Is this normal?

[Boom-Chicka-Boom]

One of my red wyandotts seems to be suffering from something. Is this normal behavior? She keeps raising her head and opening her beak while closing her eyes.

 

[StinkyAcres]

No, that is not normal. Examine her thoroughly for any other signs of illness - things like a full crop that doesn't empty in the morning, swollen abdomen, abnormal droppings, droopy tail, discharge from nose, eyes, vent, sneezing, lack of appetite, mites/lice. Separating her into a dog crate or something like that makes it easier to examine and medicate her if needed.

 

[CCsGarden]

One of my hens was doing this and it turned out she had eaten something. How does her crop feel? How does her breathing sound?

 

[Boom-Chicka-Boom]

No, that is not normal. Examine her thoroughly for any other signs of illness - things like a full crop that doesn't empty in the morning, swollen abdomen, abnormal droppings, droopy tail, discharge from nose, eyes, vent, sneezing, lack of appetite, mites/lice. Separating her into a dog crate or something like that makes it easier to examine and medicate her if needed.

She's eating and her crop doesn't feel any different than the other chickens' crops. Her tail is a little droopy compared to my other wyandot's tail. This has been going on for a couple days now.

 

[StinkyAcres]

She's eating and her crop doesn't feel any different than the other chickens' crops. Her tail is a little droopy compared to my other wyandot's tail. This has been going on for a couple days now.

Check her crop in the morning to make sure it is emptying. And post a picture of her poop if you can.

 

[Boom-Chicka-Boom]

One of my hens was doing this and it turned out she had eaten something. How does her crop feel? How does her breathing sound?

Honestly, I can't feel her crop at all. She's eating and drinking. I can't hear her breathing. She just seems "off"
somehow.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Honestly, I can't feel her crop at all.

If you can't feel her crop she hasn't eaten enough.

 

[Boom-Chicka-Boom]

I'm not sure which poop is her's but one of my chickens has what I would call brown goo poop, very loose. I'm assuming it's her. I've put ACV in their water and I've given them pumpkin/pumpkin seeds. I was thinking that maybe they needed to be wormed, but could it be coccidiosis?

 

[Boom-Chicka-Boom]

If you can't feel her crop she hasn't eaten enough.

I've recently switched their food to pellets from crumble. Maybe I should try something new.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I'm not sure which poop is her's but one of my chickens has what I would call brown goo poop, very loose. I'm assuming it's her. I've put ACV in their water and I've given them pumpkin/pumpkin seeds. I was thinking that maybe they needed to be wormed, but could it be coccidiosis?

You need to separate her so you can know which poop is hers. Brown goo could be normal cecal poop.