- Sep 23, 2014
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Hi all,
My chicken has been stargazing ever since we bought her - at about 4 months old. We took her back to the breeder and he gave her shots of vitamins and we put vitamins in the water daily. She seemed to improve (she still seemed quieter and more sickly than the others). The breeder said if she continued to stargaze we should bring her back to be euthanised. Now she is approx 8 months old and looks like she is ready to lay. At this point she has started stargazing again. She falls off her perch at night and stargazes for approx 2 minutes each time. She does it at least twice a day. I am worried that it is hurting her and don't want my chicken to be in pain. I have never had chickens before and want some advice. Should I euthanise my chicken or just wait and see if she improves again? I'm worried she will have complications when laying because it seems the stargazing is brought on by stress (one of the factors). I am very distressed and don't know what to do? Please help.
My chicken has been stargazing ever since we bought her - at about 4 months old. We took her back to the breeder and he gave her shots of vitamins and we put vitamins in the water daily. She seemed to improve (she still seemed quieter and more sickly than the others). The breeder said if she continued to stargaze we should bring her back to be euthanised. Now she is approx 8 months old and looks like she is ready to lay. At this point she has started stargazing again. She falls off her perch at night and stargazes for approx 2 minutes each time. She does it at least twice a day. I am worried that it is hurting her and don't want my chicken to be in pain. I have never had chickens before and want some advice. Should I euthanise my chicken or just wait and see if she improves again? I'm worried she will have complications when laying because it seems the stargazing is brought on by stress (one of the factors). I am very distressed and don't know what to do? Please help.