What could be wrong?

[The-White-Elephant]

The way its standing i think could be ascites

What’s that?

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Go buy some. You probably need milk and bread, also. It's in the baking aisle.

Um…. We just came back from the store…

 

[RoyalChick]

Um…. We just came back from the store…

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Before the realization of the wonder properties of coconut oil people used olive oil but that will get messy and you will need to be careful about aspiration. The miracle of coconut oil is that it becomes solid when cooled and melts back to oil in the chicken's throat/crop.

 

[azygous]

Go back to the store, get the coconut oil, and treat yourself to a Dairy Queen for being such a good chicken keeper.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Go back to the store, get the coconut oil, and treat yourself to a Dairy Queen for being such a good chicken keeper.

I try my best. Did I do something to have the crop like that? Or is it just natural?

 

[azygous]

This is likely your hen's fault she's in this pickle. She probably ate too much grass or weeds and all that cellulose was too much for her crop to deal with.

If your chickens are kept in a coop or run all the time and not permitted out to scratch around for grit and gravel necessary for digestion, then this is your fault if you haven't made grit accessible.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

This is likely your hen's fault she's in this pickle. She probably ate too much grass or weeds and all that cellulose was too much for her crop to deal with.

If your chickens are kept in a coop or run all the time and not permitted out to scratch around for grit and gravel necessary for digestion, then this is your fault if you haven't made grit accessible.

They seem to have plenty of small rocks...is that what you consider grit?

 

[cherrynberry]

The way its standing i think could be ascites

Chickens stand like that, when they are feeling unwell in general.

What’s that?

Water belly. It’s a terminal reproductive issue, I think.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Chickens stand like that most of the time, when they are sick.

Water belly. It’s a terminal reproductive issue, I think.

Oh ok. It's hard to see in the pics, I think, but when she stays like that, her tail is very close to the ground.

 

[azygous]

If the small rocks are an eighth of an inch and smaller in diameter and not smooth and round, then it will serve as grit. Here is an article that tells you everything you need to know about grit. https://smallpetselect.com/what-is-grit-and-why-do-my-chickens-need-it/