Golden sex link was attacked Buy another hand and is now acting strange

Jun 8, 2019
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Hello everyone. I’m a new member and looking for help. I recently lost two hens to what I believe was Marek’s disease.
Today my golden sex link that is a year old was attacked by a young hen from this year. She has spent the rest of the day hiding under a bush refusing to move, eat and drink. Her poop is yellow and runny and has not laid an egg that I’ve noticed for more than 3 days. When I went in after her she was able to walk and run. What do you think?
 
I’m new at this too. Are those symptoms of Marek’s? Or is she just scared? But my thought was to separate her so she can relax a bit (can see the others but not touch), restart eating and drinking, and maybe regain her confidence.

Or if she wasn’t injured...maybe this is just the pecking order being established?

I’m sure someone who knows something will weigh in!
 
Sorry for you recent loss. Hiding under a bush, not eating or drinking, scared! I had a flock of 8 and for reasons unknown to me the older hen became ostricized. I didn't see any fighting going on but she was not allowed at the dinner table with the others and she refused to hang out with the other 7. The Gang of Seven is allowed to free range 24/7 and they stay together for the most part. I chose to send the ostricized hen to another flock and it is doing well. Sometimes if the attitude cannot be changed the lattitude must be changed. The Gang of Seven, they're doing fine too.
 
Hello everyone. I’m a new member and looking for help. I recently lost two hens to what I believe was Marek’s disease.
Today my golden sex link that is a year old was attacked by a young hen from this year. She has spent the rest of the day hiding under a bush refusing to move, eat and drink. Her poop is yellow and runny and has not laid an egg that I’ve noticed for more than 3 days. When I went in after her she was able to walk and run. What do you think?
How is your hen?
Can you get some photos of her and her poop?

She's not laid in 3 days, it would be a good idea to feel inside the vent for a stuck egg, feel her abdomen for any bloat or fluid and look her over for lice/mites, look for any wounds that may need to be treated if she was attacked.

It's hard to know what's going on with her. She may be having reproductive problems.
 

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