Symptoms of sick hen

[Alisa717]

- green diarrhea poop a week ago
- Thursday afternoon: lethargy, stumbling, very weak, still eating and drinking.
- Friday, still walking, eating and drinking, although very weak and lethargic & lost a lot of weight.
- this morning she is not eating or drinking much and she’s starting to close her eyes. We want to get into an emergency vet, but anyone have any idea what this could be?
- We did not seem to think that her crop was hard, nor did I feel an egg, but a friend seemed to think she might.

 

[CCsGarden]

She could be eggbound. Do the others peck at her a lot? If she is low in the pecking order, she could now be starving.

 

[Eggcessive]

How is your hen doing? Can you get her drinking some wet chicken feed and a bit of soft egg? Is her tail up or down?

 

[Alisa717]

I think I may feel a small egg that I did not feel yesterday. I’m not sure it’s related and I’m not sure if it’s a good idea for me to try to extract myself. I’m doing the research, but if anyone has done it before, please let me know.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I think I may feel a small egg that I did not feel yesterday. I’m not sure it’s related and I’m not sure if it’s a good idea for me to try to extract myself. I’m doing the research, but if anyone has done it before, please let me know.

If you think you feel an egg, give her 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 now, then once daily for a week.
If you don't have this, then give her TUMS instead.

The extra Calcium can often help them expel an egg that they are struggling to pass.