Is she underweight?

Maze

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Jul 26, 2024
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Hello!!
I have this pullet/hen and she's got a slight cross beak, (and one of her eyes are blind ) is she underweight? I can feel her keelbone and she's a bit shorter then the other pullets which are younger then her
She's around 7months old. (She is the white one, photo of other chicken for comparison) Thank you so much! She's acting normal and things like that but I'm a bit worried BC her like sides are so much more smaller then our other chickens + her bad coordination skills are a bit worrisome and they free range. She also loves people so much (even strangers 💀) so I'm wondering if she's just so hungry she wants to be around people cuz we give her so many treats? I think she should be ok but it's better to check then have her dying on me since she's my favourite chicken 😔. Her weight 1430g. So sorry for wasting yals time if she's a good body score 😅😅
 

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Some hens are just skinny.
The only way to know for sure is to weight her every few days and keep a note of her weight fluctuations. If she gain weight then she's ok. If she doesn't grow or gets lighter, then there is a problem. Also feeling the crop if it's full or empty is another clue.
I had a hen that weighted half the weigh of her sister, and had a prominent keel bone. Ended up being just the way she was. She eventually gained weight after she started laying, and her sister lost weight after going broody so all normal I guess.
 
Some hens are just skinny.
The only way to know for sure is to weight her every few days and keep a note of her weight fluctuations. If she gain weight then she's ok. If she doesn't grow or gets lighter, then there is a problem. Also feeling the crop if it's full or empty is another clue.
I had a hen that weighted half the weigh of her sister, and had a prominent keel bone. Ended up being just the way she was. She eventually gained weight after she started laying, and her sister lost weight after going broody so all normal I guess.
Thank you so so much!!!! <3 I'll be sure to do that!! I usually give her weekly weight ins but she hates them 💀💀
 

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