FolkSonginC
Songster
My little EE hen didn't get out of the coop this morning, and is puffed up and lethargic and not even standing up. She's not eating or drinking on her own, but when I dip her beak into her water she drinks so I've been doing that. I've had problems with coccidiosis in the past and she's housed adjacent to my two silkies that had it several months ago, likely from a new strain brought in from the silkie hen that I bought. They both recovered, but my other chickens hadn't had contact until recently when I finally decided to start introducing them. What I'm thinking is that because she hadn't been exposed to the new strain she could've gotten sick from it, so I started treatment for coccidiosis and I've isolated her inside. However the onset was so quick that I haven't been able to observe any other symptoms, from what I've seen she hasn't pooped so I can't confirm if she has bloody droppings or diarrhea. I'm worried it's something else, but I don't know what else has these symptoms. Could it be worms, or egg binding or something like that? I don't have immediate access to any feed stores because I live on an island and would have to go into town, so soonest I could get any other medications would be in a few days. I'll attach a picture of what she looks like, she's currently laying down and kind of squawking every now and then. I haven't given her any food because if it could be crop related I don't want to make it worse, should I try soaking some of her food? She's currently on layer if that's relevant.
