URGENT HELP!!

[SuperLuke]

HELP!!!!! Why is my hen just closing her eyes?!! She's 2 years old. She's a Rhode Island Red. She'd not moving much help!!!!!

 

[Aacre]

Hi there!
How long has she been doing this? Are there any other symptoms? Runny nostrils, sneezing, crusty eyes, etc.? How are her feces looking? Do you see anything different about them or do they seem normal? Has she been laying eggs? If you feel around her lower belly/sides do you feel any hardness, as if maybe there is an egg in there (egg binding)? How is her crop? Is it soft to the touch or hard as a rock? Has she been eating and drinking? More information is vital to help you the best we can!

 

[SuperLuke]

Aacre what's a crop? She's bin doing this since a couple of hours ago I assume. I think she layed an egg a couple of days ago. Was she dehydrated? I kept giving her water and then she closed her eyes then I got her to open her eyes and drink and repeated. PLEASE HELP

 

[Aacre]

A chicken digests their food differently than we humans do. Their food first passes through a crop, which is located at the bottom of the neck (more on the right side of her neck). Sometimes, if she doesn't get enough grit to help her digest at this stage, the crop will get impacted or go sour. If she has a problem with that, you will notice a big lump on the right side of her lower neck where the crop is located.
She could have been dehydrated. Do her poops seem normal? Can you get a current picture of her?

 

[SuperLuke]

It won't let me pick the photo I want to,

 

[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

I am so sorry about your hen. You need to post this question in our emergency section as well for more help with your bird...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

I hope your hen is going to be ok.

 

[gander007]

How is your lady doing now ???????

 

[drumstick diva]

Hope she'll be better soon