Chicken laying down and tail feathers downward

[gregula girls]

Help, my 1 1/2 year old black astrolorp is under the weather. She started laying around the yard a few days ago.she walks to where she wants to be and the will lay down for a LONG time. She isn't taking a dust bath though. Her tail feathers are down and she seems sad

. Any ideas what's wrong with her? She is drinking water, I have fed her grapes and graham crackers but I haven't seen her eat any pellets in the past two days.

 

[Chook Kingdom]

Is she clucking? She might be broody. The wings down is just the heat.

 

[Chook Kingdom]

Broody hens can go days without eating or drinking!

 

[gregula girls]

No, not broody. Sickness of some sort

 

[5lovelyhens]

My barred rock was putting down her tail feathers and not moving much when she was suffering from egg binding. Could it be that?

 

[5lovelyhens]

This is what she looked like.

 

[Chook Kingdom]

Well, if she is sick it could be a stamina or Mareks desease problem. I once bought some ISA Brown Leghorns off some guy and when I brought them into my main flock one of them did exactly what yours did and died shortly after form Mareks. Hopefully not yours!

 

[Chook Kingdom]

This is what she looked like.

Yah, that's what my ISA looked like...does she flick her head in quick sprints?

 

[Chook Kingdom]

I hope it's egg binding...tell me what happens

 

[Chook Kingdom]

Usually when a chicken huddles up like that it usually means it has something hurting inside it.