I have a Rhode Island Red hen who is older. The lady didn't tell me how old, just older. She had been breathing harder then the rest of the flock, but I assumed it was because she was an old hen.
One day I picked her up and started holding her (not upside down). She started breathing hard and after about a minute of holding she started closing her eyes, then she just dropped her head and was limp. I immediately put her on the ground and she came to. She couldn't stand up at all. I put her in the coop and shut the door. A few minutes later, I opened the door, and out came a perfectly fine chicken.
What happened here? I'll never hold her again as her breathing gets worse. I think she didn't get enough oxygen and just passed out.
One day I picked her up and started holding her (not upside down). She started breathing hard and after about a minute of holding she started closing her eyes, then she just dropped her head and was limp. I immediately put her on the ground and she came to. She couldn't stand up at all. I put her in the coop and shut the door. A few minutes later, I opened the door, and out came a perfectly fine chicken.
What happened here? I'll never hold her again as her breathing gets worse. I think she didn't get enough oxygen and just passed out.
