How to Tell if Hen is Underweight

[Peep-Chicken]

My older hen Bonnie who I rescued a couple years ago, is blind in one eye. It happened over the summer, her eye just became cloudy.

Anyways, how can I tell if she is the correct weight? I don't have a good scale. I heard if you feel by their breastbone and as long as it's not hurting out or something. Bonnie just feels a little light.

 

[Baby Chick Farm]

All you have to do to make sure Bonnie is in good shape or not, is to gently pick her up, and feel the area between her legs, below the breast. If it feels lumpy or has excessive tissue, then perhaps reduce the feed or the protein percentage in the feed, which both can lead to extra matter. But if it seems normal, Bonnie's nice!

Wow! How did you rescue a hen? I live in a totally suburban place, and I had never seen other chickens here. The only time I saw other chickens were when I visited a farm somewhere when I was very young for a field trip as school! I wish I knew where that farm was. I have only seen the rear end of one horse inside a trailer. The trailer was dragged by a truck and it was gone in a second. This scene is actually the rarest and strangest thing that could ever happen to where I live! This is sad, I rarely have seen any other animals here where I live.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

All you have to do to make sure Bonnie is in good shape or not, is to gently pick her up, and feel the area between her legs, below the breast. If it feels lumpy or has excessive tissue, then perhaps reduce the feed or the protein percentage in the feed, which both can lead to extra matter. But if it seems normal, Bonnie's nice! 

Wow!  How did you rescue a hen?  I live in a totally suburban place, and I had never seen other chickens here. The only time I saw other chickens were when I visited a farm somewhere when I was very young for a field trip as school!  I wish I knew where that farm was. I have only seen the rear end of one horse inside a trailer. The trailer was dragged by a truck and it was gone in a second. This scene is actually the rarest and strangest thing that could ever happen to where I live!  This is sad, I rarely have seen any other animals here where I live.

Thanks for the info!

Well, factory farming in MI is illegal ( I think ), so there isn't many oppurtunties here. Though Bonnie, I got from someone who had too many chickens and wasnt taking care of them. Poor Bonnie had no feathers and was very skinny!(there is pictures somewhere). She is by far my nicest chicken.

My other rescue is Silkie the silkie. Someone abandoned her and a few roosters in a coop at a house that was vacant. The roosters found good homes.

I love seeing animals(may they be wil or domestic)! Too bad you don't have that opportunity much.

 

[Baby Chick Farm]

You're very welcome! I'm thankful you rescued these birds from bad hands! They must be very happy now!

It's great to hear that we both love animals - they are just amazing! Humans (Homo Sapiens) may seem more complex and intelligent, and yes we are, but we descended from their ancestors, therefore we are also animals! It seems that we are far from them, but actually aren't!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

You're very welcome!  I'm thankful you rescued these birds from bad hands!  They must be very happy now! 

It's great to hear that we both love animals - they are just amazing!  Humans (Homo Sapiens) may seem more complex and intelligent, and yes we are, but we descended from their ancestors, therefore we are also animals!  It seems that we are far from them, but actually aren't!

Indeed that are!

I totally agree! Have you seen the green jungle fowl? They are so pretty, amazing that we got domestic chickens(gallus gallus domesticus ) from them.