(UPDATE) Chicken won't eat, poop isn't solid

[ArtCaptain]

My 4-5ish year old hen Grapes has recently been kinda off. (Everyone else in the flock is fine)

She doesn't have an appetite and seems kinda sad. We think she might be constipated because when she poops it comes out like the regular white part of poop without the solid. She has nothing in her crop as of right now, so I'm pretty sure it's not impacted crop. I've thought she might be egg bound but she's walking around normally so I don't think thats it.

Could it just be that she ate something bad and now she's just constipated?
As of right now I'm putting ACV in her water and yesterday I put her in an epson salt bath.

 

[Eggcessive]

Since she is passing a lot of white urates in her droppings, she may be very dehydrated or having some kidney issue. I would give her a couple of drops of Poultry NutriDrench now, and offer fluids. Watermelon is good too. Many sick birds will eat a cooked egg or feed mixed with a lot of water.
Has she laid eggs recently? Can you feel inside her vent up to 2 inches for a stuck egg? Where a disposable glove if you have one. Does her lower belly feel enlarged or swollen? At her age, she could be suffering from an internal laying problem or something else making her weak. The NutriDrench or electrolytes may be helpful to use for a,couple of days.

 

[ArtCaptain]

Since she is passing a lot of white urates in her droppings, she may be very dehydrated or having some kidney issue. I would give her a couple of drops of Poultry NutriDrench now, and offer fluids. Watermelon is good too. Many sick birds will eat a cooked egg or feed mixed with a lot of water.
Has she laid eggs recently? Can you feel inside her vent up to 2 inches for a stuck egg? Where a disposable glove if you have one. Does her lower belly feel enlarged or swollen? At her age, she could be suffering from an internal laying problem or something else making her weak. The NutriDrench or electrolytes may be helpful to use for a,couple of days.

Thank you! I'll have my dad do the glove thing lol. We'll go to the feed store tomorrow to check if they have any Nutridrench. As for the egg scrambled, sunny side up or soft boiled?

 

[ArtCaptain]

UPDATE!
So yesterday my dad did the egg bound procedure and there were some remants of what seemed to be an egg that was forming?
However, there were also some chunks of green poop. She seemed a lot more alert after he took those out and here are some droppings from afterwards. As of right now she's in her own separate pen/kennel with some water mixed with electrolytes, left over watermelon, lettuce, and boiled egg. (She'll only eat the yellows!) She still doesn't have much of an appetite.
She's definitely perked up from yesterday but not too much.

 

[Eggcessive]

Any type of cooked egg is good, scrambled or boiled and chopped. If she had egg matter inside her vent she may have had an egg break inside, or have an impacted oviduct. If it was egg in there, antibiotics might be helpful. Chickens who become egg bound or have soft eggs break inside may feel very sick and weak. Baytril is a food antibiotic for treating this sort of thing. It is banned for laying hens, but many vets will use it to help save a life. It is used routinely in other countries, and for dogs in this country. You can get it online too. In the first 3 posts there are sources and dosages:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baytril-enrofloxacin-sources.959119/

 

[ArtCaptain]

Any type of cooked egg is good, scrambled or boiled and chopped. If she had egg matter inside her vent she may have had an egg break inside, or have an impacted oviduct. If it was egg in there, antibiotics might be helpful. Chickens who become egg bound or have soft eggs break inside may feel very sick and weak. Baytril is a food antibiotic for treating this sort of thing. It is banned for laying hens, but many vets will use it to help save a life. It is used routinely in other countries, and for dogs in this country. You can get it online too. In the first 3 posts there are sources and dosages:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baytril-enrofloxacin-sources.959119/

The thing is he didn't feel anything in there like an egg. It was just jelly like blood. What worries me more is that I've been doing more research and I think she might have eaten something bad or has some sort of gut infection. The only thing I can think of is an over ripe banana (the large ones you fry).

 

[AGirlAndHerChickens03]

The egg could have broken inside of her. Also, it takes some time for a hen to perk up after being egg bound. What kind of chicken is she?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The thing is he didn't feel anything in there like an egg. It was just jelly like blood. What worries me more is that I've been doing more research and I think she might have eaten something bad or has some sort of gut infection. The only thing I can think of is an over ripe banana (the large ones you fry).

I would give her a soak in warm epsom salts to help with inflammation - only do this if she is not lethargic.

It sounds like she is having some reproductive problems since there was jelly like blood upon examination. I do agree, she may have an infection. If you have a vet, ask them if they can help you with medication.

Sometimes when a hen has reproductive problems there is internal swelling that can block/press upon the internal organs and intestines, this may be partly why she is having trouble pooping. Do what you can to keep her hydrated. The egg or wet feed would be good.

If you find any more jellylike blood or if she passes/lays anything odd, a photo of that may be helpful.

 

[ArtCaptain]

The egg could have broken inside of her. Also, it takes some time for a hen to perk up after being egg bound. What kind of chicken is she?

It's possible but my dad did another examination and there was no blood whatsoever and no shell fragments. He also went down and she didn't have the poop that she had yesterday. We think she might just be dehydrated or something because we live in Socal. She's a naked neck and we got her from a feed store. She's like 4 years old.

 

[ArtCaptain]

I would give her a soak in warm epsom salts to help with inflammation - only do this if she is not lethargic.

It sounds like she is having some reproductive problems since there was jelly like blood upon examination. I do agree, she may have an infection. If you have a vet, ask them if they can help you with medication.

Sometimes when a hen has reproductive problems there is internal swelling that can block/press upon the internal organs and intestines, this may be partly why she is having trouble pooping. Do what you can to keep her hydrated. The egg or wet feed would be good.

If you find any more jellylike blood or if she passes/lays anything odd, a photo of that may be helpful.

I'll keep her in isolation with soft food amd scrambled egg for now. Also I'm heading to the feed store to see if they might have amything for gut issues or inflammation. Unfortunately there are no chicken vets where I live.