Chicken goes pale and lethargic overnight, please help!

[fifibreen]

Here is a very recent picture of her normal color for reference to her current pale color. When she is relaxed I have seen her pale up in the face, but normally she is fairly red.

 

[casportpony]

You could also try getting some turkey starter for some extra protein.

-Kathy

 

[fifibreen]

She seems perky today and her color although not 100% seems to be improving. She is willing to be active and forage today. Her appetites is still suppressed.

 

[Nambroth]

Wish I could offer some advice, but her condition offers very few clues for us here...! I'd offer her normal foods of course, but if she continues to eat them poorly, giving her a small feast of mealworms every day (temporarily) will only help as they are very nutritious for chickens and she sounds like she eats them well. They have a lot of protein.

If she offers any different symptoms are clues let us know.

 

[casportpony]

Wish I could offer some advice, but her condition offers very few clues for us here...! I'd offer her normal foods of course, but if she continues to eat them poorly, giving her a small feast of mealworms every day (temporarily) will only help as they are very nutritious for chickens and she sounds like she eats them well. They have a lot of protein.

If she offers any different symptoms are clues let us know.

Mealworms are great, so are crickets, I use both on a regular basis. Not sure if you need to, but I squish the heads on them 'cause they do bite and I worry about crop damage from them.

-Kathy

 

[fifibreen]

Got her to eat some scrambled eggs today, but she did not eat a whole lot. She will however eat meal worms with vigor. I will keep up her protein intake with those. Hopefully she will continue to improve. She went back and forth from getting some color to vary pale. Her waddles and comb had some warmth to it today instead of feeling cold. Hopefully this means she is getting better, and maybe the wormer is helping.

 

[casportpony]

How's her weight?

-Kathy

 

[fifibreen]

Her weight is still the same the best I can read on the scale. Her color seems a little better. Her appetite for her regular food is still not there. She got some free range time and a bowl of mealworms before bed. I let her sleep with her flockmates last night. Her poops still do not seem normal though. This is state this morning.

Hers are on the right hand side next to regular poos for comparison.

They seem small and greyish green?

It has been nice and cool here and yet this fresh one seems rather watery.

 

[fifibreen]

I guessing she is nearly over what was ailing her. Her poos are not 100% yet but her sass and attitude are back. Her color looks much better too. Im glad because the morning this started she would barely walk.She has been noisy this morning and has been food aggressive and competitive around the other hens. She pushed her way in through are back screen door into the house like she normally does to shake us down for treats. She really must be feeling better since she also crowed. When she comes in the house she often likes to belt out a crow to our entertainment. She is our singing and crowing hen.

 

[fifibreen]

Shes settled in on one of her chairs. I hope all these means she is all better.