Depressed Hen

[Aimee2013]

Hello

I rehomed two ex battery hens, When cleaning the chicken barn at work i saw afew chickens pecking one that was on the floor. I picked her up and i have brought her home with another in the same kind of condition.

One has picked up very well but the other seems very depressed and always seems to sleep in a way she comes across as just give up the will to live i think the other hen i have at home has started to peck her also :'( i know it happens but they didnt peck each toher untill now.

Is there anything i can do to help her other wise il have to take her back to the farm and the will have to put her to sleep .

I do have two chicken jumpers on their way i will have them by Monday, tomorrow morining i will set up their run so they can go outside onto the grass for a bit.

Please any advise or help please

i dont want to have to put her down if i dont need to.

 

[Cluky]

are you sure she isn't sick? when chickens sleep like that or are not active that is typically indication of something going on.

 

[Aimee2013]

when the farmer gave her a health check he said she was healthy and the others said it would take around a week for her to come round but i dont know what to think. I will see what she is like tomorrow morning but i hate to think that she might be in pain. I am at the farm again next week so if there is no improvement i will have to take her back.

 

[Aimee2013]

Thankyou for everybody's help but she died last night I will get another one this week coming so the one I'm left with isn't alone

 

[hali74]

That's soo sad to hear! there are various powders you can put on your hens' feathers that will prevent pecking... We got 2 hens from a farm also which were meant to be friendly together so look for hens that seem to be getting along and seem to stay together.. Try not going for the ill/depressed looking ones cos you'll end up depressed yourself when they pass x

 

[Shabana]

So very sorry for your loss. Poor little girl.