[VeggieVirgin]

My speckledy is looking very poorly today - she's looked a bit ropey for a couple of weeks, but I just put it down to the moult, as she was mixing with the other hens and eating.

However, this morning I found her just standing by herself, with her eyes closed, showing the white film. She's very lethargic and feels cold. Her crop feels weird - sort of solid and squidgy, like blu tak. My husband said he saw some grass on her beak, as if she'd been eating grass.

I picked her up and put her with the other hens, where the food and water are. She drank a lot of water. She looks very weak and feels light (although she has been eating over the past few days).

Any ideas?

[GrannieAnnie]

Hi VV, it sounds like it could be impacted crop, which I believe needs antibiotics, so either a vet visit or.....   she doesn't sound good though.

[joyfull]

if you look at this page and scroll down it will show you how to deal with both impacted and sour crop problems.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=4345.0

[VeggieVirgin]

Thanks for replies.

From the link, it sounds like impacted crop rather than sour crop (her crop feels more doughy than liquidy).

I gave her some liquid paraffin and massaged her crop. When I put her down again, she passed some greenish liquid (from her rear end, that is!).

Fingers crossed that she'll be OK - but she's looking very sorry for herself at the moment.

[wildy78]

Hi Any news on your hen?  One of mine appears to be suffering the same, Hope shes ok.