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

[AGirlAndHerChickens03]

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.

Four years old is pretty good for a hen. Egg Binding can happen about then, but I think that's it's most normally Rhode Island Reds that are affected by Egg Binding. It's good that she's more alert. Make sure she is drinking plenty of water.

 

[ArtCaptain]

Four years old is pretty good for a hen. Egg Binding can happen about then, but I think that's it's most normally Rhode Island Reds that are affected by Egg Binding. It's good that she's more alert. Make sure she is drinking plenty of water.

I'll tell my dad to keep her isolated and watch her while I'm away uni. I put her in isolation today but he saw that she wanted to go with the other hens (he said she missed her friends) and let her go while I was gone

 

[Mrs. Light Sussex]

I'll tell my dad to keep her isolated and watch her while I'm away uni. I put her in isolation today but he saw that she wanted to go with the other hens (he said she missed her friends) and let her go while I was gone

I don't see a reason to keep her in isolation.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, I think it would do more harm to separate her. They neeed to be with others. Reproductive problems frequently affect the droppings, and the ability to pass them. Most of the time, we may not know what was wrong until we do a necropsy at home to look at the abdominal cavity and organs. There are many pictures online of internal laying and egg yolk peritonitis. Taking pictures of a necropsy to post here is one way of getting opinions on what the problem might have been.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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.

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.

I'll tell my dad to keep her isolated and watch her while I'm away uni. I put her in isolation today but he saw that she wanted to go with the other hens (he said she missed her friends) and let her go while I was gone

If she's not lethargic, then there's no need to keep her separated, I usually leave mine with the flock unless they are being picked on. It's less stressful on them.

 

[ArtCaptain]

I don't see a reason to keep her in isolation.

Well I mostly wanted to keep track of her droppings and wanted to make sure she was eating and drinking.

If she's not lethargic, then there's no need to keep her separated, I usually leave mine with the flock unless they are being picked on. It's less stressful on them.

Yea now that I think about it she does seem to wanna go back. But I woke up this morning to check on her and it doesn't look like she's been eating or drinking. Does this mean ima have to start tube feeding her?

 

[Mrs. Light Sussex]

Yea now that I think about it she does seem to wanna go back. But I woke up this morning to check on her and it doesn't look like she's been eating or drinking. Does this mean ima have to start tube feeding her?

To check if she's eating you have to feel her crop at the end of the day before she goes to sleep, if it is empty you know she isn't eating.

 

[AGirlAndHerChickens03]

I'll tell my dad to keep her isolated and watch her while I'm away uni. I put her in isolation today but he saw that she wanted to go with the other hens (he said she missed her friends) and let her go while I was gone

If she isn't getting picked on by the others, then she would probably be okay to be with them. If you want, you can separate her at night if you're worried about roost time. It's good that she's feeling good enough to hang with her buddies.

 

[ArtCaptain]

I just put her with the others and she's eating and drinking

 

[AGirlAndHerChickens03]

I just put her with the others and she's eating and drinking View attachment 1545640

Good sign! I think your girl should be okay. Keep an eye on her for any more suspicious activity. Does she seem to be acting normal?