I just noticed a hen with one eye closed, just standing around. At first I thought she was sleeping, but when I approached she moved and I noticed one eye closed. From time to time she would open it, then close it back. I picked her up and she was shivering a little and her crop feels really large. I picked up another hen and her crop seems much smaller and lower on her body. The other one won't extend her neck when I sqeeze gently on her crop. The eye looks okay - no swelling, puss, etc, just closed. Otherwise she looks fine. She's a 9 week old Dominique. Any idea's?
Isolate her in a warm spot. Put vitamins/electrolytes in her water. Try to feed her some yogurt. Keep an eye on her droppings - what do they look like? And wash your hands before and after handling her and any other animals.
I haven't seen droppings yet. I went back out after posting and she was actually standing in the yard sleeping. I put her in the coop, but she came back out to be with the flock. Just fyi - I feed them fresh ground organc feed, and they free range. They eat lots of grass, bugs, frogs and occassionally a little sweet corn and tomatoes. I'll isolate her and see how her doppings look.
