Pawsitivly
Songster
- May 14, 2020
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Hi! My 2.5 year old buff orpington, Ethel, has had some issues. She has a big personality, but lately she hasn't seemed herself. Her behavior currently is anxious, and scared. She normally struts right up to me, and the flock, but now shes acting terrified. She has a lot of feathers missing from around her neck area, with bare skin exposed. Her feathers have also been looking very ragged, as her normal feathers are big, soft, and fluffy. She has lost a lot of weight as well. Shes had enough food available, and the same amount/kind we've been feeding her. She has also quit laying. She has also been trying to sleep in other coop (the one they usually don't sleep in), almost as if shes trying to avoid everyone. We cant leave her there though because its too cold. Could she be getting picked on? Something else? How can I help her?
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