Hen with tail down

[Jrd2956]

Does anyone know why my 10 week old chicken has her tail down? Her feet, eyes, etc are all fine. She has just been acting strange and hardly eating.

 

[Ducksandchickens]

Does anyone know why my 10 week old chicken has her tail down? Her feet, eyes, etc are all fine. She has just been acting strange and hardly eating.

Can u post pics of her tail “being down”

 

[Jrd2956]

 

[aart]

Sounds like she's not feeling well.
I would isolate bird for observation,
first give her a good physical exam,
checking crop function and poops.

I'd isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so you can closely monitor her intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and her poops. Feel her abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.