Listless, low appetite and holding tail down

BlueGooseFarm

Chirping
6 Years
May 26, 2018
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She is eating but not that much. Mostly standing by herself in the yard, and holding her tail slightly down and also mostly puffing her feathers. Everything I look up says it’s probably egg bound, but it’s 8 pm and if I soak her she will be wet overnight in the coop and it will be 24 tonight. Should I bring her inside, soak her, and then put her in a bin with straw in my house? Or on a roost in my house? Any ideas about what to do overnight is appreciated! And also if y’all don’t think it’s egg bound and something else? TIA and I hope this is the appropriate place to post this.
 
If you have a calcium supplement in your chicken first aid kit, give her that. Everyone here says pop it her mouth, I crush mine and put on scrambled egg to administer. I would not recommend a bath given your situation/temps. I tried to do an epsom bath once and she died from the shock of the bath (though I do believe she was so far gone she wouldn't have made it anyway). If it's not an egg bound situation, the calcium won't hurt.
 

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