't think that she would have gotten into anything toxic but maybe I am wrong. I wouldn't know where to look though. She has been looking slightly better today. She at least sits up now but is still slumped and tired looking. Yesterday she would only lay on her side.

We have been syringe watering her with a crushed up tums and sugar dissolved into it. She ate a couple bites of smashed raspberries but no other food so far. She hasn't attempted to eat the eggs we made her.

I lubricated her vent with Vaseline but haven't felt an egg at all the few times she checked, so I am not sure she is egg bound unless it retracted significantly. I think her last egg was Sunday. When I felt for the egg with the lube it did cause some poop and a few drops of blood to come out of her vent. Other than the labored breathing there still isn't anything else noticeably wrong. I attached some new pictures to show her current (much improved) posture.

 

[ChickenChick46]

I don't think that she would have gotten into anything toxic but maybe I am wrong. I wouldn't know where to look though. She has been looking slightly better today. She at least sits up now but is still slumped and tired looking. Yesterday she would only lay on her side.

We have been syringe watering her with a crushed up tums and sugar dissolved into it. She ate a couple bites of smashed raspberries but no other food so far. She hasn't attempted to eat the eggs we made her.

I lubricated her vent with Vaseline but haven't felt an egg at all the few times she checked, so I am not sure she is egg bound unless it retracted significantly. I think her last egg was Sunday. When I felt for the egg with the lube it did cause some poop and a few drops of blood to come out of her vent. Other than the labored breathing there still isn't anything else noticeably wrong. I attached some new pictures to show her current (much improved) posture.

I hope she keeps improving.

 

[Smiles18_]

She also just barely passed the smallest drop of poop but it looks pretty regular to me? Any experts seeing something here that I don't?

 

[ChickenChick46]

She also just barely passed the smallest drop of poop but it looks pretty regular to me? Any experts seeing something here that I don't?

I'm far from an expert, but it looks pretty normal to me as well.