Search results for query: *

Previously, the other chickens haven't bothered her - she was usually the one picking on another. We isolated her for a few hours by blocking off a portion of the coop, and now she's back in with the others. They haven't been pecking her, so I think we're good. She's laying down more than...

Update - she's walking fine, not panting, and her tail isn't drooping. That said, now all the other chickens are picking on her. Her face looks kinda pale, and it appears that the constant pecking has actually detached her comb towards the back. Will they stop, or should I isolate her for a...

She's standing up, at least. Her mouth is still hanging open, though. Her tail is drooping, too, for some reason.

Well, her mouth is still gaping. About how long should it take her to finally get the bread down?

Well, she did the mouth-hanging open thing again for a second and stopped, but now she's just standing there looking traumatized.

Okay, looks like the olive oil helped. We put her back in the coop, and she stood up and started drinking from the water bottle. I'm going to go check on her again in a few minutes. Thanks for the help, y'all!

I think the bread hypothesis may be correct - her wattles and the red on her face have turned pale. Could stuck bread cut off blood circulation to any degree?

This is the first time she's had her mouth hanging open like this, with the exception of high summer, when they ALL start panting. Write2caroline - how would olive oil help? And how would I give it to her?

Went out to take care of the hens this morning, and I tossed them a piece of bread to distract them while I refilled their food. I do that every time. After filling their food, I went around to watch them bicker and noticed that one of them just sorta stood there with her mouth open. Didn't...