I noticed my silkie hen has been shaking her head constantly for a little while now. Nothing stuck in her ears but i have not used a torch to check for anything else yet. I cannot check down her throat as she bucks her head every time i try and i dont want her to hurt herself trying to get away. I know how fragile these hens can be...
Does anyone know why she could be doing this?
She seems fine apart from that. She was recently a little unwell as described at the end of my last post but I think she has pretty much recovered. Only very recently she has been eating/drinking again, clucking, walking around the bird enclosure she is currently in until we find that she is 100% recovered and looking much healthier and she is on antibiotics until we know for sure she is better. She still does a slight downwards tilt/lowering of her head now and again but that may be slight malnutrition as she has not been eating properly before now but i dont think its anything to worry about at this point. So i am happy to see she is feeling better. But i have no idea why she is shaking her head so much? I dont want to put her back with her sisters until i know she is well enough that she wont spread any illness to the flock so i really hope i can fix the issue as i dont want her to be lonely any longer than she has to be.
Thanks once again... This forum has been a life saver for me <3
~Wild
Does anyone know why she could be doing this?
She seems fine apart from that. She was recently a little unwell as described at the end of my last post but I think she has pretty much recovered. Only very recently she has been eating/drinking again, clucking, walking around the bird enclosure she is currently in until we find that she is 100% recovered and looking much healthier and she is on antibiotics until we know for sure she is better. She still does a slight downwards tilt/lowering of her head now and again but that may be slight malnutrition as she has not been eating properly before now but i dont think its anything to worry about at this point. So i am happy to see she is feeling better. But i have no idea why she is shaking her head so much? I dont want to put her back with her sisters until i know she is well enough that she wont spread any illness to the flock so i really hope i can fix the issue as i dont want her to be lonely any longer than she has to be.
Thanks once again... This forum has been a life saver for me <3
~Wild