Hen not well. Sitting on ground all day.

[vantain]

Her vent is also very clean and is normal.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I would re-check her crop first thing in the morning to make sure it's emptying overnight.

 

[Kel60]

Hope she gets better! Had one of mine, same breed, just up and drop dead on me two weeks ago. She was barely a year old. Take good care of your girl!

 

[vantain]

I would re-check her crop first thing in the morning to make sure it's emptying overnight.

Her crop was empty again this morning, and she had a fairly normal pile of poo from overnight, though it still appears a bit yellow, with lots of urates. Other than that, I did put her out in the coop last night, but in her crate, with a sweeter heater on top. She seems to have done well with that, and is alert and wanting out.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad she's doing a little better. I would let her out and see what happens.

Yellow poop can be from a number of things - liver damage, reproductive disorder or diet are a few.

 

[vantain]

Glad she's doing a little better. I would let her out and see what happens.

Yellow poop can be from a number of things - liver damage, reproductive disorder or diet are a few.

I did let her out with the others, and she went right back to just sitting on the ground in one spot. She's alert, just doesn't seem to want to do anything. What is more concerning, is that since she just sits there, she isn't eating or drinking. She did eat this morning when I offered her a wet mash of her feed, and she did drink some water then. I just have not seen her do so since I let her out of the kennel.

 

[vantain]

This is so weird. She is emptying her crop each night just fine. I let her out of her kennel in the coop, and she heads straight out into the run and immediately just sits down and stays there. When she was in the kennel, she was standing..all morning.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Standing up when isolated - she was likely stressed and wanting out. Now that she's back "home" she's in her comfort zone, so she can relax.
If she's eating/drinking on her own, I would be inclined to just keep watch on her and see that she's not picked on. Some hens have reproductive issues that can cause them to not feel well for a few days, but then they seem to be "o.k." for a while. Sort of up and down.

 

[vantain]

Standing up when isolated - she was likely stressed and wanting out. Now that she's back "home" she's in her comfort zone, so she can relax.
If she's eating/drinking on her own, I would be inclined to just keep watch on her and see that she's not picked on. Some hens have reproductive issues that can cause them to not feel well for a few days, but then they seem to be "o.k." for a while. Sort of up and down.

Yeah...I suppose. When in the crate, she eats and drinks just fine. When I let her out, she just sits on a roost in the run for the entire day and never moves until it's time to go into the coop for the night, at which point I crate her again, and give her food and water, which she takes just fine. So odd. Her poops look more normal today.

 

[vantain]

Standing up when isolated - she was likely stressed and wanting out. Now that she's back "home" she's in her comfort zone, so she can relax.
If she's eating/drinking on her own, I would be inclined to just keep watch on her and see that she's not picked on. Some hens have reproductive issues that can cause them to not feel well for a few days, but then they seem to be "o.k." for a while. Sort of up and down.

She won't eat and drink on her own, even when in the crate. She will only eat if I give her her food as a wet mash, which is also the only way I can get fluids into her. She won't drink water on her own. I soak her feed with a lot of water, just to keep her hydrated. She eats the wet mash just fine, and finishes it up. I provide it in a yogurt cup, to give you a sense of amount. 1/4 cup of wet mash...morning, noon, and night. She just won't eat and drink on her own. Her crop was empty again this morning..so she's processing food just fine.