So my red star hen Rona was on her side in the nesting box I thought she was dead and reached in to grab her but she started kicking at me but she can't stand up and she isn't very responsive she lays on her side and moves her head from time to time she wouldn't eat of her food and wouldn't drink so I gave her Honey water in a syringe and manged to get her to eat baby food from a syringe she would open her mouth for the food and hold her head up a little every now and then she looks like she tries to stand up but it's more like she tries to jump and falls over again. I can't feel an egg from the outside but I gave her a soak in some warm water and epsom salt. Anyone know what is happening or what I should do
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Ps Can't take her to a vet closest vet is 5 hour's away
My buddy owns several chickens for years. I emailed him your question... This is what he wrote:
============================ We've never experienced anything like that. Usually when a hen starts acting lethargic, in a short while they turn up croaked, lying in the coop. In fact, that's what I found last night with the last hen that was from our original batch of chicks (June 2011) and the sole survivor of the Great Massacre. She had seemed sluggish of late, so I wasn't surprised to find her that way. That's generally what has happened when a chicken, for whatever reason, is about to give it up. The hens (and rooster) in our first batch started dropping off at about five YO, so 10 years is a long time. She hadn't been laying for a long time.
Oh, we did have one that developed a cancer on her throat 2 or 3 years ago. The other hens were pecking at her; I guess they can tell when one of them is ill. Jane took her to the vet, who offed her, since Jane wasn't about to get out the hatchet or something. That could be the problem with the one above, but it could also be a bunch of other things. ============================
Sorry that we could not be of more help. Let's hope your hen makes a recovery!
Do you ever let her go outside in the sun for a while? I have to wonder if that box is doing some of this. If you've ever been inside a box, you'll notice a bit of a smell. I don't know if that's good or bad to breathe all the time but, that MIGHT be it. Have you tried building a coop?
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You honestly think she lives in this box ? She lives with 17 other hens in a big Yard and coop the coop doesn't even get locked up except bad weather conditions or dark
If you lived in Michigan, Dr. Jan Pol would come to your house and treat her, she could have a neurological illness going on with her, I know I had a chicken that was my sisters and it was dying and I came home from school age 11 and cried my eyes out it was sad and I buried in the backyard and I'm sorry for all the evil people on this question, they will answer to God.. You have all my Blessings 👼🙏 (( Hugs )) :(
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Thanks. Even if I was willing to eat her it would be a bad idea since we don't know what is wrong with her. but I would never eat Rona
@Asker No, she's a pet and I feel bad for her, and I'm the kind of guy who is sensitive and it does not take much for me to cry , I think I will stop eating chicken this is sad
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She is one of my laying hens and I'm fairly close to them they sit in my lap all the time
@Asker Well, I believe she will cross over the rainbow bridge, My pets mean the world to me I miss my Cockerspaniel, and for the longest time, I smelled Heaven's doggie odor and I know she didn't want to leave me and her soul was here in my new house for the longest time and I'm sorry for Rona :( I'm sorry for the haters on here
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I lost my dog Lucy when I was 13 and litterly nothing has hurt me as much as losing her and I have had more than my fair share of hardship. But when she died it broke every once of will to live and sanity I had I remember clear as day begging and pleading for my dogs life saying that God could take anything else from me my voice sight my fingers my life I didn't care just not her. I still Carry her collar even though I'm 21 now. No heart break could ever hurt me as much as that did it's like I watched my world shatter. It didn't even hurt as much when my grandma died 3 months later
@Asker Sorry for all of your loss, I know how it feels.. My maternal grandma had Alzheimer's disease and my maternal grand-dad had cancer he passed in 1996 on Aug 25 and passed Aug 9, 1998 my grandparents were like my mom and dad it was so sad.. I loved my paternal grandparents but we were not close with them and how I wish things were different.. I'm sorry for all your losses and sorrows (( Hugs )) :(
Why not try to call them and they might be able to help you over the phone? If they have a smartphone on hand, they might even be able to do it over a webcam.
Wow you must live way out in the country that’s a shame. It’s up to you and your parents if you want to save the chickens life and put in a 10 Hour Drive up and back
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