Jessie9
In the Brooder
- Apr 11, 2025
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Hi! My ~2 year old (a guess because she was adopted) hen has been acting strange and I'm worried!
For about a week she has had a pale floppier than normal comb. Eating and drinking less. Had a poopy butt but just looked like normal poop.
Gave her a bath, dewormer, and some electrolytes.
She perked up that day but the next was back to acting strange. Now she has a weird colored poopy butt (maybe from the dewormer?) I don't think she's laying eggs. I have seen her eat a bit but not much and barely any drinking lately.
She is doing stuff like hiding in corners, hiding in piles of stuff and burying her head, staying in the coop most of the day. The other hens are starting to go after her.
Substrate in the coop is sand.
Food is egg laying pellets. She has oyster shells.
Stomach feels normal but maybe a little skinny.
Vent looked normal from what I saw other than the poop. Crop is empty. Breath smells normal.
Help please
For about a week she has had a pale floppier than normal comb. Eating and drinking less. Had a poopy butt but just looked like normal poop.
Gave her a bath, dewormer, and some electrolytes.
She perked up that day but the next was back to acting strange. Now she has a weird colored poopy butt (maybe from the dewormer?) I don't think she's laying eggs. I have seen her eat a bit but not much and barely any drinking lately.
She is doing stuff like hiding in corners, hiding in piles of stuff and burying her head, staying in the coop most of the day. The other hens are starting to go after her.
Substrate in the coop is sand.
Food is egg laying pellets. She has oyster shells.
Stomach feels normal but maybe a little skinny.
Vent looked normal from what I saw other than the poop. Crop is empty. Breath smells normal.
Help please
