Is my chicken sick?

[Chickenqueen21]

Just double checking here...she has been acting like this for the whole 2 months?

Is she growing well?

sorry got caught up in something yes she is growing fine and has others her age so it's not loneliness she is growing well I think she may grow out of it.... not sure though.

 

[Chickenqueen21]

Could just be depressed. She has no others her age? No friends?

she does have 18 others her age.

 

[Chickenqueen21]

I had a light Brahma with behavior like this otherwise healthy but was picked off by a crow at 6weeks for being the slowest and the loudest before we got a chance to put up netting

aww thats awful.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

she does have 18 others her age.

Well that isn't the problem than.

 

[Chickenqueen21]

Well that isn't the problem than.

Nope. it wouldn't be because of having no other breeds like her would it? I mean she is a naked neck so she does look kinda weird....

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Nope. it wouldn't be because of having no other breeds like her would it? I mean she is a naked neck so she does look kinda weird....

Most seem to find a buddy. Occasionally a bottom bird is left out of the loop. Observing it throughout the day may help you see if it has a buddy or not.

 

[Chickenqueen21]

Most seem to find a buddy. Occasionally a bottom bird is left out of the loop. Observing it throughout the day may help you see if it has a buddy or not.

I have seen it kinda buddy up with one other chick

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I guess time will tell if it has problem or not.

 

[Chickenqueen21]

I guess time will tell if it has problem or not.

I hope so I was just hoping some one else had this issue too and it got better... I just hope it does because she is my favorite

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm glad that she seems to be o.k. She sure is cute

Some chicks at the low end of the pecking order can seem a bit standoffish. Watch to see if the others might be picking on her and that she eats/drinks well. Check her crop in the morning, just to make sure it's emptying properly.

If anything changes, then getting a fecal float is a good idea.