Chicken bald back

[Red girl]

My 3 year old Rhode Island Red is looking poorly she hasn't laid for over week and the last 2 nights she hasn't wanted any wheat which she loves. She is still eating her pellets but I have noticed her bum looked dirty yesterday and I have found some strange poo`s which are small, runny and white/pale green . I tried to find a previous post with photos of poo but it won't show them .

Any advice would be great

[Olly]

Very hard to diagnose on what you have said, but at 3 years old she is reaching the end of her laying career if not her natural life. If she is looking unwell and not eating then she is almost certainly feeling unwell. It could bd peritonitis which laying hens are very prone to getting. I'm afraid that only a vet can really give you an answer - it could be a simple infection.

[Red girl]

Thanks for your reply

She looks ok her comb is still nice and red and when I let them out to free range she still runs about. She ate some mealworms tonight it's mainly no eggs, not wanting wheat and strange poo.

I did think maybe she was getting on the old side

[Olly]

Have you wormed them recently?

[Red girl]

8 weeks ago. I'm going to give them all some herban to see if that will help