advice please

[Mixxy]

have a stock hen that went off color only laying one egg.she lost wait so i kept close eye on her,did not appear to be in egg but had horrid smelling dark green droppings.on closer exam could see a broken egg shell that she has now passed, but throat has gone very pail, eyes gone dull and she still losing wait but she is eating.is there anything more you think i can do,she only 2007 but bred good ones already.always grit and minerals in shed and i give calcium boost once every couple months.

[Tony C]

I would pop a cod liver oil tablet down her throat then place her in a basket and put in a warm place overnight. If she gets any worse in the next 24 hours there could be no comming back. In the meantime I would slip a pair of dummy egg in her nestbowl and encourage the cocks to sit these, if she picks up overnight put her back in her box and let her sit the eggs. By doing this she will get plenty of rest for the next 3 weeks without the cock driving her back to nest.

 

[Roland]

Could we be Toxin poison. Flew and used her muscles as Fuel units. Linseed and light seed feed and plenty of rest. You know whether it is flown out or not .... if it isn't wasn't then

get  a mate to hold her so the Tail is facing you! The very end flight of each side of the tail now wants pulling out. That is oppostie sides.

No! We don't know the whys and wherefores, only that it does works. If your bird isn't up and running great withi the week.... then it is

[Mixxy]

Thanks for replies but had to cull her today, waste of a good hen. Tried a few things but too far gone.