veggiesue Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Hi, I am new here, and have only been keeping chickens for 3 months. I have a question but was not sure where to post it, so here goes: yesterday we noticed that one of our girls is listless, has diarrhea, and was drinking a lot of water but not eating. Today she is still listless and is laying down a lot with her feathers spread out. She had a full crop this morning before feeding time. She does not seem to be drinking as much water today, but I have seen her eating small amounts of food. Her crown is still pink but it is floppy and not standing tall like the other girls. Can anybody please help? Thank you. Veggiesue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I am no expert but if she were mine, I would make a visit to the vet but someone else more knowledgeable may be along soon with advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Have your hens been wormed yet VeggieSue? If they've not been wormed it might be an idea to give them a seven day course of Flubenvet added to their food. However, with the drinking lots too I would be tempted to take her to the vet - it sounds as if it might be kidney related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I would take her to the vet she sounds rather poorly. Has she been eating long grass? It could have caused her crop to be blocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiesue Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hello again and thanks for the advice, I am pleased to say that my hen now seems to be doing just fine - she is eating, drinking, there is no diarrhea, and she is generally doing her usual stuff. Her crop was empty this morning. To answer a few questions, no they have not been wormed yet, so I will get on to that ASAP. And yes, they had been eating long grass, so maybe a piece had gotten stuck. Thanks again for the advice. I am so happy that she is back to her normal self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 So glad she's doing okay today. Eating long grass is the biggest problem with crop impaction, which can kill a hen. I would recommend not letting them have access to long grass if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
