On appearance, it doesn't look like she is molting, I just notice that her feathers are coming out easily. But I suppose it could take a few days for her to look scruffy, haha.
I will get some calcium into her for sure and see if that helps. I have four hens and I give them a handful of...
I'm hoping that's all it is. It makes me sad to see her all depressed, haha! She worries me when she lays down and is super still, because she is never like that.
Okay, I'll definitely stop with the scratch for a bit then. Thank you for the advice! I'll do what I can to keep them cool.
I used fenbendazole by recommendation of another chicken lady.
Her crop is empty, maybe emptier than usual.
She just looks so miserable, she's all droopy and sad. She's...
They never had a problem so they were never dewormed previously. I dewormed them yesterday to see if that wold help, and she is not improving.
I've seen her drinking, but I don't know if she is drinking enough.
It gets quite hot here (southern California) but they have plenty of shade. They...
Thank you for your reply!
I do hope she's just molting. She is much older than 18 months though, she is almost two and a half.
I also believe they already molted, last fall. These are my first chickens, so I don't know a whole lot. Can they molt more than once? This early in the year?
I've...
My 2 year old Rhode Island Red hen has been acting off for about a week, and her symptoms have been getting steadily worse.
Her comb and wattles are very pale and droppy, almost yellow. She is normally an energizer bunny but now she just sits around, her wings all droopy. She is still showing...