Hen acting weird

[TwitchysChicks]

And one of the table chickens pooped a booger. I'm going insane. I lost it today. I couldnt stop insane laughing. This is so messed up.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Well, to me that is fairly normal behavior for a higher ranking bird over a lower bird. But you have decide what you are willing to put up with. You could try caging her for several days to see if that makes a difference, but chickens are hard headed.

The "booger" poop looks like Albumen (egg whites) to me that would indicate some type of reproductive problem.

I'm very sorry that you are at the end of your rope. If they are causing this much stress for you and the others, then culling is probably the way to go. You can't re-home them with health issues.

 

[TwitchysChicks]

Well, to me that is fairly normal behavior for a higher ranking bird over a lower bird. But you have decide what you are willing to put up with. You could try caging her for several days to see if that makes a difference, but chickens are hard headed.

The "booger" poop looks like Albumen (egg whites) to me that would indicate some type of reproductive problem.

I'm very sorry that you are at the end of your rope. If they are causing this much stress for you and the others, then culling is probably the way to go. You can't re-home them with health issues.

Yep. Ill see what happens. I know its a closed flock and cant rehome. Maybe she'll calm down...but my other old birds dont do that. I moved the feeder and waterer to the floor so they have to get down. Maybe its a territory thing

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yep. Ill see what happens. I know its a closed flock and cant rehome. Maybe she'll calm down...but my other old birds dont do that. I moved the feeder and waterer to the floor so they have to get down. Maybe its a territory thing

Good idea about moving the food and water. Yes, it's territorial behavior.

 

[TwitchysChicks]

Good idea about moving the food and water. Yes, it's territorial behavior.

They literally starved all day. Did not get down at all. Not even for mealworms or sunflower seeds.

 

[TwitchysChicks]

As for pom pom, She has chappy legs. Maybe trying petroleum jelly b4 I shoot her.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It won't hurt to put some vaseline on the legs.

Do the shelf chickens get picked on by all the others?

 

[TwitchysChicks]

It won't hurt to put some vaseline on the legs.

Do the shelf chickens get picked on by all the others?

I'm not sure. They've been up there since I got them. My one roo, Duck is in love with Pei Pei. She's never seen a roo in her 7 or so yrs of life and gets scared. Pom pom did go outside for the first week and then started walking funny and lives on the shelf now. Always has food in the crop at night, but still watery diarrhea. I took a photo of the 11 sleeping on the table tonight so I can look at the poops in the morning.

 

[TwitchysChicks]

Been sitting in their tire listening to all of them. At least 5 have green diarrhea. It's 4 table chickens and my old hen. It's been very quiet in here, thank God. Still head flicking but not sure if it's the illness or the dust you see in my videos. Still teenie tiny sneezes from some. Christmas came early. Santa got them a bale of alfalfa. And of course it had to rain today... Crossing my fingers that this goes away. Truly hoping so. The table birds still give me anxiety with their poop. Haven't seen pom pom walk yet since I rubbed Vaseline on her legs. I found a video from the day I got the new ones home and she was walking completely fine. My videos indicate all hell broke loose a month after everyone was mixed in.

 

[TwitchysChicks]

It's one thing after the other. I dont know what to do