Another sick chicken, need help/ suggestions asap

[Fitchicken]

So after the death of one of my favorite hens I got 2 amerucanas, grown, from our local flea market, its been a few weeks and one of them is now sick. I noticed a runny egg was laid the other day, I'm guessing by her, and today she is lathargic, thirsty, her tail is down, her crop is squishy and when i picked her up she spat up clear liquid like spit. I have isolated her with fresh water and chick starter. I don't know what the illness is and I'm hoping and praying it won't affect my flock. Please help!

she also may have gotten a mouse cause I found one Decapatated in my coop the other day

 

[staceyj]

The first thing I’d check for is being egg bound.

Be gentle, but thorough then update us.

 

[Fitchicken]

The first thing I’d check for is being egg bound.

Be gentle, but thorough then update us.

I don't see her doing any tail pumping and it looks like she passed a runny egg last night. You think she might be egg bound?

 

[Fitchicken]

Her vent feathers are dried and hard, I found the soft shell egg sack hanging from her vent and removed that but when I picked her up again more liquid came up. I think there might be liquid in her crop. what does that mean? She keeps acting like shes gasping too.

 

[Eggcessive]

When chickens have an egg break inside, you may see albumen or yolk coming out of the vent. Sometimes there may be a curled membrane. Glove up and insert a finger up to 2 inches inside her vent, and check if there is any membrane or shell remaining. Also feel for a stuck egg, which may be hard or soft ans shell-less.

If you have Tums, Rolaids, or a human calcium tablet, give her one crushed into a treat, such as cooked egg.

It can be common for hen to lay a broken egg, but it can be a sign that they are not getting enough calcium, or they have been egg bound, or that they have a problem with their shell gland. It may happen only once, but hens that do this may eventually become ill with egg yolk peritonitis or other reproductive problems.

 

[Eggcessive]

Her vent feathers are dried and hard, I found the soft shell egg sack hanging from her vent and removed that but when I picked her up again more liquid came up. I think there might be liquid in her crop. what does that mean? She keeps acting like shes gasping too.

I would check her crop throughout the day, and watch to see if she is eating and drinking. Feel of the crop to see if it is puffy and full, firm, or empty. It should be empty first thing in the morning.
You may want to give her a shallow bath to clean her vent, but if she appears weak and very ill, hold off, since it could stress her out.

 

[micstrachan]

Is she losing breast muscle? If she has a crop issue, she may be starving. Can you give her some poultry vitamins to give her an energy boost? You need to determine if her crop is functioning properly. This would mean checking that it is empty first thing in the morning before she has had a chance to eat or drink anything. Until then, I do wonder if she might benefit from a slurry of feed and water (or at least damp feed) so she can take in some nutrients. On the other hand, it can be best to withhold feed with a crop issue. If you don’t know yet whether it’s her crop, I personally would let her eat. If she has access to mice, does she also have grit? She may be backed up if she doesn’t have grit to help her gizzard grind things up.
I’m concerned if she is weak. If upon examination you find that she’s getting skinny, please offer her a heat source, as she may have trouble regulating her temperature.
The gasping could possibly be caused from the crop fluid being aspirated into her lungs. I would be very careful handling her so as not to cause more spitting up.
Please also feel the area beneath her vent and between her legs to see if it’s bloated with fluid.
Sorry about your poor girl.

 

[Fitchicken]

When chickens have an egg break inside, you may see albumen or yolk coming out of the vent. Sometimes there may be a curled membrane. Glove up and insert a finger up to 2 inches inside her vent, and check if there is any membrane or shell remaining. Also feel for a stuck egg, which may be hard or soft ans shell-less.

If you have Tums, Rolaids, or a human calcium tablet, give her one crushed into a treat, such as cooked egg.

It can be common for hen to lay a broken egg, but it can be a sign that they are not getting enough calcium, or they have been egg bound, or that they have a problem with their shell gland. It may happen only once, but hens that do this may eventually become ill with egg yolk peritonitis or other reproductive problems.

I Feel like she might have sour crop. could she have both that and egg bound?

 

[staceyj]

I believe being egg bound can cause a backup so to speak that can cause sour crop. But I could be wrong.
Let’s wait and see what the experts say.

 

[Eggcessive]

Many conditions can cause a slowdown of the crop. I have a hen right now with probable egg yolk peritonitis or internal laying who has had sour crop fo 6 weeks. She started with a slow crop and progressed to full blown sour crop.