Sick chicken hunched over

[Ingrid_Grace]

Last night when I was doing chicken chores I noticed my chicken Melanie looked a little under the weather. I decided to wait until the morning to treat her for anything and when I went out to check on her today she looked extremely ill and hunched over.

She acted very lethargic and made no noise even when I picked her up and brought her inside. I wondered if maybe she was a bound so I gave her a soak and Epsom salt for about 10 minutes. I also gave her some dewormer, as well as I gave her some electrolytes. I couldn't get her to eat anything at first, but after a few drinks of the electrolytes I was able to get her to eat some scrambled eggs. Since she was soaked from Epsom salt bath, I didn't want to put her outside especially since it's so cold. I checked on her just now and she's back to being hunched over and not moving. She looks ill and lethargic



She is about 3 years old and is an EE I got from TSC.

 

[Logar]

@Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[Squawkers]

Last night when I was doing chicken chores I noticed my chicken Melanie looked a little under the weather. I decided to wait until the morning to treat her for anything and when I went out to check on her today she looked extremely ill and hunched over.

She acted very lethargic and made no noise even when I picked her up and brought her inside. I wondered if maybe she was a bound so I gave her a soak and Epsom salt for about 10 minutes. I also gave her some dewormer, as well as I gave her some electrolytes. I couldn't get her to eat anything at first, but after a few drinks of the electrolytes I was able to get her to eat some scrambled eggs. Since she was soaked from Epsom salt bath, I didn't want to put her outside especially since it's so cold. I checked on her just now and she's back to being hunched over and not moving. She looks ill and lethargic
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She is about 3 years old and is an EE I got from TSC.

I'm sorry

 

[Logar]

@OrpingtonManiac

 

[Raisin_The_Chicken]

is she egg bound?

 

[Ingrid_Grace]

is she egg bound?

That's what I'm wondering, I haven't found a green egg in a bit, but she only lays once a week so I'm not sure.

Should I give her another soak?

 

[Logar]

Last night when I was doing chicken chores I noticed my chicken Melanie looked a little under the weather. I decided to wait until the morning to treat her for anything and when I went out to check on her today she looked extremely ill and hunched over.

She acted very lethargic and made no noise even when I picked her up and brought her inside. I wondered if maybe she was a bound so I gave her a soak and Epsom salt for about 10 minutes. I also gave her some dewormer, as well as I gave her some electrolytes. I couldn't get her to eat anything at first, but after a few drinks of the electrolytes I was able to get her to eat some scrambled eggs. Since she was soaked from Epsom salt bath, I didn't want to put her outside especially since it's so cold. I checked on her just now and she's back to being hunched over and not moving. She looks ill and lethargic
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She is about 3 years old and is an EE I got from TSC.

Has she pooped at all? Can you get a picture of her vent? I don’t think she is egg bound but I’m not super knowledgeable

 

[Logar]

Should I give her another soak?

No

 

[Ingrid_Grace]

Has she pooped at all? Can you get a picture of her vent? I don’t think she is egg bound but I’m not super knowledgeable

 

[Raisin_The_Chicken]

Should I give her another soak?

ok, possibly but probs not but you can massage her abdomen gently and apply some vegetable oil (externally) around her vent to help her pass an egg if that's the issue.