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Chicken gone hyper help please!!

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  1. Feb 12, 2015 #1
    nuller

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    I have been having malay chicken for about 8 months now. She laid eggs last year and she was fine. She used to get a little hyper when she wants to lay an egg but other than that it was all fine. These few days she has been acting very hyper doesn't lay eggs always looks to jump onto something always searching for something with the mouth open and breathing heavily. I'm actually pretty scared if something is happening to her. Can someone help me please!! Is this a normal phase in their life cycle? or is she in heat? or is she unwell?
     
  2. Feb 12, 2015 #2
    sunflour

    sunflour Flock Master Premium Member Project Manager 5 Years

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    Welcome to BYC.

    Sorry I don't know what is wrong with your chicken but this does not sound like normal behavior and she is likely ill.

    I would suggest you post the problem under emergencies and hopefully you will get some experienced opinions.
     
  3. Feb 12, 2015 #3
    N F C

    N F C coffee up kids! Premium Member Project Manager

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    Welcome to BYC!

    x2 on sunflour's advice.

    Good luck!
     
  4. Feb 12, 2015 #4
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  5. Feb 12, 2015 #5
    Wyandottes7

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    Welcome to BYC! [​IMG]I'm glad you joined.

    I'm not sure what is wrong with your bird, either.[​IMG] I would post in the Emergencies section (Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures) for some good answers.

    Good luck with her, and I hope she's okay!
     
  6. Feb 12, 2015 #6
    TwoCrows

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    Hello there and welcome to BYC! [​IMG]

    First thing you might want to do is check her for egg binding. She might be panicking if she can't lay an egg. Put on a latex glove with some KY-jelly or Vaseline on the index finger and gently insert your finger into her vent straight back. If there is a stuck egg, you will feel it right there within the first inch or so. If you go more than 2 inches in, then the egg could still be in the uterus and is not yet considered stuck. If there is no egg there, she is not egg bound.

    Have you cleaned out your nest boxes recently? If they are dirty, stinky or something is in there, she won't use them and might be panicking because she doesn't know where to lay her egg. So you might try cleaning everything out, dusting for mites and replace with new bedding and see if this doesn't calm her down.

    Good luck and I hope you can get her calmed down soon!
     
  7. Feb 12, 2015 #7
    BantamFan4Life

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    Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us! :)
     
  8. Feb 12, 2015 #8
    BantamLover21

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    [​IMG] I'm glad you joined us!

    I'm sorry about your hen! [​IMG]I would definitely post in the Emergencies section that Wyandottes7 linked to. Good luck with her!
     
  9. Feb 12, 2015 #9
    drumstick diva

    drumstick diva Still crazy after all these years. Premium Member 9 Years

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    Sorry, I cannot think of what could be upsetting your hen unless she was some brain disturbance
     
  10. Feb 12, 2015 #10
    Kelsie2290

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    Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your hen, hope she is OK.
     
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