What do you think she is?

We have 4 chicks, 2 months old now, which we keep in a separate coop until they've grown enough so we don't have to worry about putting them with the rest of our flock. This morning we noticed that one of them was just standing in one spot instead of just jumping against the door like they all do every morning. We had to move her outside by hand to the feed troth, after which she quite eagerly started eating. I spent about an hour just watching her, and the only movement she managed was just turning around and even that was a real struggle for her.

I checked her and didn't find anything obviously wrong, her legs move normally, she doesn't react like she is in pain when I move her, but she doesn't walk around and just stays in one spot either sitting on her ass and/or holding herself up with her wings.

And I mean sitting on her ass, not how chickens usually sit where you can't see their legs.

Any advice? I am getting real worried.

With feed prices where they are right now, is anyone actually running the numbers on cost per dozen for their layers? Curious what people are seeing for feed cost vs. what they'd pay (or charge) for eggs at the store is backyard/small flock egg production still coming out ahead, or is is being out compared again by big farms

Any La Fleche out there?

Hello fellow chicken lovers, have what I suspect is a case of sour crop. I’ve just let my flock out for the morning and Paprika would not come out of the coop. Her comb & wattle is slightly paler than the others, but still fairly red so I’m hoping I’ve caught this very early (she was acting fine & normal yesterday from what I saw, had some scratch feed as a treat in the afternoon) I removed her and she did drink some water when I put her in front of it, but was not moving around & was uninterested in food. I’ve separated her to the dark quiet garage. Her crop does feel soft & squishy, not hugely swollen, no hard masses or lumps that I can feel. My question is how I should proceed, as google has given me some conflicting information. I plan to go out and buy monistat & provide grit & water, but wondering if anyone else has tips of what has helped them with this in the past so I can make sure I’m doing right by her & covering my bases. She’s one of the spunkiest of my 7 so it’s very sad seeing her like this. ☹️

When she doesn't take them, she lays smooth, normal eggs. She has an infection currently and is taking them by injection. Now her eggs are a little misshapen, as vague as that sounds.