Fat hen

[Beauty99]

Yes chickens can lose weight to. to me treats are things like added veg,fruit grains etc so she does get those. My question is how much does she get the 2 times a week you give it to her? some illnesses can make a chicken look fat and acre4me is right on that.

I can say she get a full dish for one meal usually in the evening

 

[townchicks]

What kind of hen is she? Can you post a picture? Are you able to weigh her? When you pick her up, can you feel her breastbone (keel bone)? She may not really be fat, depending on breed.
If she has a wound, that could be the cause of her slowing down. Can you post a picture of that, and the swelling?

 

[Beauty99]

What kind of hen is she? Can you post a picture? Are you able to weigh her? When you pick her up, can you feel her breastbone (keel bone)? She may not really be fat, depending on breed.
If she has a wound, that could be the cause of her slowing down. Can you post a picture of that, and the swelling?

Okey when i be able to see her i will post a pic of her but now i have another pic from 2 weeks

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

A picture would help. For now, limit her treat intake to 0 times a week. It’s okay to love and spoil your chickens, but not at the expense of the health of your beloved bird. Spoil her with love and let her just eat her feed.

 

[Beauty99]

A picture would help. For now, limit her treat intake to 0 times a week. It’s okay to love and spoil your chickens, but not at the expense of the health of your beloved bird. Spoil her with love and let her just eat her feed.

Thanks for the advice

 

[snow5164]

She looks normal from that picture , I wonder by looking at her tail if she’s moulting ? Are there lots of feathers all around ?

 

[morganalefae]

I can say she get a full dish for one meal usually in the evening

how big is the dish? also she looks like a large breed chicken unsure of breed tho but she looks around the same size as my hybrid girls. I also have a rooster who took way to kindly to a few girls and they are missing feather and now they are molting and look really bad but they are healthy. if the area on her back look swollen clean it up a bit it might be a wound and it's making her look fat and walk funny.

 

[Beauty99]

A picture would help. For now, limit her treat intake to 0 times a week. It’s okay to love and spoil your chickens, but not at the expense of the health of your beloved bird. Spoil her with love and let her just eat her feed.

Hi i washed my chicken and i took a pic of her but and i see swollen i don’t is it normal ? Is it an egg coming? Or some kind of illness?

 

[Beauty99]

She looks normal from that picture , I wonder by looking at her tail if she’s moulting ? Are there lots of feathers all around ?

Here are some new pic i took it today after i washed her , i took a look of her butt i see some swollen i don’t if it’s an illnness or an egg coming?

 

[Beauty99]

What kind of hen is she? Can you post a picture? Are you able to weigh her? When you pick her up, can you feel her breastbone (keel bone)? She may not really be fat, depending on breed.
If she has a wound, that could be the cause of her slowing down. Can you post a picture of that, and the swelling?

Here are some new pic i took it today after i washed her , i took a look of her butt i see some swollen i don’t if it’s an illnness or an egg coming?