- Sep 18, 2013
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We have 5 chickens, and when I let them out of the run to free range after work, I noticed that one of my Gold Stars wasn't in a hurry to get out like they all normally are.
She is a 1.5 year old Gold Star hen. The other 4 hens are all as energetic as normal.
When she did eventually leave the run, she was walking pretty slowly. She also didn't seem to be pecking at every other blade of grass like the others. This is the first day she's exhibited this behavior.
I watched her for a while, and she basically was just standing around for 30 minutes. I picked her up, and put her on the edge of the woods where they love to rummage around, and she just kinda stood there too.
Her wings are pointed down a bit.
After reading about all the things it might be here, I decided to try giving her a warm 10 minute bath, and massaged her belly to help with a possible stuck egg. I could feel what might be a small egg in there, but it didn't seem like there was a big egg stuck anywhere.
Her butt was clean.
I don't know if she layed today. There were only 3 eggs, but the girls don't always lay every day. I put her in a separate cage for tonight with her own food and water.
She also didn't seem very interested in food, but did take a small chunk of bread from me. I also think I caught her taking a small drink of water at one point.
What other things should I look for to diagnose her issue?
She is a 1.5 year old Gold Star hen. The other 4 hens are all as energetic as normal.
When she did eventually leave the run, she was walking pretty slowly. She also didn't seem to be pecking at every other blade of grass like the others. This is the first day she's exhibited this behavior.
I watched her for a while, and she basically was just standing around for 30 minutes. I picked her up, and put her on the edge of the woods where they love to rummage around, and she just kinda stood there too.
Her wings are pointed down a bit.
After reading about all the things it might be here, I decided to try giving her a warm 10 minute bath, and massaged her belly to help with a possible stuck egg. I could feel what might be a small egg in there, but it didn't seem like there was a big egg stuck anywhere.
Her butt was clean.
I don't know if she layed today. There were only 3 eggs, but the girls don't always lay every day. I put her in a separate cage for tonight with her own food and water.
She also didn't seem very interested in food, but did take a small chunk of bread from me. I also think I caught her taking a small drink of water at one point.
What other things should I look for to diagnose her issue?
