G'day guys,
first time poster here,
I have this vorwerk chicken who i assume is broody, but upon searching whether they become broody, the answer is seldom no. She has been flying in through the louvres of the house... which i was unaware of and laying in the bloody house. I found here sitting on a clutch of eggs but when i went to see whether she was broody there was literally no response. I touched her and picked her up but no signs of her being broody... i.e. her neck feather stayed down and there was no growling and no noise.
She has plucked out a few of her feathers around her clutch of eggs which i associate with broodiness but her behaviour doesn't seem like any other broody hen i've ever had before
I have a barnevelder who has just had a few chicks and a bantam which will hatch a few soon as well
I know that broodiness can be contagious but just her behaviour is strange.. no typical signs of her being broody so not really sure
I also have this rhode island red who is exhibiting strange neurological symptoms... screaming at random, nervously and continuously clucking, but not really a cluck... kind of like a "took took took" constantly
stumbles a little bit, and just seems generally distressed
could this be parasites? a vitamin def. ?
they all free range on a lot of land and get a healthy dose of coarse layer mash as well
could these neurological symptoms from this disease have been passed to my vorwerk?
just looking for some wisdom from you guys!
first time poster here,
I have this vorwerk chicken who i assume is broody, but upon searching whether they become broody, the answer is seldom no. She has been flying in through the louvres of the house... which i was unaware of and laying in the bloody house. I found here sitting on a clutch of eggs but when i went to see whether she was broody there was literally no response. I touched her and picked her up but no signs of her being broody... i.e. her neck feather stayed down and there was no growling and no noise.
She has plucked out a few of her feathers around her clutch of eggs which i associate with broodiness but her behaviour doesn't seem like any other broody hen i've ever had before
I have a barnevelder who has just had a few chicks and a bantam which will hatch a few soon as well
I know that broodiness can be contagious but just her behaviour is strange.. no typical signs of her being broody so not really sure
I also have this rhode island red who is exhibiting strange neurological symptoms... screaming at random, nervously and continuously clucking, but not really a cluck... kind of like a "took took took" constantly
stumbles a little bit, and just seems generally distressed
could this be parasites? a vitamin def. ?
they all free range on a lot of land and get a healthy dose of coarse layer mash as well
could these neurological symptoms from this disease have been passed to my vorwerk?
just looking for some wisdom from you guys!
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