She is buried and at peace, she had a good family and a wonderful three years with her sisters. Thanks for all of you help and advice and for making her passing easier ❤️ RIP Summer
Her eyes are closed her breaths are very short and she is shaking. I understand that there may be nothing I can do but thanks for all the help it means a lot
I am not sure, but she is barely breathing and her wings are out. She is not standing up and when I her mouth is slightly open and she is salivating a lot.
She is wheezing and her wings are out. She can’t stand up. I don’t know what’s wrong. Is there anything I can do to help her breathe or what do you think is wrong?
I checked for mites she was good, I gave her watered down feed, and her crop felt normal maybe slightly squishy (not as squishy as sour crop) but it was still slightly full this morning. When I checked in the morning it was a bit before when they usually wake up and she looked very lethargic but...
She’s eating all the food that is available and drinking all the water very quickly. With her only symptoms being her hunger, lethargic and purple comb I am unsure if this is an illness, I even know of. Is there any sickness that has a major symptom being purple combs?
So today in the evening, I noticed my hen was acting strange. When they went outside, she just sat in the sun under a tree as all the other hens picked around. I got her to drink water and eat food. She is acting very lethargic, and the top of her comb is purple which I think may be a sign of...
That sounds like sour crop. What I would do is give the hen some yogurt and apple cider vinegar if she won’t drink it give her it through a syringe. If that does not help to empty the crop then maybe try to make her throw up.
There is also a chance she doesn’t have sour crop but it can’t hurt...
Thanks so much for the advice, I always make certain that my hens are never left unattended in the larger avian fencing. I will try to put some netting on top too.