JPyers
Chirping
Hey everyone,
I have a 2 year old Buff Orpington hen, BokBokChoy, who has been acting very strange the past 3-4 weeks. I noticed one day, her tail was down and she wasn't moving much. I immediately brought her in as she was displaying signs of being egg bound. I made up a comfy crate for her in the house for 3 days, gave warm epsom salt bathes as much as I could, and of course food and water. She was eating, drinking, pooping all normal. I was worried there was still an egg up there, checked for that and couldn't feel one.
I could feel she was pretty upset being without her other ladies, so I put her back outside in the coop. She is still acting funny and tail down, maybe a little skinny, but eating and drinking normally...she's even keeping her place in the pecking order. She will puff up a bit and then calm back down.
Here's a video I posted of her just waddling around the coop this morning:
Any help would be appreciated as I am wracking my brain trying to figure out what's wrong with her. I have felt her whole body, nothing seems like it is swollen, but she is not her fun, crazy self she was before. Thanks in advance!
-Jordan
I have a 2 year old Buff Orpington hen, BokBokChoy, who has been acting very strange the past 3-4 weeks. I noticed one day, her tail was down and she wasn't moving much. I immediately brought her in as she was displaying signs of being egg bound. I made up a comfy crate for her in the house for 3 days, gave warm epsom salt bathes as much as I could, and of course food and water. She was eating, drinking, pooping all normal. I was worried there was still an egg up there, checked for that and couldn't feel one.
I could feel she was pretty upset being without her other ladies, so I put her back outside in the coop. She is still acting funny and tail down, maybe a little skinny, but eating and drinking normally...she's even keeping her place in the pecking order. She will puff up a bit and then calm back down.
Here's a video I posted of her just waddling around the coop this morning:
Any help would be appreciated as I am wracking my brain trying to figure out what's wrong with her. I have felt her whole body, nothing seems like it is swollen, but she is not her fun, crazy self she was before. Thanks in advance!
-Jordan