I wormed her and gave poultry cell & b vitamins. Stools firmed up & she seemed better. I put her back in the coop with the flock (that I have also wormed) and she's secluding herself. I've had to bring her inside the coop for the past 2 nights. What else can I do for her?
I have a 1 1/2 yro hen that recently was secluding herself in the coop & not moving around much. She also has fecal material in her tail feathers. I brought her inside, soaked her in Epsom salts. Noticed she had a bumblefoot which we cleaned out. She's eating/drinking and walking around but...
She's living in a dog crate in my kitchen currently. I don't plan on putting her back in the coop for quite awhile. Thanks for the input I'll keep you all posted.
I have 8 older laying hens & 8 16 week old pullets. They've been side by side but separated by fence. Around Christmas we integrated all into the larger coop after a day of free ranging together. The younger group stayed to themselves until last week one of the youngsters was attacked by all the...
I've NEVER seen this happen before and I've been keeping ladies for 10 years. I've been so worried! Thank you! I'll up her protein and try & speed the process along. Rosemarie
I have one hen in my flock that is suddenly missing a lot of feathers. The weather has just turned cold here and I'm concerned. She seems to hang out by herself so maybe she's the lowest on the pecking order, I've just never seen it to be quite so extreme with our ladies.
She didn't like it...