Chicken illness

[Michaelwhipple]

Hello y’all!!! I have one of my Rhode Island Reds acting really strange. She doesn’t come up to the door when the others come up and is shaking her head and just wandering around. What can and should I do with her?

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC!
Sorry about your hen.

How old is she? Are her flock mates exhibiting similar behavior? Could you get a video of her? What's your weather like?

 

[Michaelwhipple]

It’s getting warm, mid 80s today. None of the others are acting like her. Going to try to post a video. They just turned 2 years old. I did read that a drooping hood s a sign of dehydration, so I added another waterer along with the barrel waterer in hopes she figures it out.

 

[Tookie]

It’s getting warm, mid 80s today. None of the others are acting like her. Going to try to post a video. They just turned 2 years old. I did read that a drooping hood s a sign of dehydration, so I added another waterer along with the barrel waterer in hopes she figures it out.

Hmm, okay.
If you have any electrolytes you could add that to their water, they would benefit from it.
Drooping head could also be a sign of wry neck, just a thought.

 

[Michaelwhipple]

So I’m not sure how to drop a video. But so don’t see still shots doing any validity.

 

[nuthatched]

What's her diet? Age?

 

[Michaelwhipple]

Wry neck? Can you give me more details on that?

 

[nuthatched]

So I’m not sure how to drop a video. But so don’t see still shots doing any validity.

Upload it to YouTube or a similar site and link back

 

[nuthatched]

Can you give us a complete description of behavior and her care?

 

[Michaelwhipple]

What's her diet? Age?

Just turned two. It’s an AG store brand from Blue Seal.