skinny chicken

  1. M

    Chicken Lovers please HELP! Please endure this long post for my son’s sake, it’s his hen.

    Hey my lovely group of chicken keepers and life savers! I have some questions: (Giving a history of what’s been going on for three days first for context and reference) I’ve been dealing with a sick hen since Wednesday. We dewormed flock with safeguard goat dewormer 10% according to weight for...
  2. N

    skinny chicken after flystrike survival

    awhile back I lost one hen to flystrike before I even knew what it was... she was a good 6-8 years old + I tried to save her but she died overnight.... about 2 weeks later on my now nightly flip a chicken over and check a second hen got it as well.... this time I caught it MUCH earlier... couple...
  3. L

    Weak and skinny chicken

    I noticed about a month ago that one of my chickens’ combs was very pale and shrivelled and that she seemed to have less energy than the others. When I picked her up I also noticed that she is extremely skinny under her feathers, like basically a skeleton. I brought her inside and dewormed her...
  4. L

    Chicken wasting away and falling over

    I noticed about a month ago that one of my chickens’ combs was very pale and shrivelled and that she seemed to have less energy than the others. When I picked her up I also noticed that she is extremely skinny under her feathers, like basically a skeleton. I brought her inside and dewormed her...
  5. AlectryonKotopoula

    Mystery Illness, Sick Hen

    Ok I have a mystery illness in one of my hens… I have a flock of 14, they are all 3 years old now. About two months ago I noticed one of my red stars wasn’t pecking around like the rest of the flock, she just stood in the middle of the other hens and shook her head occasionally. When I picked...
  6. Jeniferb

    I have a Sick chicken please advise

    I have a 2yr old Red Hybrid type of chicken. She stopped laying a couple months ago. Her last egg was a giant egg with no yolk. She has lost a lot of weight so her breast bone is protruding otherwise. I’ve noticed her looking a bit off a few days ago, a bit scruffy but acting normally...
  7. Thorn07

    My Chicken is nothing but Bones!

    One of my avian animals have recently stopped moving around. She is still laying eggs (I think) but she is always huddled in the coop. She won't drink or eat, and she is constantly leaking from her vent. At first I thought she was okay, maybe sick, so I picked her up to give her some VETRX...
  8. J

    Lethargic and skinny 1 year old hen!

    I have a 1 year old Brahma hen who is very skinny, not eating a lot, and generally lethargic and constantly tired. She doesn't move around much and chooses to lay down in random spots. It doesn't seem like she's eating a lot since I don't see her crop very full when I'm down there. She's in...
  9. Cassandra Lana

    Friendly Fat ?

    Hi poultry people I was woundering if anyone knows of any friendly ways to put a little fat on my birds (Chickens and Ducks) . They a little too skinny for my preference . They have a feeder and water and get treats daily ♥️. Any tips appreciated ~Cassie Note: I don’t feel comfortable feeding...
  10. K

    Chicken barely eating or gaining weight

    She seems to kind of pick at her food before moving on. Her crop is never full like the others and she’s super light. she’s now in the house with free access to food and water all the time but she still just kinda picks at it before walking away. I thought maybe she couldn’t see well being...
  11. ChickenMama308

    Very thin hen - concerned

    Hello everyone! One of the chickens I raised on my property, who has since reverted into living / being fully wild on the property / in the neighborhood, yet still around my home at least once a day and docile enough to allow me to pick her up, has become very thin. Observing her, she doesn't...
  12. Ansleigh

    Help! Dying Chick

    One of my 10 week old chicks is ill.. I brought her in last night because it was going to be windy and cold and this morning I noticed she was lethargic, I picked her up and I could feel her chest bones.. She was perfectly fine last night and was eating and drinking this morning as well.. What...
  13. Chewbagawk

    Pale, Very Tired/Lethargic Chicken

    UPDATE: My hen has since passed. Feel free to post what you think it could have been, and any steps you think I should take for my other two hens (who aren't currently exhibiting any symptoms). This is the third member of my original flock (which I'll now probably add to; yay?) that's died in...
  14. Equiem

    Plumping up an underweight hen

    Took my poorly to the vets yesterday and she confirmed what I thought - she is too thin, despite going to sleep with a full crop every night The vet queried a metabolic problem but encouraged me to feed her to help her get to an acceptable weight I was wondering what the best foods are to...
  15. Splinter022

    Please help!!!

    One of my black australorps have a pale comb, she’s extremely skinny, and when it looks like she’s about to eat, she just drops the food. She won’t roost, she only lies down on the ground. I came back from somewhere today around lunch time (I left super early so it was still dark out) just to...
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