Hi everyone. I'm just looking for some advice but I'll give you a bit of background info first. One of my older hens didn't take kindly to a few of the chicks after initially being fine about it. It gradually got worse over a couple of days. It resulted in me coming home one day and finding one of the chicks with a pecked comb which was bleeding (thankfully the others ignored this) so I immediately separated them. The one with the pecked comb seems a lot happier today but one of the other ones is acting very strangely. He (think it's a boy) just stands there almost not moving and puffs his feathers right out and sticks his head in. I noticed this morning he seemed a bit wobbly on his feet as well and his little comb is pale. He ate and drank yesterday but haven't seen him do so today. I don't know what's best to do as I don't actually know what's wrong with him. I thought yesterday that the bullying and the accompanying stress might have made him feel not well but he doesn't appear to have improved today. I know it's hard to diagnose a chick that just appears under the weather without actually seeing his behaviour but does anyone have any idea what I should do next?
Thanks so much in advance for any advice.
I've attached a few photos of how he is currently standing. He hasn't moved not even when I shoved a camera in his face. He kept his eyes closed over.
Thanks so much in advance for any advice.
I've attached a few photos of how he is currently standing. He hasn't moved not even when I shoved a camera in his face. He kept his eyes closed over.
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