NNCCityChickenKeeper
In the Brooder
- Sep 7, 2019
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Hi all,
First time posting here so forgive any formatting/nomenclature errors.
I have two Buff Brahmas and four other chickens. The Brahma I’m worried about is 21 weeks old and is usually very spritely, friendly, and curious. Her sisters are also doing just fine, running around and eating/drinking. No eggs yet even though the oldest ISA browns are 24-25 weeks old...
Anyways, she started hanging out in the coop with my lavender orpington girl about two-three days ago. Both of them would just sit in the nesting box all morning and wouldn't come out until after I returned home from work. The lavender orpington seems to be over it, but, she's still doing that, however, now she seems lethargic and I haven't seen her eat, she pecked at the waterer nipple today but not much. Normally they all burst out of the coop and go straight for the food and water when I let them out but she barely ventures out at all. When I take her out she sometimes gets really pissy and runs straight back into the coop.
In the nesting box she's been chilling in, I've seen some rather small, solid greenish poops, no big ones. Today she dropped a very slimy, tiny, bright green poop. Today, all she really wants to do is sleep and she squats and closes her eyes and leaves them closed often. Her crop isn't large and hard either, and her vent is very clean as well as her feathers. She has no signs of mites either. I have no idea how to feel for an egg and videos online have not been helpful whatsoever. We use no pesticides and neither do our neighbors. We live in the city. Hopefully all these descriptors help.
She is looking like her feathers around her neck are very fluffed up, but I don't feel anything wrong there. Could someone lead me in the right direction? I'll likely take her to the vet Monday, whenever I can get a visit because I am very attached to the Brahmas and I raised all of the chickens by hand. These are my first chickens and my flock is very small and this has turned into an EXTREMELY expensive hobby.
First time posting here so forgive any formatting/nomenclature errors.
I have two Buff Brahmas and four other chickens. The Brahma I’m worried about is 21 weeks old and is usually very spritely, friendly, and curious. Her sisters are also doing just fine, running around and eating/drinking. No eggs yet even though the oldest ISA browns are 24-25 weeks old...
Anyways, she started hanging out in the coop with my lavender orpington girl about two-three days ago. Both of them would just sit in the nesting box all morning and wouldn't come out until after I returned home from work. The lavender orpington seems to be over it, but, she's still doing that, however, now she seems lethargic and I haven't seen her eat, she pecked at the waterer nipple today but not much. Normally they all burst out of the coop and go straight for the food and water when I let them out but she barely ventures out at all. When I take her out she sometimes gets really pissy and runs straight back into the coop.
In the nesting box she's been chilling in, I've seen some rather small, solid greenish poops, no big ones. Today she dropped a very slimy, tiny, bright green poop. Today, all she really wants to do is sleep and she squats and closes her eyes and leaves them closed often. Her crop isn't large and hard either, and her vent is very clean as well as her feathers. She has no signs of mites either. I have no idea how to feel for an egg and videos online have not been helpful whatsoever. We use no pesticides and neither do our neighbors. We live in the city. Hopefully all these descriptors help.
She is looking like her feathers around her neck are very fluffed up, but I don't feel anything wrong there. Could someone lead me in the right direction? I'll likely take her to the vet Monday, whenever I can get a visit because I am very attached to the Brahmas and I raised all of the chickens by hand. These are my first chickens and my flock is very small and this has turned into an EXTREMELY expensive hobby.
That's your excuse to raise more babies 
