- Apr 10, 2016
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Our oldest hen, Rose, has been lethargic for about 3 days or so. I noticed yesterday she was not eating their pellets and she's not eating in the yard either. Her comb is still red but not as bright as it was and it is lolling to one side. Her poop is like water but I see no sign of worms. Yesterday I picked her up and took her out with the rest of the flock after letting them out in the morning. She just stood there for a good ten minutes. Eventually she made her way up to the covered porch and just laid down there for a good, long while. This morning my husband let them out, but again she stayed in the coop. When I went out to clean the poop board she was laying on the floor by the feeders, looking around. I took some leftover scrambled eggs and fed them to her by hand. She snarfed them down. We put probiotics in the water yesterday which she has at least been drinking. The rest of the flock seems to be fine. I thought maybe it was just her time but I can't help but feel there is something else going on. If she moves around much her breathing seems labored. Does anyone have any ideas what else we can try? She is all we have left of our first flock and is very special to us.
