sitting a lot

  1. pajuxi

    Roo sitting a lot- bumblefoot?

    Hello! I have noticed that my cockerel, Goose, has been doing a lot of sitting recently- he eats, drinks, gets up and walks around/scratches, etc. just fine but it’s a new behavior that seems worrisome, im unsure if his feet look normal or not, could be be in the beginning stages of bumblefoot...
  2. C

    Young hen sitting down frequently

    About 2 days ago I noticed a young hen (just about 8 weeks), choosing to stay inside the coop instead of roaming with the group. She seems to be alert, her poo is excellent, and will eat anything you put in front of her face, but once she stands up she's very quick to position herself to sitting...
  3. Akachicklil

    Hen is Injured or Sick. Please help.

    Hello Everyone, Ive gone over potential differentials and I’ve come down to one; bumblefoot. Main concern is change in activity, eating pattern, and poop change. Im not sure if anything else is going on or if this is just a result of bumble foot. Below I will try my best to provide a past and...
  4. P

    13 week old black copper Marans sitting a lot

    I have 25 chickens, 13 weeks old. 3 are black copper marans. 2 hens and 1 rooster. Just beginning to be able to tell which are hens or roosters. They are about half grown and fully feathered. One I think is the rooster has taken to sitting a lot the last week or so. He’s not eating as much as he...
  5. analyticalblonde

    Heat Stress Not Abating...And Now This...! Weird Mass

    Hi All, I really need help on this one... Back Story...Four nights ago, I noticed my Lavender Buff Orpington (Legs) not seated properly, kindof frompy and a little lop sided) on the roost bar in our coop. I thought she was trying to recover from the massive heat we have been having. I have...
  6. khloee

    California white broody or something more serious?

    My California white hen is about 1 year old as of this spring. She was laying eggs really good last fall but then winter came and they all slowed production way down. I never do anything to make them lay over winter. I like to give them a break for all their hard work. Now that it’s peak egg...
    • khloee
    • Thread
    • broody calcium calcium defeciency california white inactive lethargic not laying sitting a lot thin egg shells
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  7. lunahills

    Younger chickens sitting most of the day

    I have two 8-9 month olds and two 8-10 week olds. I’ve been alternating them between a coop/small run and a tractor each day. You can read the full background of this set up here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bad-start-with-chickens-now-what.1470318/ The younger ones are active when...
  8. I

    Chicken sitting a lot and tail feathers down

    Hello, I have an Australorp hen, Betty Anne, who is almost 4 years old. She has mostly stopped laying eggs and we believe we have only gotten one or two eggs from her over the past 5ish months. We do keep light in our coop in the winter months so we have decided she has retired from laying at...
  9. DebbieA57

    Is this chick normal??

    Hi, could someone with chick raising experience please tell me if it’s normal for a chick to be awkward/have issues walking/standing. Unfortunately I can’t upload a video here. She doesn’t walk around for long and always plops down, no matter what the surface. She even eats sitting down. Her...
  10. lbgreenfield

    Older Chicken Sitting A Lot

    Hi there. I have a 3-year old Buff Orpington that likes to sit a lot...like, a lot. She sits under the log jungle gym in the run, she sits in the mulch landscaping bushes, she sits on my lap, she sits on patio under the table (where she currently is sitting as I write this), and now that the...
  11. Carrshannon04

    Duckling tends to sit a lot

    Helloooo so I feel like my one duckling likes to sit more than my other. Is that normal? She’s a pekin duck about 2-3 weeks old. I feel like she could just be tired from growing so much maybe? her legs seem fine when she walks or runs around but I just want to make sure she’s okay lol 🦆💗
    • Carrshannon04
    • Thread
    • duck duckling pekin pekinduck sitting a lot
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. F

    Chicken keeps sitting down with droopy wings.

    Hi, I have 4 beautiful Isa's and they all are eating and laying well. On daily visit, I noticed one of the girls was limping, walking stiffly and then sitting down with droopy wings. I came on this site and read with interest that she could be dehydrated. I went straight out and gave her a...
  13. mlmaxson

    Female Khaki Campbell sitting often

    I have a female khaki Campbell who’s is acting strange. She’s <1 year old and started laying a few weeks ago (I’d say 8 weeks). It’s now winter, snowy, and icey and I notice that she will walk a few feet then stop and sit down, get up walk then sit. When she walks she looks fine, but I can’t...
    • mlmaxson
    • Thread
    • duck sitting a lot winter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. TwistedGreta

    Looking for possible cause of death for Mathilda

    Hi, my sweet Blue Ameracauna, Mathilda just passed away yesterday I have been absolutely plagued with trying to suss out what might have been the cause so that I can maybe know what to do, God forbid, it happens again to one of my 4 remaining girls... I know folks on here are super...
  15. summerhatch

    OFF BALANCE!

    Help! Just yesterday I noticed my very large Orpington began to walk with difficulty, losing her balance and falling backward after a step or two. She did make it back into thebcoop last night, but did NOT get up on the roosting pole. I also have a Wyandotte who, since yesterday, seems to lie...
  16. Sassysouth

    Silkie not acting normal. Update: Marek’s

    I am in North AL. I have a 14 week old Silkie. I noticed yesterday when I got scratch out for the flock, she didn’t run over like she usually does. I actually only saw her eat 3 pieces. She was just sitting all fluffed up later, so I brought her to the basement thinking she was cold. Her crop...
  17. AmberRogers

    Why does she sit like this?...Normal?

    Hi all!! Can anyone help me understand why my hen sits like this? Angel is about 11 weeks old now. She's a Jersey Giant and has passed up my 3 other chickens in size that are the same age. Does she sit like this because she's so big that her legs get tired? She appears to walk normal and she's...
  18. E

    Help! Can't figure out what's wrong with one of my chickens!

    Hi! Need some help figuring out what's wrong with a chicken. She's been sitting a lot and moving slow, under her vent seems to be hard and swollen (like her butt is dropping) and she has watery poop. I don't think she's egg bound I checked it didn't feel like one. She's still eating and getting...
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