I have a chicken that silent yawns and shakes her head...no other symptoms. she's been doing this off and on for a while now (months)...I look down her throat but don't really know what I am looking at. How do I tell if it is gapeworm or something stuck in her crop? I'd appreciate any advice -...
Tuesday morning my hen (who is about 16 weeks) didn't want to leave the coop. I let the others out at 7 and she was still in sleeping at 8:30. I petted her and she would cluck at me and sleep. I posted a thread and took her to the vet that afternoon.
By the 1:40 appointment she was barely with...
We have had our 7 girls since April - it is now June - this morning when I went in to let them out, 1 chicken didn't get up. She is perching and sleeping. I petted her and she opened her eyes, but then went back to sleep. It is 8:30 already. All of the other girls are out in the run doing their...