- Feb 6, 2012
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hi. im fairly new to keeping chickens in backyard, and brand new to this site
i have 6 isa brown hens about 1yo
about 2 months ago i suddenly noticed that 1 of them just stands there like a stuffed toy. it wouldnt even look at food. it stood totally still for about 5 days. i force fed it with bugs, yogurt kimmchee and water with worm medicine and put powder all over it. at that time it physically looked fine (no bugs or lesions)
after a week of force feeding it became good enough to walk around and eat by itself. it has been the same now for nearly 2 months. so while it is better than the initial first week, its still not right.
after it came good enough to walk again i noticed that its comb became damaged. as if its being pecked at. and its vent became dirty too.
it looks lathargic. it will eat by itself but is not super keen on eating.
also, the other 5 chicken dont like sick one, i have to feed it seperatly because they will always chase it away. so it is usually by itself on the other side of yard and 5 more hang together.
whatever is wrong with sick one is in no way affecting the other five. even after nearly 2 months.
i asked a vet and he doesnt know what wrong with it.
any ideas
i have 6 isa brown hens about 1yo
about 2 months ago i suddenly noticed that 1 of them just stands there like a stuffed toy. it wouldnt even look at food. it stood totally still for about 5 days. i force fed it with bugs, yogurt kimmchee and water with worm medicine and put powder all over it. at that time it physically looked fine (no bugs or lesions)
after a week of force feeding it became good enough to walk around and eat by itself. it has been the same now for nearly 2 months. so while it is better than the initial first week, its still not right.
after it came good enough to walk again i noticed that its comb became damaged. as if its being pecked at. and its vent became dirty too.
it looks lathargic. it will eat by itself but is not super keen on eating.
also, the other 5 chicken dont like sick one, i have to feed it seperatly because they will always chase it away. so it is usually by itself on the other side of yard and 5 more hang together.
whatever is wrong with sick one is in no way affecting the other five. even after nearly 2 months.
i asked a vet and he doesnt know what wrong with it.
any ideas