Greetings,
So one of my hens has been on the nest for a while now (for at least an hour). She's very quiet, and shes puffed up, she also keeps closing her eyes and trying to put her head down but then the'll open them suddenly and stay awake for a while before closing her eyes again and restarting that cycle. I felt for an egg but couldn't find anything and after looking at her flock mates feathers all i saw was a little dirt but nothing that looked like mites. The dirt was on the skin not on the feathers and it brushed off with a little flick of the finger. So what is wrong with her?
will try to upload photos soon...
Thanks so much
Chick2chicken
So one of my hens has been on the nest for a while now (for at least an hour). She's very quiet, and shes puffed up, she also keeps closing her eyes and trying to put her head down but then the'll open them suddenly and stay awake for a while before closing her eyes again and restarting that cycle. I felt for an egg but couldn't find anything and after looking at her flock mates feathers all i saw was a little dirt but nothing that looked like mites. The dirt was on the skin not on the feathers and it brushed off with a little flick of the finger. So what is wrong with her?
will try to upload photos soon...
Thanks so much
Chick2chicken