Barredrocker99
Songster
- Sep 17, 2020
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I’m going to attach pictures tomorrow and post something a little more descriptive, but wondered if anyone could help me at the moment.
I’ve got a Barred Rock that seems to possibly be getting sick. Not 100% sure about that, but the last few days she’s been a bit lethargic. she’s been the very last chicken out of the coop to free range, and one of the days she wouldn’t come out until I picked her up and put her outside. Normally when the chickens are away from each other, they’ll sprint over to rest of the flock. She just kinda took her time and kept to herself. I’ve also been noticing very small black specks on just a couple of the hen’s combs, including the BR. Today, while locking the coop up, I noticed her comb was bleeding. It wouldn’t stop, so I put some MannaPro hen healer ointment on it and it seemed to stop. A LITTLE BACKGROUND: None of the other hens have any of the same symptoms other than the small black spots, which is only on one or two others. They have quite a large yard to roam in during the day, and a pretty big coop to sleep/lay eggs in. Theres ten hens , all pullets, and this particular BR is not laying yet(as far as I know!). She does not seem to be picked on, unless they’re doing it when I can’t see them. I haven’t ever seen frostbite in a chicken, or any other illness for that matter, so any advice would be extremely appreciated!
I’ve got a Barred Rock that seems to possibly be getting sick. Not 100% sure about that, but the last few days she’s been a bit lethargic. she’s been the very last chicken out of the coop to free range, and one of the days she wouldn’t come out until I picked her up and put her outside. Normally when the chickens are away from each other, they’ll sprint over to rest of the flock. She just kinda took her time and kept to herself. I’ve also been noticing very small black specks on just a couple of the hen’s combs, including the BR. Today, while locking the coop up, I noticed her comb was bleeding. It wouldn’t stop, so I put some MannaPro hen healer ointment on it and it seemed to stop. A LITTLE BACKGROUND: None of the other hens have any of the same symptoms other than the small black spots, which is only on one or two others. They have quite a large yard to roam in during the day, and a pretty big coop to sleep/lay eggs in. Theres ten hens , all pullets, and this particular BR is not laying yet(as far as I know!). She does not seem to be picked on, unless they’re doing it when I can’t see them. I haven’t ever seen frostbite in a chicken, or any other illness for that matter, so any advice would be extremely appreciated!