Hi. A few days ago I had about 6 Sebright bantams that i loved (5 hens, 1 roo). last sunday i went to the monthly Livestock swap at a feed store in Jacksonville, Florida. I sold about 4 of my sebrights including the roo and bought a new RIR hen and Silkie hen. now, one of the 2 hens i have left is acting extremely strange. Its name is Big Momma, and I named her that because her and the roo were parents to the other 4 hens. Now that her hubby (the roo) is gone her voice has gotten EXTREMELY high pitched and sometimes randomely starts breathing out of her mouth and its sounds as if she is gargaling water in a high pitched squeak. also she constantly does what i call a "Hen Crow". it sounds sorta like.... "Cawwwwwaaaaa!" Its normely what my hens did when i took them out for individual Quality time and they miss the flock and are calling to them. (I take them out for individual play time because there are hawks EVERYWHERE down here in Florida and Sebrights are super flighty and I cannot deal with a flock of sebrights by myself down here) She is in perfectly good shape other than her voice. She is very perky and runny, so its definetly not affecting her motor skills..... Could it be a respritory problem or something? Anyways, I would like feedback because im starting to get worried........
