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Corid (amprollium) is not harmful, even if she doesn’t have coccidiosis. I’m not sure why she smells, but chicks at this age have pretty smelly poops.

I would keep her separate in a pen or dog crate with bedding near the others. Look for any swelling, broken skin, or green bruising on her legs. Prop her on towels Place water and food near her, and offer them frequently. Consider a chicken sling if she isn’t able to stand and walk in a day or two.

That looks like a version of a lash egg. Cut it open and take a picture. It sounds like she is dealing with a common reproductive disorder, salpingitis. Here is some reading about it: https://the-chicken-chick.com/causes-of-lash-eggs-salpingitis-by/

So glad to hear that your hen is recovering. Thanks for the update.

Getting a necropsy by your state vet on a body is the best way to determine the cause of death. If you can witness who is laying a rubber egg, you can treat them with calcium citrate with vitamin D 300-600mg once a day for up to 7 days. If that doesn’t help, there may be a problem with the shell...

Can you see the eyeball inside if you separate the eyelids? Sometimes the eye can be punctured or may be taken over by infection. Has the warm wet compress helped to get the eye open? Let us know what the vet says.

Bright yellow urates in poop is usually due to a reproductive infection that has caused liver problems and water belly. Green poop means bile and she may not be eating enough. Eight years is pretty old, and most all hens will eventually die of a reproductive problem, cancer, water belly, or a...

At 4 years, I would suspect she might be having a reproductive disorder than coccidiosis. Why did you suspect a respiratory problem—were there any symptoms? Does she lay eggs, and are all of your shells normal and hard? What are you feeding? What antibiotic are you using? SafeGuard dosage is 1/4...

Layer feed is 20% protein and has the 4% calcium, and is an adequate feed. I have fed both all flock and layer depending on if was raising chicks or not. You could take Nugget aside and feed her some scrambled egg and other treats to see if she will gain some weight. Is her keel (breast bone vet...

The second picture does look like fowl pox scabs in the beginning. They then turn tan, brown or dark brown. Fowl,pox is a virus carried by mosquitoes in hot humid weather. It lasts about 3 weeks, and most chickens recover well if there are no secondary infections.

I use Valbazen because the 2 doses 10 days apart get most chicken worms. It is found more online, but some stores have it. SafeGuard liquid goat wormer or horse paste is a little less money, and more common in feed stores and TSC. Here is a link for Valbazen...

I doubt that would be the cause. Most people have their well water checked for bacteria and other problems before using it.

Here is some reading about sugardine dressings: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot-surgery-necessary.1569682/

It could be a bumblefoot infection with solid pus inside. Is there any scab on the bottom of her foot? There are many different ways of treating bumblefoot, ssuch as soaking in warm Epsom salts water to soften the lesion, so that the pus plug can be squeezed out, sugardine dressing, or surgery...

It is good that her crop is emptying overnight. You might check it when she is on the roost this pm to see if she has a full crop. Try wetting a little bit of feed in a small bowl, and offering that to her. Scrambled egg is a good nutritious treat. Worm eggs are not seen in the poop, so it would...