chicken isolating itself from other chicken

[kip9]

Hi guys this is my first thread. i have this chicken which is not roaming together with the others i dont know what the problem might be. the hen is laying eggs just fine just wondering why its behavior has changed for the last one week. anyone with an idea?

 

[Perris]

hello @kip9 - welcome to BYC
your hen may just be feeling a bit unwell; they commonly self-isolate in such circumstances.

 

[kip9]

hello @kip9 - welcome to BYC
your hen may just be feeling a bit unwell; they commonly self-isolate in such circumstances.

thanks @Perris i just noticed it is constipating abit and is misssing some feathers. what could be ailing the chicken and how do i treat it

 

[Perris]

can you take a photo of it, especially the problem area?
Then read this post
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/have-an-emergency-disease-please-read-first.3569/
and follow the instructions, in order to maximize your chance of getting appropriate help. I do not have a lot of experience with the issue you are dealing with right now, but there are lots of other people on here who do and who might respond to your post usefully if you provide the info they need to diagnose over the internet. Good luck!

 

[Mysticone]

Your chicken could be sick or it might have found its way to the bottom of the pecking order. I know with my splash silkie she has always been on the bottom of the pecking order. While my porridge is the top hen. But when I had more silkies I noticed my splash scarlet was self isolating and kept as far away as she could from the others as she would get bullied such as being pecked and having feathers pulled out. Is she eating and drinking okay? Walking around being a normal chicken away from the flock not looking sick, coughing, sneezing, having a pale comb or a color that is not the norm, still pooping normally? If all those are a simple she is fine other then not wanting to be around the others might just be a pecking order thing. In which case you can A. Separate that hen for I believe it was 10 days then reintroducing and she if the pecking order is so to speak redone. Or B. Give it a little while more and see if she can be accepted again or is continued to be bullied by one or more hen. Just watch for any signs of sickness as well as chickens can try to hide it and chickens will get picked on for being sick.