We have a young lady who is acting normal but losing weight at an alarming rate. She seems to have really started losing weight once winter hit, we live in Canada and she is not a cold hardy breed, I’ve noticed that she has less down than most of our other birds.
She a mottled Houdan, average weight for females is around 3000g
We almost lost her to an ovary infection this summer so she might be stunted but she’s never weighed much more than 1000g. (She hatched in spring)
Recently I weighed her at 970g because she was feeling a little light and again a week later she was 830g. Losing more than 10% of her weight is pretty alarming but she doesn’t seem lethargic and she’s eating and drinking (maybe too quickly sometimes) and still pooping.
We have her inside for now with a few of her friends so she doesn’t have as much competition for food and roosters bothering her. We’re trying to increase protein to help up her weight and grow back some feathers she lost.
If she doesn’t start putting on weight, I plan on taking her to a vet. I’d like to hear people’s thoughts on what might be going on and how we can get her to gain weight.
She can be picky about new foods so I’m hoping to find some things she won’t turn down.
She a mottled Houdan, average weight for females is around 3000g
We almost lost her to an ovary infection this summer so she might be stunted but she’s never weighed much more than 1000g. (She hatched in spring)
Recently I weighed her at 970g because she was feeling a little light and again a week later she was 830g. Losing more than 10% of her weight is pretty alarming but she doesn’t seem lethargic and she’s eating and drinking (maybe too quickly sometimes) and still pooping.
We have her inside for now with a few of her friends so she doesn’t have as much competition for food and roosters bothering her. We’re trying to increase protein to help up her weight and grow back some feathers she lost.
If she doesn’t start putting on weight, I plan on taking her to a vet. I’d like to hear people’s thoughts on what might be going on and how we can get her to gain weight.
She can be picky about new foods so I’m hoping to find some things she won’t turn down.