OK so after observing her behavior over the last few days and talking to the avian vet it seems she is just broody. She started to get more aggressive if anyone goes near her if she is in her coop and after I shut her out of it yesterday she left a HUGE poop right at our back door lol. Now we...
Thanks for all the info, I will go up to the vet tomorrow and see if i can talk to the avian vet and see what they say. Unfortunately I can't buy a lot of stuff over the counter without taking her in there for a checkup (if this goes on too much longer i will). I will also try shutting her out...
Thanks very much for the replies.
First of all I regularly check her for mites and lice and she is clean. Second if she is just being broody is the straining normal? Cause that's my main concern that she is in pain as the sound she makes ( possibly growling I am not sure) with the straining...
Hi all, needing some advice on what do do about my hen. She is about 19 months old and recently ( for me today is Saturday and she started on Monday ) started straining like she was having contractions. At first I thought maybe she was constipated but after reading some forums and websites I...