Sick partridge Olive Egger :(

[Wyorp Rock]

Her crop is swollen,

Almost spongey? Airey, tender like a balloon.

Haven’t managed to see her poop yet tho.

Going to try the oil thing right now

O.K. Keep us posted.

 

[Eggcessive]

You said she had eaten vermiculite recently, but I don’t know if that could be the reason her crop is slowing or not. Frequently in reproductive disorders, we see crop slowdown, or an impacted or sour crop. They can happen alone as well from something that they have eaten, or infectio in the GI tract. It can take a slow full puffy crop a few days or a week to develop a sour or bad odor. Once it becomes sour it can become rotten, and it is very hard to treat. Hopefully you can nip this in the bud.

Usually reproductive disorders happen in hens 2 or older, but on occasion someone here will post about a chicken in their first year not laying or having abnormal or rubber eggs. Hopefully the crop treatment will help.

 

[710pollo]

Eggcessive shexwas behaviny kinda normal yesterday , running to keep up with the other hens, pecking around.

But again today she wants to sit on the ground a lot and isn’t really interested in food.

Gave olive oil for couple of days.

Might have to try the copper thing I read online?


What else can I do for her it’s been almost a month she’s been sad now

 

[Lizzy733]

How is her vent? Any signs of a mess? Any odd shelless or soft shelled eggs about that might be hers? Any signs of puss in her feces?
If she seems to be uncomfortable when you touch her abdomen, maybe give her a soak with some epsom salts - it can help ease any internal swelling or pains. She sounds like she's trying to fight through an infection but hasn't quite tipped the scale in her favour yet. One of my pullets recently fought her way through salpingitis, so it is possible for a young pullet to pull through on their own, but if there's an exotics vet in your area....

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Eggcessive shexwas behaviny kinda normal yesterday , running to keep up with the other hens, pecking around.

But again today she wants to sit on the ground a lot and isn’t really interested in food.

Gave olive oil for couple of days.

Might have to try the copper thing I read online?


What else can I do for her it’s been almost a month she’s been sad now

Can you re-feel her abdomen for bloat/swelling or fluid?
Is her crop still full in the morning before she eats/drinks?

A photo of her poop would be good.