I know you all get a lot of these same questions but I'm hoping for some direction. Yesterday I found one of my RIR laying on the ground in the run. Laying in one of their dig spots. I picked her up and she wouldn't extend her legs. Wherever I placed her she would lay right there. It was obvious something was wrong so I moved her indoors in a dog crate.
She will eat and drink when its presented right in front of her and will occasionally stand to drink. Although standing up seems a bit difficult for her to do. I noticed diarrhea in her make shift box as well. Greenish brown it seems. Last night I thought I felt her crop which seemed like a hard knot but I really don't know what I'm doing in regards to that. I plan to check for her being egg bound when I get another set of hands to help. Also her tail feathers droop and she seems a little puffy (feathers) when she stands. Its been 24 hours since I found her laying in the run. SO basically yesterday morning sometime after walking out of the coop she decided to lay down.
I thought she might be broody but now I don't think that is the case. She seems alert, eyes are clear and good color in the comb. I don't see any mites but that doesn't mean she doesn't have them. Flock was wormed last year but that doesn't mean anything as well. She has had very little food because I know she didn't get any on her own yesterday and I only gave her a little for fear of her impacted crop. Any ideas?
She will eat and drink when its presented right in front of her and will occasionally stand to drink. Although standing up seems a bit difficult for her to do. I noticed diarrhea in her make shift box as well. Greenish brown it seems. Last night I thought I felt her crop which seemed like a hard knot but I really don't know what I'm doing in regards to that. I plan to check for her being egg bound when I get another set of hands to help. Also her tail feathers droop and she seems a little puffy (feathers) when she stands. Its been 24 hours since I found her laying in the run. SO basically yesterday morning sometime after walking out of the coop she decided to lay down.
I thought she might be broody but now I don't think that is the case. She seems alert, eyes are clear and good color in the comb. I don't see any mites but that doesn't mean she doesn't have them. Flock was wormed last year but that doesn't mean anything as well. She has had very little food because I know she didn't get any on her own yesterday and I only gave her a little for fear of her impacted crop. Any ideas?