Well, here I am. Pictures of bird and poop follow. This started about 4 days ago. DH noticed she was squatted down on chest and did not get up when he approached, and he was able to place hands on her. Odd. So he alerted me. When I checked, she got up and walked a few steps but was easy to catch. Very odd. So we put her in the infirmary (bachelor pad, brooder, whatever) with 3 other hens (1 blind, the other two with minor issues) to watch. After a day we removed her because they were not letting her eat. She may have been partially broody for about a week but was not real serious about it. She is a 7-mo old Black Australorp. She seems weak in the legs but no sign of injuries. Alone, she eats and drinks fine. Crop feels okay at night but not hugely full, empty in morning. Gave epsom salt bath today and felt inside vent, no sign of a stuck or broken egg. No stinky breath. Tail is up in normal position. No sign of respiratory distress. No eye bubbles. Comb is a little floppy but seems normal color to me. No sign of mites or lice. She looks perfectly healthy to my inexperienced eye, except ... she's just lying on her breast looking unhappy! And, well, she's rather wet right now from her bath, which she didn't seem to mind too much. (Will blow-dry her shortly, she is in front of wood stove at the mo'.) I've given her egg yolk with Vit E and a crushed Tums, some water with electrolytes (Pedialyte) and some mealworms. Let me know if you need other/better pics. Any suggestions? Thanks.
@Wyorp Rock, @Eggcessive, @aart, @azygous....?
@Wyorp Rock, @Eggcessive, @aart, @azygous....?