Could she be broody or ill?

[Colbeck1megane]

Ten days ago one of our hens stopped laying eggs ( before it was every other day) , she keeps sitting in nest box during the day and has stopped sitting on perch at night. Her comb is pale but she is still drinking and eating ( although not as constantly). She is twenty six weeks old. We have wormed her and put mite powder on. What might be wrong?

 

[krazycow6]

Is she sitting on eggs? Does she get mad if you try to move her? What breed?

 

[miss_jayne]

Worried anxious first timer!

i copied this from your siggy.....STOP WORRYING! take a deep breath and quit treating her with stuff for things that may not be wrong. treatments have to kill GOOD things too and weaken them a bit.

if she's 26 weeks old she's hardly had a chance to get going.

we need MORE info.

what breed/cross breed?
poop looks like what?
any other illness going on in coop?

she's NOT broody if she's on the perch at night, and she's not broody at 26 weeks MOST likely.

more deep breathing and let's go from here....

 

[Godsgrl]

Does she puff up like a turkey and try to eat you if you approach her nest? Really it sounds like she is broody. Can you get your hand under her to feel for eggs? Good luck!

 

[Colbeck1megane]

She looks like a plymouth rock but pprobly a mixture. When we try to approach her she tries to move away and is easily distressed. She is very fluffy but don't notice difference when we appear. She seems to have runny poo, chocolate brown, except at night I am sure it has yellow lumps in it! She is the only one that poops at night!The other hen is healthy apart from bald patches which she came with, very alert.she now sleeps in nesting box

 

[miss_jayne]

she is ill. with what, i am not sure. she came with bald patches???

how long have you had her? if she is new to the crowd, she should be separated and quarantined for safety to your flock.

quarantine her now for heaven's sakes. if you are going to treat, keep her somewhere warm and take her to a vet to get an educated opinion to treat her properly. don't guess. or try to contact the local university with poultry help.

or cull. that's the option we use here. we don't treat. we keep a strong flock. (we can't afford weakness, simply because we breed and that is just the choice we make. you need to do what works for you.)

hope things work out for the best.