lethargic hen

Hello! I can never seem to catch a break with my hens, and this will be the last time I ever purchase chicks from tractor supply because of it. Anyway, I have a 9 month old Blue Andalusian who has not been acting her normal self today. Normally, she is a piggy and spends the entire day...

My chicken has been sick about a week..last weekend I found her in the coop tunnel soaking wet from the rain and lethargic I took her into the house. She was only drinking but now has started eating a little again..she has lost a lot of weight so I'm worried about her. She is an isa brown about...

My two-year-old lavender Orpington hen, Crystal, has been acting odd since yesterday. She seems to be about a normal weight. She is acting lethargic, and has been since yesterday. She is walking slowly, and she kept closing her eyes yesterday, like she was falling asleep. She has also been...

Hi, I am a new chicken owner and I am seeking help on what to do with my sick chicken. She is a 5 month old Mille Fleur Duccle. She and her brother and sisters were never vaccinated by original owner. She has always been the most friendly in our flock of 4 silkies and 3 other duccles. One day I...

Hello, I am new to this so please feel free to correct me if I don’t post this right. About three weeks ago I got back from vacation and noticed one of my hens was acting strangely. She is normally very healthy and active, but she was spending most of the day hunched over near the coop...

Help Desperate For Help!!! Any ideas what could be wrong with her? She is panting & very lethargic since yesterday evening. I noticed today at noon that she was drooling when I picked her up & has started having diarrhea. I gave her rescue remedy & nutridrench & put her inside in my bathroom...

One of my older hens (Momo) I realized has been acting strange. She's not making any noise, and that's quite unusual because she's usually very talkative, and she's acting super mellow. Kind of just stands there and doesn't really forage. Could it be the weather? She looks fine otherwise. I just...

Hi there! I noticed today that one of my 2 and a half year old hens, Rhody, is acting slightly lethargic today. Upon looking closer I noticed that her comb has a very small flop to it that didn’t used to be there, and it’s tips at the back are slightly darker/more discoloured than normal. Also...

I've had a hen named Matteo for a while now, and she used to be really friendly, and very pretty. But after a cat attacked my flock and killed one of my roosters, she was still okay, but always ran away from me like I was a predator. I thought it was unusual, considering I was the one who spent...

My poor hen big mama has not been herself since yesterday. Yesterday she was sitting sort of randomly in the middle of the yard, but I didn’t assume anything seeing as it’s been around 97 degrees here everyday, and she is 7 years old so I thought possibly she was just really hot (she has full...

I have a one year old Silver laced Wyandotte that won’t walk more than 3 steps. Lethargic and has dark green watery poop. She will eat and drink a little when I put it in front of her. I have no idea what this is and if I should be treating the other 11 in the flock.

Hello lovely chicken friends! My EE, Beatrix, has been a bit off the past few days. Here’s the story: 1.) Found her in the nesting box Friday evening (not like her to be in there). I sensed something was off, but couldn’t pinpoint it. She has laid soft eggs in the past, and my RIR, Eloise...

Hello everyone. Posting here hoping that the wealth of everyone's information can help us out. We have a 13 month old Barred Rock who is quite under the weather. I've done exhaustive Googling/forum reading/etc and am only more confused by the results. Many symptoms are general signs of...

Hi, everyone! I have a 1 year old black silver laced Wyandotte who has been acting off for a few days. The flock free ranges, but this weekend I noticed she wasn't coming out of the coop with the others. She was staying on the roost most of the day with her feathers puffed out and her neck...

Hi, one of my chickens (3yr old red sex link), Bertha, is not doing well at all. She has laid maybe two eggs in the past year, but I was not too worried about that because her health hasn't suffered until now & she's always been one of my strongest (& one of the two alphas of our small flock of...

Hello friends - I need advice! Our poor Andalusian Blue hen (Colette) did not come out of the coop today, is very lethargic, and most alarming, her usually bright red comb is very pale. She let me hold her for a long while and kept closing her eyes (unusual). She is not interested in food...

Hello BYC Friends, This is Miss Penny, a black cochin hen approximately 2 years old. I found her under the coop like this awhile ago. She is extremely lethargic, resting with her head down and eyes closed as you can see. I don't see any obvious sign of injury or illness; yet clearly she...

I'm worried sick over my 3 yr old australorpe. Looking for recommendations from experienced chicken moms and dads. She's on day 2 of lethargy - she stands still like a statue sort of dazed, feathers sort of puffed up. I have no clue if she's been eating or drinking (doubtful though based on...

This morning when I went to let the birds out out of the run my RIR just continued to sit in the shavings, like they all do after they eat on these cool mornings. But not this gal. She is out of that run, lickety split. Ruby suffers severely from FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), a new anagram I...

we live in Casper, Wyoming and have 7 hens since April 2018. 2 Barred rocks, 2 Rhode Island reds, 2 speckled Sussex and one golden laced Wyandotte. We love our girls and I never imagined they could be so much fun and people oriented. After a tough day at work it is so nice to come home to...