This is my first time posting and first time having chickens. I have 4 Barred Rocks, 10 months old. Sunday we came home around noon and let them out to range in the backyard for a bit. One hen - Maybelene, was not acting as usual. She had a lot of poop on her fluff. I picked her up and saw a shelless empty case hanging out of her vent along with the poop. Took her in and gently pulled it out but a small bit broke off and went back in. Cleaned her up a bit. Got most of a tums down her. Put her in a wire crate in a warm room. Put water in and some crumble mash. She did not want either.
Behavior: Standing, vent pulsing, tail down, no vocals, usually loud. Kept checking her, gave her more tum tablet. Still no eating. Gave her amoxicillin 250mg.
She seemed to relax after a few hours, pooped and it looked normal. She was standing for a while then sat down. Seemed tired and closing eyes. Covered the crate at night. Next morning, she had pooped a lot, white gooey with some, not a lot water. She drank a little bit. Put Nutradense in water. Scrambled an egg , mash and crumbled part of a tums, and a few mealworms to tempt her to eat. She picked at it, not eating much. Standing, and sitting, alert. Took her outside to see if any normal behavior and she just halfheartedly pecks and somewhat scratched. Had to take the dogs to vet so I asked him about the issue. He said that he could not do anything better than what I was doing.
Tuesday: Still pooping what looks like normal and also gooey white poop. Still not acting her normal enthusiastic self, and not eating much. Outside still same behavior, the other 3 did not peck at her and she wasn't staying around them much. Not enthusiastic pecking and scratching. Went to feed the others their plate and she jumped up on the bin while I was fixing it and followed the others into the run. I put it down and while she was interested it was not long, and did not eat much. She usually stays and pecks it with the others till most of it is eaten. She instead jumped up on the branch perch. I left her in to see how she was and after a couple of hours she was still there. I brought back in. Fed her again, she drank some and picked at the egg/mash. Tail up, not lethargic but not acting normal. Still no normal vocals. She usually is loud and "growls" when she wants out/and food/treats. No egg, shelless or otherwise. No discharge, just poop.
Wed. today around noon: Same appetite, drinking. Still soft vocals. Tail up. Pooping white gooey and some normal. Took her outside. Halfheartedly pecked and scratched. Did eat green grass shoots a bit. Interacted with others a bit, she is #2 and gave the eye and soft peck at #3 &4. After about 15 min, she came and sat by me, closing her eyes, not normal, she never does this, usually on the move pecking and scratching. She then, while sitting, did what I have observed them all doing in the nest, as pecking lightly and pulling nest material to them. She sat for a few minutes more then got up and was a tad bit more perky, not much, but noticeable. She drank some out of the yard water bowl, twice. She followed into the run and ate just a bit again. And, again, jumped on the branch/perches, stood for a bit and sat. The others did as well, it is a cloudy dismal day.
Brought her back in and took attached pictures. Am I doing correctly, and what could it be still causing her to feel badly and pooping the gooey white poop (see pics). As of this time, no egg. Thank you. I have a short video, how do I upload it if allowed. Thank you.
EDIT TO ADD new picture of most recent white poop different in consistency and water amount @1 pm
Behavior: Standing, vent pulsing, tail down, no vocals, usually loud. Kept checking her, gave her more tum tablet. Still no eating. Gave her amoxicillin 250mg.
She seemed to relax after a few hours, pooped and it looked normal. She was standing for a while then sat down. Seemed tired and closing eyes. Covered the crate at night. Next morning, she had pooped a lot, white gooey with some, not a lot water. She drank a little bit. Put Nutradense in water. Scrambled an egg , mash and crumbled part of a tums, and a few mealworms to tempt her to eat. She picked at it, not eating much. Standing, and sitting, alert. Took her outside to see if any normal behavior and she just halfheartedly pecks and somewhat scratched. Had to take the dogs to vet so I asked him about the issue. He said that he could not do anything better than what I was doing.
Tuesday: Still pooping what looks like normal and also gooey white poop. Still not acting her normal enthusiastic self, and not eating much. Outside still same behavior, the other 3 did not peck at her and she wasn't staying around them much. Not enthusiastic pecking and scratching. Went to feed the others their plate and she jumped up on the bin while I was fixing it and followed the others into the run. I put it down and while she was interested it was not long, and did not eat much. She usually stays and pecks it with the others till most of it is eaten. She instead jumped up on the branch perch. I left her in to see how she was and after a couple of hours she was still there. I brought back in. Fed her again, she drank some and picked at the egg/mash. Tail up, not lethargic but not acting normal. Still no normal vocals. She usually is loud and "growls" when she wants out/and food/treats. No egg, shelless or otherwise. No discharge, just poop.
Wed. today around noon: Same appetite, drinking. Still soft vocals. Tail up. Pooping white gooey and some normal. Took her outside. Halfheartedly pecked and scratched. Did eat green grass shoots a bit. Interacted with others a bit, she is #2 and gave the eye and soft peck at #3 &4. After about 15 min, she came and sat by me, closing her eyes, not normal, she never does this, usually on the move pecking and scratching. She then, while sitting, did what I have observed them all doing in the nest, as pecking lightly and pulling nest material to them. She sat for a few minutes more then got up and was a tad bit more perky, not much, but noticeable. She drank some out of the yard water bowl, twice. She followed into the run and ate just a bit again. And, again, jumped on the branch/perches, stood for a bit and sat. The others did as well, it is a cloudy dismal day.
Brought her back in and took attached pictures. Am I doing correctly, and what could it be still causing her to feel badly and pooping the gooey white poop (see pics). As of this time, no egg. Thank you. I have a short video, how do I upload it if allowed. Thank you.
EDIT TO ADD new picture of most recent white poop different in consistency and water amount @1 pm
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