"Buffy" has always been a little "off" She got splay leg when she was a young chick and is still pretty gimpy when she walks. It has recently gotten worse. She is at the very bottom of the pecking order and stays aloof from the other hens. when she was about 8 weeks old, we don't know how because the coop is totally fenced in, she showed up on our doorstep half dead. We think it might have been one of our dogs. we kept her in the house, and nursed her back to health but she was never the same after that. She is blind in one eye and needs help every night getting up onto the roost.
5 days ago she started setting in one of the nesting boxes on 2 eggs, and not getting off, exept for the 1st day to eat or drink. i put 8 more eggs under her, thinking she was going broody.Today I took her off and she could hardly walk at first, now this is gross, but she took a HUGE stinky dump, and hobbled outside, where she was promptly bullied by a BR. I brought her back in and she couldn't even climb onto the nest. so I placed her in there. she ate and drank just a minimal amount. I've never had chickens before so I'm not sure what is going on with her. She is not aggressive, except to ruffle her feathers, and make a low sort of growling sound when I get close. She does act a little aggressive toward the turkeys, though.
Any insight on her behavior would be appreciated, Thanks.
5 days ago she started setting in one of the nesting boxes on 2 eggs, and not getting off, exept for the 1st day to eat or drink. i put 8 more eggs under her, thinking she was going broody.Today I took her off and she could hardly walk at first, now this is gross, but she took a HUGE stinky dump, and hobbled outside, where she was promptly bullied by a BR. I brought her back in and she couldn't even climb onto the nest. so I placed her in there. she ate and drank just a minimal amount. I've never had chickens before so I'm not sure what is going on with her. She is not aggressive, except to ruffle her feathers, and make a low sort of growling sound when I get close. She does act a little aggressive toward the turkeys, though.
Any insight on her behavior would be appreciated, Thanks.