IS MY CHICKEN OKAY?

[SoftMice]

My chicken is acting very strange, idk if it's because its underweight or being bullied but it's acting very tired and weak we tried to feed it sugar water through a straw, but it won't take it it's been laying down for hours and it's scaring me, does anyone know what to do?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My chicken is acting very strange, idk if it's because its underweight or being bullied but it's acting very tired and weak we tried to feed it sugar water through a straw, but it won't take it it's been laying down for hours and it's scaring me, does anyone know what to do?

Welcome To BYC

Can you post photos of your hen and her poop?

How old is she?
What do you feed, including treats?
Does she lays eggs? If so, when was the last egg?

I'd try to hold a cup up to her beak and see if she can take some of the sugar water on her own. If possible, bring her inside where it's warmer or place her in protected area by herself with water in reach.

 

[0ddyssey]

Hope your hen is ok, but we definitely need more information like Wyorp Rock said... More details, please.

In addition to Wyorp's Qs above, have you checked to see if you can see any bites on her skin? How's her breathing? What do her eyes, crop, comb, etc look like?

 

[Gumby the gelding]

My chicken is acting very strange, idk if it's because its underweight or being bullied but it's acting very tired and weak we tried to feed it sugar water through a straw, but it won't take it it's been laying down for hours and it's scaring me, does anyone know what to do?

Is it a hen, or a rooster? How many roosters do you have?

 

[Paz]

How old is it?
Please check the crop to see if it's full/swollen/empty.
Smell its mouth to check for any funky smells that could be a result of crop issues.
Please check the feathers around its butt and under the wings to see if there are any parasites.

Take it to a protected area where the others can't hurt it. Ensure the temperature is mild and that the bedding is dry. Monitor its poop to see if it can pass stool.

With the information you have given so far, I would assume that your bird is not very ok. For now, give it water with honey via a syringe. Very small amounts every time! If the bird spits it, the crop is probably blocked.
If you see parasites, treat them immediately and treat the rest of the birds as well.

 

[SoftMice]

Welcome To BYC

Can you post photos of your hen and her poop?

How old is she?
What do you feed, including treats?
Does she lays eggs? If so, when was the last egg?

I'd try to hold a cup up to her beak and see if she can take some of the sugar water on her own. If possible, bring her inside where it's warmer or place her in protected area by herself with water in reach.

Thank you for responding, she is around 4 months so no eggs and her poop was a little runny, we give her chick starter grain, pellets and protein dog food and veggie scraps as a treat, but our big chickens won't let her eat, so we brought her in yesterday with heating pad and some food and electrolyte water, I think she was just really tired from getting pushed around and trampled so much, she is acting so much better today she ate alot of bread and chicken grain, the white thing under her in the pic is her heating pad

 

[SoftMice]

Is it a hen, or a rooster? How many roosters do you have

 

[SoftMice]

Girl and no roosters

How old is it?
Please check the crop to see if it's full/swollen/empty.
Smell its mouth to check for any funky smells that could be a result of crop issues.
Please check the feathers around its butt and under the wings to see if there are any parasites.

Take it to a protected area where the others can't hurt it. Ensure the temperature is mild and that the bedding is dry. Monitor its poop to see if it can pass stool.

With the information you have given so far, I would assume that your bird is not very ok. For now, give it water with honey via a syringe. Very small amounts every time! If the bird spits it, the crop is probably blocked.
If you see parasites, treat them immediately and treat the rest of the birds as well.

Thank you so much, I've checked and washed her she dosnt have any of the symptoms you listed, I think she was bullied so much it lead to her not being able to eat so we moved her inside and gave her a heating pad, i think she was just really to tired to do anything she is acting alot better now, still a bit weak but walking around and eating and drinking!

 

[SoftMice]

Hope your hen is ok, but we definitely need more information like Wyorp Rock said... More details, please.

In addition to Wyorp's Qs above, have you checked to see if you can see any bites on her skin? How's her breathing? What do her eyes, crop, comb, etc look like?

She had a few scabs from being bullied her breathing is fine her comb looks normal so do her crop and eyes.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for responding, she is around 4 months so no eggs and her poop was a little runny, we give her chick starter grain, pellets and protein dog food and veggie scraps as a treat, but our big chickens won't let her eat, so we brought her in yesterday with heating pad and some food and electrolyte water, I think she was just really tired from getting pushed around and trampled so much, she is acting so much better today she ate alot of bread and chicken grain,

Is she the only youngster you have or are there others her age?

Being pushed around and trampled - how much space do you have in your coop/run and how many birds?

Some birds can be bullied from food/water and show signs of decline, so it's good that you moved her to her own space with food/water.

I'd focus on her eating chick starter and get the electrolytes into her.

Hopefully she'll perk up, she looks like a sweet girl.