Hen acting weird

[TwitchysChicks]

Yes, if she has pin feathers coming in on the top of her head, she will likely scratch some.

LOL Maybe they read your thoughts and figured you might as well break the bottle of BluKote out since you bought some. Everything can be going fairly smoothly, then all of sudden it can be chaos. You just never know about chickens.

They now decided to all change their sleeping spot on me. And positions too. The damned things wanna give me a heart attack. My one hen scared me for a second doing a neck jerk, but found out she ate too much and was adjusting her crop. Then my one hen who insists on sleeping on the top pole was on the bottom, jumped off and mosied around the floor to scare me even more. Got her back to bed, said good night! No more sneezing! Quit scaring the hell out of mommy! And no snacks tomorrow!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They now decided to all change their sleeping spot on me. And positions too. The damned things wanna give me a heart attack. My one hen scared me for a second doing a neck jerk, but found out she ate too much and was adjusting her crop. Then my one hen who insists on sleeping on the top pole was on the bottom, jumped off and mosied around the floor to scare me even more. Got her back to bed, said good night! No more sneezing! Quit scaring the hell out of mommy! And no snacks tomorrow!

LOL The pecking and sleeping order is ever so slightly changing. You got rid of some birds so that changes the dynamics as well.

Glad there is not more sneezing! Keep those windows opened to help bring in fresh air at night.

Maybe a tiny tiny treat tomorrow

 

[TwitchysChicks]

I'm getting 7 to 8 eggs a day. They sing and eat and drink. About one or two dont eat fully. They poop normal, except for my oldest. I keep the windows open no matter what the weather is. The tarp has been screwed tightly to the roof. Probably y it hasnt dried fully. I told myself to not worry anymore until one of em has their tail down or look droopy. And nobody has done that. Jist the dumb flick. Thank you for being there for me. Think I would have literally lost it if I had to do this by myself.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm getting 7 to 8 eggs a day. They sing and eat and drink. About one or two dont eat fully. They poop normal, except for my oldest. I keep the windows open no matter what the weather is. The tarp has been screwed tightly to the roof. Probably y it hasnt dried fully. I told myself to not worry anymore until one of em has their tail down or look droopy. And nobody has done that. Jist the dumb flick. Thank you for being there for me. Think I would have literally lost it if I had to do this by myself.

I know everything has not been perfect and you've had to deal with illness, frustration and heartbreak, but you have stuck to it, never gave up and did a good job!

I don't know what the head flicking is about, but she's looking good. You put new curtains up too Looks very nice!

Thank you for the updates, photos and videos! I do hope everything continues to improve.

 

[TwitchysChicks]

I know everything has not been perfect and you've had to deal with illness, frustration and heartbreak, but you have stuck to it, never gave up and did a good job!

I don't know what the head flicking is about, but she's looking good. You put new curtains up too Looks very nice!

Thank you for the updates, photos and videos! I do hope everything continues to improve.

I had the curtains on both sides but stapled them to just one side. They seem to like that better. As for nugget, I went to drain her before I drive down to jersey for two days, and thick yellow came out of the syringe. Id say abt. 2mg of the fatter syringe. It wasnt that much. She does feel swollen but nothing seems to really be there. She freaked and ran off so I guess I'm leaving her to be happy. Not sure if I'm coming home to her alive or not... This sucks.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I had the curtains on both sides but stapled them to just one side. They seem to like that better. As for nugget, I went to drain her before I drive down to jersey for two days, and thick yellow came out of the syringe. Id say abt. 2mg of the fatter syringe. It wasnt that much. She does feel swollen but nothing seems to really be there. She freaked and ran off so I guess I'm leaving her to be happy. Not sure if I'm coming home to her alive or not... This sucks.

Well. All you can do is hope for the best while you are away. Try not to worry too much and enjoy your trip. You've done all you can do at this point.

 

[TwitchysChicks]

Well. All you can do is hope for the best while you are away. Try not to worry too much and enjoy your trip. You've done all you can do at this point.

And knowing she is terminal helps me relax. Its sad but in the end she is just a chicken and my health comes first. She's a fighter so I woupdnt be surprised if she greets me when I get back. In good as long as my neighbor doesnt shoot my one roo while I'm away. Heres to sitting on the beach and relaxing.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

And knowing she is terminal helps me relax. Its sad but in the end she is just a chicken and my health comes first. She's a fighter so I woupdnt be surprised if she greets me when I get back. In good as long as my neighbor doesnt shoot my one roo while I'm away. Heres to sitting on the beach and relaxing.

Go relax and have a good time!

 

[TwitchysChicks]

Go relax and have a good time!

It was a very emotional vacation. Had such a great time but cried for a couple hours the day I had to come home. I miss my friends and memories, but jersey is becoming a crap hole with the whole sanctuary state and taxes and such. Still head flicking...but I got eggs. Someone ate 2. I gave up on worrying about them. They take turns sneezing and acting all weird. Today nugget is all fluffed up, tail and wings down. The roos were bothering her so I brought her home. I drained her three full syringes of I'm guessing the egg/infection from the peritonitis. So wish the baytril would magically cure her, but I know nothing will. Shes still full of life when she hears her sisters running after treats. She wobbles over and kind of pecks at the worms. The others are too fast for her. She is definitely not herself today. I think ill just find an old blanket she could stand in (she hasnt sat in a day) and hopefully drift off to heaven by herself. But she is a fighter.

 

[Wyorp Rock]