I just got some chicks in May, first time ever raising hens. The started laying a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday I noticed Ruby was not her normal self, she is not moving much- is very slow, half her face is swollen and the other side looks normal. Her comb is limp. Her breathing is laboured...
Hello, we have a hen that is not herself. She’s just over a year old and hasn’t yet laid an egg, but is usually otherwise quite active and happy. Yesterday we noticed her comb was limp with a bit of blue on the ends, she is lethargic and just stands there with her eyes closed. She no longer eats...
In the last few weeks my 2 year old Buff Orpington hen has had a droopy, purplish comb. She's been eating well and getting around find, so I haven't worried about it.
But the last 3-4 days she's not going into the coop at night (she has to jump up) so we've been picking her up and putting her...