A few weeks ago, I posted this thread which detailed one of our chickens' conditions:
1) Bird Age and Weight
The lethargic hen is an Ameraucana hen that's 2 years 4 months old (born in January 2018). She's lighter than our other two hens (a Rhode Island Red and a Plymouth Rock), but she's...
1) Bird Age and Weight
The lethargic hen is an Ameraucana hen that's 2 years 4 months old (born in January 2018). She's lighter than our other two hens (a Rhode Island Red and a Plymouth Rock), but she's always been that way-- there's been no noticeable weight loss recently.
2) Behavior /...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Ameraucana hen, 3-4 years old.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
The hen was found sleeping on the ground, breathing but not responsive to our voices/touch. She is normally very afraid of...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
She is a Plymouth Rock hen almost a year old (turns 1 in 10 days). As is common with her breed, she's very large and heavy.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
I've noticed her make a...
This may be normal behavior, but we are leaving in 2 days for a 1.5-week vacation and want to be very sure our hens are healthy before leaving.
Chicken Breed and Age:
Plymouth Rock hen (11 months old)
Symptoms/Behavior Exhibited:
- tiny black spots on comb
- not uniform in shape
- won't come...
One of our hens (an 8-month old Plymouth Rock just had dry fowl pox, and has now recovered. Now, another one of our hens who contracted it from our Plymouth Rock is developing symptoms.)
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)...
Chicken Breed and Age:
Plymouth Rock hen (5 months old)
Symptoms/Behavior Exhibited:
- she is pooping very frequently (at times once every 1-2 minutes) a poo that isn't diarhhea but more of a creamy textured brown poo (flies love this kind of poo)
- her body seems to be out of poo so sometimes...
Our 4.5 month old Plymouth Rock hen is leaving her mouth open whenever she sits down. She normally closes it like the other chickens. She still appears to be eating normally, pooping normally, and running normally but she is resting and leaving her mouth open a lot. Picture is attached. What...
Chicken Breeds and Ages:
(1) Rhode Island Red hen, about 2-3 years old
(1) Ameraucana hen, about 2-3 years old
(1) Plymouth Rock hen, about 3 months old
(1) Ameraucana hen, about 3 months old)
Symptoms/Behavior Exhibited:
- ocassionally yawning
- constant shaking of head
- scratching of face...