ShianRainDrop
Chirping
Hello all. I hope I get a better response here than I did on a chicken FB group. Which was none at all. LOL!
I have 9 RIR hens that are about 9-10 weeks old. I have one that is soooooo stinking sweet and cuddly and calm. However, when I was holding her last night, her skin felt pretty warm. I picked up another chicken and checked her skin and her's wasn't as warm as my sweet girls is. She tends to hang out by herself a lot too. I'll see her laying in the corner of the coop while everyone else is outside, or up on the roosts while the others are playing. She is a little bit smaller than all the others but I have never seen any of them picking on her or bullying her. She also seems to be eating and drinking fine and her poop is normal. I did see her open her mouth this past Sunday to breathe so I brought her in and gave her some poultry drench and a room temperature raw egg yolk for a boost in protein. She didn't consistently breath like that or anything. Just for a few seconds at a time for a few minutes. I haven't seen her do it again.
I'm mostly worried about her possibly having a fever? And if so, at her young age, what might there be to be concerned with? Oh, also, my flock had some kind of immunization when I ordered them. (I know this is a highly debated area. I'm brand new to chickens so with the amount of debate there is going on, I just decided to have it done despite all of the confusion.)
Thank you so much for all of your experience and advice you may be able to offer. If she still feels warm this weekend, I will probably take her to the vet.
Here is a picture of her hanging out with me watching homesteading videos. She is therapeutic to me so I want to make sure she is healthy!
I have 9 RIR hens that are about 9-10 weeks old. I have one that is soooooo stinking sweet and cuddly and calm. However, when I was holding her last night, her skin felt pretty warm. I picked up another chicken and checked her skin and her's wasn't as warm as my sweet girls is. She tends to hang out by herself a lot too. I'll see her laying in the corner of the coop while everyone else is outside, or up on the roosts while the others are playing. She is a little bit smaller than all the others but I have never seen any of them picking on her or bullying her. She also seems to be eating and drinking fine and her poop is normal. I did see her open her mouth this past Sunday to breathe so I brought her in and gave her some poultry drench and a room temperature raw egg yolk for a boost in protein. She didn't consistently breath like that or anything. Just for a few seconds at a time for a few minutes. I haven't seen her do it again.
I'm mostly worried about her possibly having a fever? And if so, at her young age, what might there be to be concerned with? Oh, also, my flock had some kind of immunization when I ordered them. (I know this is a highly debated area. I'm brand new to chickens so with the amount of debate there is going on, I just decided to have it done despite all of the confusion.)
Thank you so much for all of your experience and advice you may be able to offer. If she still feels warm this weekend, I will probably take her to the vet.
Here is a picture of her hanging out with me watching homesteading videos. She is therapeutic to me so I want to make sure she is healthy!
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