Thank you!!! Yes they sure are little masters at hiding how they feel. I’m still new to chickens and learning them. They are so fragileYes, birds hide how bad they feel. She was off her feed 2 weeks ago, and moving abnormally -- that is sometimes all the warning we bird owners get. So sorry.
She passed away guys . My other hen is frantically looking for her and yelling something crazy
It is good to learn on chickens. They are actually very hardy compared to other birds . . .Thank you!!! Yes they sure are little masters at hiding how they feel. I’m still new to chickens and learning them. They are so fragile
Best wishes with the rest, monitor them closely!Awe thank youThis broke my heart for you and her flock mates
Sadly, loss is part of the deal although that doesn't make it any easier
The only thing one can do is file this knowledge away for the future and keep loving your chickies! Take some comfort in knowing you gave her way more happy chicken days then days spent ill! We lose pets for all kinds of reasons but giving them their best life while you've got them is all we can hope to do!
awe thank you so much, I take it very hard when an animal passes away to the point where I wonder if it’s healthy for me to own them, but I’ve had my fair share of pet deaths to the point where I tell myself exactly what you just said, I gave them a good loving life and tried my best to take good care of them and it’s just a part of keeping animals. You guys are so great on here and I’m very thankful for byc and everyone’s knowledge! So helpful! It’s nice knowing people careThis broke my heart for you and her flock mates
Sadly, loss is part of the deal although that doesn't make it any easier
The only thing one can do is file this knowledge away for the future and keep loving your chickies! Take some comfort in knowing you gave her way more happy chicken days then days spent ill! We lose pets for all kinds of reasons but giving them their best life while you've got them is all we can hope to do!
You can imagine how crazy I am with my chicken babies! 
Thank you! I will keep a close eye on these them for sure. I just wish I had a bird vet at least 100 miles from my home. I can’t believe how difficult it is to find a vet to see chickens. It’s terrible. But this website has been a TREMENDOUS help with people like you and your all’s great knowledge. I truly depend on it for these chickens of mine. Hopefully I can be as knowledgeable as everyone on here. Thank you again! So sweet! I’m just worried about her sister, she’s really freaking out and super clingy. My heart breaks for herIt is good to learn on chickens. They are actually very hardy compared to other birds . . .
You get to understand bird body language just as well with a $4.00 chicken as an $800.00 African Grey. All birds hide any pain as best as they can. The rest of the flock will even kill a sick bird -- and predators kill the slowest or the sick in nature. Sometimes the first clue you get is a dead bird in the morning. So, watch them every morning. Are they hungry for their food? Running to get the treats? Who is the slow one? Pick her up, feel her breast. Is the breast bone sharp feeling? Are the feathers shiny and healthy or dry? Bugs? Drip from the beak? I could go on, but you get the idea. If anything is not normal, keep an eye on the whole flock, not just the weak sister. So sorry that you lost your bird, honor that by learning to see the others' in the flock's problem. You got a taste when the flock was sick, now some more might not have fully recovered.
Lol well you and I are exactly the same then! I’ve been animal crazy since I was a child. Every animal I own is a rescue. My heart bleeds for animalsI'm the same way. I can get attached to anything! I've been known to rescue possums, raccoons, wild birds and rabbits and as a kid I'd try and save field mice the cats got hold of
Byc is amazing and I've learned so much here! We're so glad to have you!
You might not want a bird vet nearby. My vet for Dylan, my African Grey, costs an arm and a leg! Just her annual check up is over $200, more than a dog would be, because she is an "Avian Specialist"! You would have to decide if your bird was worth it! BTW, I have seen chickens in her office, so maybe she has a chicken discount. She is a great vet. But she is in Phoenix. She is on facebook, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital. They might help by phone??? I drove 2 hours to take Dylan to her when she was egg-bound.
Oh wow, so all avian species get egg bound? I didn’t know that! I thought it was a chicken only issue. Poor babies, so sad! I’m actually going to call around today for future emergency. Here in indiana all they seem to care about is cows, horses and dogs. I have one farm vet willing to see them, but I don’t trust him the slightest bit. Last time I thought I had and egg bound case he told me to feel on the outside and “smash it” with my hands . I knew right then I was talking to the wrong vet
Xs 2 on that vet! You get better advice than that here. Egg bound is a result of poor diet and lack of exercise in pet parrots. I had only had Dylan a few months, and she was sold to me as a much younger male bird. Don't believe the sellers on Craig's list! She gained some weight, which she needed, then went into breeding/egg laying mode. She was out of condition from being caged, and had been fed Walmart Birdseed with no calcium. Any bird not fed calcium will have trouble laying. I have Dylan's story posted as an article.
