New to the forum, have been enjoying the useful information as an outsider for a little over a month, got out girls four weeks tomorrow. We have three hens, all were doing well until yesterday, and would really appreciate some suggestions of where to start. Our amber star is lethargic to the point of not moving without encouragement, without any specific symptoms I'm drawing a bit of a black on the web.
She has always been the smallest and lightest bird, last to the feed but perhaps the bravest. After work she came out of the coop as we would expect, moving around the garden as normal. The other two became a bit distressed because of a loud mower so we decided to put the three back into the coop as they were not calming down. At this point White was really docile just standing under a bush, we had to lift her back into the coop. She had by this point developed an odd cough, just once every four or five mins. Over the next half hour she move back to the run and didn't move, we had to help her into the coop for the night.
This morning we let all the girls out and she walked down the stairs to the feeder, but didn't really feed. Now she's at the back of the run. She's seems to have lost volume, she's always been light. Oddly she looks great, feather look in great condition. None of the obvious signs list everywhere to look. Other girls doing good. Any suggestions greatly appreciated, cheeky as a bran new member I know but really worried about the little hen.
She has always been the smallest and lightest bird, last to the feed but perhaps the bravest. After work she came out of the coop as we would expect, moving around the garden as normal. The other two became a bit distressed because of a loud mower so we decided to put the three back into the coop as they were not calming down. At this point White was really docile just standing under a bush, we had to lift her back into the coop. She had by this point developed an odd cough, just once every four or five mins. Over the next half hour she move back to the run and didn't move, we had to help her into the coop for the night.
This morning we let all the girls out and she walked down the stairs to the feeder, but didn't really feed. Now she's at the back of the run. She's seems to have lost volume, she's always been light. Oddly she looks great, feather look in great condition. None of the obvious signs list everywhere to look. Other girls doing good. Any suggestions greatly appreciated, cheeky as a bran new member I know but really worried about the little hen.
