Chickenlover720
Songster
My Easter Egger hen just laid her fist egg yesterday. She was acting completely normal scratching around the yard with the other hens. Today, however, when I went out to feed them, she was sitting in the far corner of the coop all by herself. She didn't respond at all to the food and I had the pull her out of the corner. Her tail feathers were droopy, she didn't want to keep her eyes open, and was acting very lethargic. She drank a little bit of water and then I put her in a box and brought her inside to look after her. Within a few minutes she started becoming more aware of her surroundings and perked up. I took her back to the coop (she was trying to jump out of the uncovered box inside).
About 30minutes later I took some fresh water out and she was walking around fairly normally and was drinking water. This evening when I took food she was running around and eating food. Later I checked on her and she was up on the roost like normal.
I don't know what caused this behavior? The way she looked I seriously didn't think she was going to make it as I have had hens in the past have similar symptoms and die. If anybody has any clues as to what was wrong I'd appreciate the input.
Edit: just FYI she is about 8 months old.
About 30minutes later I took some fresh water out and she was walking around fairly normally and was drinking water. This evening when I took food she was running around and eating food. Later I checked on her and she was up on the roost like normal.
I don't know what caused this behavior? The way she looked I seriously didn't think she was going to make it as I have had hens in the past have similar symptoms and die. If anybody has any clues as to what was wrong I'd appreciate the input.
Edit: just FYI she is about 8 months old.
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