Do chickens nap?

[JacinLarkwell]

That's good. If she'd pooping and wating, I think she's good

 

[21hens-incharge]

To me she looks ill.

 

[WyncoopFlockMom]

To me she looks ill.

What kind of illness does she look like she has?

 

[21hens-incharge]

What kind of illness does she look like she has?

Chickens are WAY to good at hiding illnesses. It is hard to say specifically but tail down, hunched up shoulders, neck pulled in and feathers puffed up say reproductive issues is most likely. Add her appearance to her breed and I would GUESS either internal laying or salpingitis.

Can you cage her separate so you can check her droppings for amount, consistency and color? It will also allow you to monitor her feed intake.

 

[aart]

She could be not feeling great because of molting, that should only last a few days.

When I have a bird that is acting 'off' I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor their intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and their poops. Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.

 

[WyncoopFlockMom]

Chickens are WAY to find good at hiding illnesses. It is hard to say specifically but tail down, hunched up shoulders, neck pulled in and feathers puffed up say reproductive issues is most likely. Add her appearance to her breed and I would GUESS either internal laying or salpingitis.

Can you cage her separate so you can check her droppings for amount, consistency and color? It will also allow you to monitor her feed intake.

I inherited her when I bought my new house and moved in September. She hasn’t laid any eggs since then. I don’t know what internal laying or Salpingitis is, I will have to look that up.

I need to figure out a way to separate her for monitoring. My coop is kinda small and I don’t know if I can section it off or put a small kennel in. Will look into this ASAP. It’s also raining outside.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Internal laying is when an egg starts to form but does not make it to the exit. It escapes into the body cavity.
Salpingitis is an infection in the reproductive tract.

Neither are very treatable unfortunately.

 

[WyncoopFlockMom]

She could be not feeling great because of molting, that should only last a few days.

When I have a bird that is acting 'off' I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor their intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and their poops. Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.

She hasn’t showed signs of molting (no feather loss) and she’s hard to catch. I will try to catch her to feel for hard or squishyness. I don’t have a small kennel and my coop isn’t big enough so I will have to think of something to separate her/keep her with the flock. It’s also raining here so I have Mother Nature working against me.

 

[WyncoopFlockMom]

Internal laying is when an egg starts to form but does not make it to the exit. It escapes into the body cavity.
Salpingitis is an infection in the reproductive tract.

Neither are very treatable unfortunately.

Oh that sucks.

 

[The Happster]

That girl looks ill.
How is she now?