standing still

Hi! My chickens have started to go very slowly. Maybe its the age but it doesn’t quite seem right. Taking months to pass in very miserable ways. Last chicken was not quite herself, very slow and standing still a lot and at the end i had to put her down because she had not drank for 4 days and...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Type: Twinkie is an Orange Ameraucana Chicken Age: She is 3 and is not egg bound or cloaca prolapse. She hasn’t lay eggs for months which is ok some of her sisters also stopped laying for...

More information : my other 3 chickens are just fine. My father put some diatomaceous earth on them just in case it was mites. The two chickens drank a bit and ate the cheese I tried to give them (the blue one wouldn't take her food) The red one seems in a better shape, she walked a bit and ate...

Hi my hen is a Rhode Island Red and is only just over a year old. Yesterday she stood around the garden and wouldn’t move but I didn’t think much of it. She usually has a problem laying every so often because she lays double yolks and is always fine. But today was worse. She has stood in the...

Hi, My 5 month old RIR has not been herself the last few hours. I went to let my chickens out of their run and everyone excitedly ran out. She did not, which is very unusual. She eventually slowly walked out toward the others. She kept stopping and standing still for lengths of time. High was...

Hi, I have a year old hen who I noticed is spending most of her time this evening standing around. When I went to investigate I noticed her crop feels like a ping pong ball. She was clucking to me and has bright eyes. She got up on the perch to sleep but just looks scrunched up and...

Hi there everyone, I know similar threads have been started here about the same subject, but I'm a very new backyard chicken enthusiast so any help would be much appreciated! I went out and got four chickens from a reputable breeder on the weekend just passed, all wormed and vaccinated. Have...

Good morning, I have a 2 year old Golden Sex-Link hen who has fallen ill. I can't quite figure how to help her. She is standing still the last few days and walking slowly around the yard. She is not scratching too much and eating very little. She is drinking water though. Her crop is soft, no...