excessive drinking

[mollymoo1]

Please post in fullest detail about your hen at "emergencies, diseases, injuries, cures," thread. The most details/symptoms you give them the more likely they can diagnose her problem and suggest treatment.

OK Thanks

 

[casportpony]

@mollymoo1, I sent you a message:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/conversations/

 

[mollymoo1]

How old is the bird, what is your climate and what have the birds been fed?

She is one years old, and she is being fed organic layer pellets and mixed corn for treats
the temperature is approx 11C

 

[mollymoo1]

Can you post some pictures and a video? To post a video you need to upload to YouTube or Vimeo, then paste that link here.

I will try and do that tomorrow,thank you for your interest

 

[mollymoo1]

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Jump right in and make yourself at home.

Is she eating?

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Yes, she is eating very well,but drinking an awful lot

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hi mollymoo! Welcome to BYC!! It's so nice to have you join us!

Do your chickens have water in front of them all time? Is it possible your hen isn't able to get a drink frequently? For instance, if another hen is bullying those trying to get a drink...and that hen is using your presence as an opportunity to drink because it's safe? It'll look like she's always drinking water, but in reality she'd only be over drinking when you attend the coop. Sometimes this can happen to subordinate chickens.
Chickens are very smart that way.

 

[mollymoo1]

Hi mollymoo! Welcome to BYC!! It's so nice to have you join us! View attachment 1187551

Do your chickens have water in front of them all time? Is it possible your hen isn't able to get a drink frequently? For instance, if another hen is bullying those trying to get a drink...and that hen is using your presence as an opportunity to drink because it's safe? It'll look like she's always drinking water, but in reality she'd only be over drinking when you attend the coop. Sometimes this can happen to subordinate chickens.
Chickens are very smart that way.

My two hens and cockerel are in full view of my window and i can see them all day and she is always drinking.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

My two hens and cockerel are in full view of my window and i can see them all day and she is always drinking.

Ok, then it's clearly not what I suggested...lol. I thought it could've been a possibility if you had a higher number of chickens.

 

[WhiteWyan]

Glad to hear she is eating and drinking. I don't think you mentioned if she has a source of grit. Please let us know. (Gravel, tiny rocks, commercially sold granite grit)
Also worried if she might be consuming greater-than-healthy amounts of fibrous material like very long strands of straw/long mowed grass clippings/wood shavings.

Have you ever observed her eating anything like that?

If I were you, I would check her crop very first thing in the morning before she has had the option to eat. I'd be curious to see if the crop still felt hard in the morning. It should empty over night. If it is the same in the morning as it is in the night, you have a problem for sure.
If it's a physical blockage, providing extra grit, massaging the area,and encouraging her to consume something with a teaspoon or two of olive oil in it.
If it's a yeast infection, I've heard that vagisil anti fungal cream treatment is effective but I've never had to use it before. Good luck.

 

[mollymoo1]

Ok, then it's clearly not what I suggested...lol. I thought it could've been a possibility if you had a higher number of chickens.

Thank you anyway for your time and interest.