Im not sure what wrong with my Cornish pullet

[Chickenraiser_2]

She doesn’t want to eat or drink water, her head keep shaking and she lay down a lot, not active. Her comb is pink and not bright red could be because she young. I’m not sure, she doesn’t squawk when I pick her up. I have the feeling rooster may have traumatized her. Is there anything I could do to fix her? Or make her feel normal?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How old is she? Post picture?

 

[Chickenraiser_2]

 

[Chickenraiser_2]

2 month old

 

[Chickenraiser_2]

She the one on the left

 

[BigBlueHen53]

So, eight weeks. Are you aware that Cornish is a meat bird, designed to be "harvested," that is, processed to be eaten, somewhere between 8 and 12 weeks of age? If they are not, they will most likely die anyway. They are bred to pack on a lot of weight very quickly. So much weight, in fact, that their organs cannot sustain them and their legs cannot support them. It is time to harvest this bird. If you cannot do it, see if there is a meat packing place anywhere around you, take the bird to them and they will do it for you. Take the other bird as well, it also looks old enough to process and it will be unhappy alone. It is the kindest thing to do, otherwise they will die slow, miserable deaths of organ failure and the meat will be wasted. I process mine between 6 and 8 weeks, when they can still walk.

 

[Chickenraiser_2]

So, eight weeks. Are you aware that Cornish is a meat bird, designed to be "harvested," that is, processed to be eaten, somewhere between 8 and 12 weeks of age? If they are not, they will most likely die anyway. They are bred to pack on a lot of weight very quickly. So much weight, in fact, that their organs cannot sustain them and their legs cannot support them. It is time to harvest this bird. If you cannot do it, see if there is a meat packing place anywhere around you, take the bird to them and they will do it for you. Take the other bird as well, it also looks old enough to process and it will be unhappy alone. It is the kindest thing to do, otherwise they will die slow, miserable deaths of organ failure and the meat will be wasted. I process mine between 6 and 8 weeks, when they can still walk

Your right I think it about time for it to be harvested, but I don’t she has organ failure, or is overweight, I have other but

 

[Chickenraiser_2]

Your right I think it about time for it to be harvested, but I don’t she has organ failure,mor is overweight, I have other but

So, eight weeks. Are you aware that Cornish is a meat bird, designed to be "harvested," that is, processed to be eaten, somewhere between 8 and 12 weeks of age? If they are not, they will most likely die anyway. They are bred to pack on a lot of weight very quickly. So much weight, in fact, that their organs cannot sustain them and their legs cannot support them. It is time to harvest this bird. If you cannot do it, see if there is a meat packing place anywhere around you, take the bird to them and they will do it for you. Take the other bird as well, it also looks old enough to process and it will be unhappy alone. It is the kindest thing to do, otherwise they will die slow, miserable deaths of organ failure and the meat will be wasted. I process mine between 6 and 8 weeks, when they can still walk.

I know it a meat bird but it a pullet it still small and not overweight so I don’t think it has to do with overweight, but their may be organ issues im not seeing. But thanks for making me understand that at eight weeks it should be harvested.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Your right I think it about time for it to be harvested, but I don’t she has organ failure, or is overweight, I have other but

She may not now, but she soon will. Their hearts, livers, lungs, kidneys, just can't support all that weight. She already doesn't feel good and soon will be suffering.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Imagine a four year old child weighing 200 lbs. - as much as a full-grown man.