- Oct 7, 2011
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Hi!
I'm new to this forum and am in desperate need of advice for my sick hen. We have 8 hens.....5 Welsummers, 1 Buff Orpington, and 2 Black AustralorpS. 1 of our Welsummers, who's about 3-4 months old started acting very lethargic (she was actually walking and fell over), sitting with feathers ruffled and closing her eyes. This just started yesterday afternoon. She was sweet enough to drop a stool sample and it was completely runny, mostly white...little bit of grayish white too. She normally doesn't like to be held, but she let me cuddle with her yesterday. I moved her feet around, flexing her joints and she didn't act as if she was in pain, in that aspect.
Though we do provide grout, I read that she might have food stuck in her throat and to use honey to help sooth it and to rub her neck to get the food down. I have no idea if that's the case. Do I need to separate her from the flock? PLEASE HELP....ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!! THANKS SOOOOO MUCH!!!

Though we do provide grout, I read that she might have food stuck in her throat and to use honey to help sooth it and to rub her neck to get the food down. I have no idea if that's the case. Do I need to separate her from the flock? PLEASE HELP....ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!! THANKS SOOOOO MUCH!!!