ChristinaMay
Chirping
Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice. I have a 5 year old red sex link, she’s the last of my original 6 hens. She’s lowest in the pecking order in my coop of 11 hens and a Brahma rooster. 3 years ago one of my horses stepped on her leg and broke it, but we were able to splint it and she recovered great and has done well aside from a slight limp. She always laid giant eggs and a month ago she laid a soft shelled egg and hasn’t laid again since. I’ve been keeping an eye on her and she’s been acting fine (I lost her sister to EYP in December so was fearful she was next). I noticed yesterday that her left wing was dropped a little, not dragging but noticeable dropped. She’s been sleeping on the coop floor. This morning when I opened the coop she came running out last and ran right into a bush to hide. I picked her up (and beat my rooster off) and checked her wing out and it seems fine? She’s not puffy, comb is nice and red, poops are good and shes not thin. When I put her down she ran under the coop stairs to hide, and a couple of my other older hens went and guarded her. Do you think she is being attacked by my rooster? I haven’t seen him mate her since she stopped laying, and she’s not bare of the back like the rest of my hens from him. I don’t want to separate her unless absolutely necessary because reintroducing is always so stressful, but if he’s attacking her because of her strained wing I might have to? Thoughts? Thank you in advance!