19 week Cockerel sitting down often

[SusanMc]

Hi,
Has anybody experienced a chicken sitting down much more often than the others?

This guy is the tallest and thinner than the others. He has no lameness, He seems to choose to sit down, and peck at the ground and grass. Hope he isn’t sore, not sure if he is getting enough to eat.

 

[SarahGfa]

I don't want to scare anyone needlessly, but usually when I find one chicken sitting down more than others it usually has intestinal parasites like coccidia. Their guts are swollen so it's uncomfortable to stand. There would be other symptoms thogh, like low energy or low appetite.

 

[SusanMc]

I don't want to scare anyone needlessly, but usually when I find one chicken sitting down more than others it usually has intestinal parasites like coccidia. Their guts are swollen so it's uncomfortable to stand. There would be other symptoms thogh, like low energy or low appetite.

Thanks, I’ll look into that