Little Hen seems tired and listless

[Poonchie's Mama]

Yes, she just goes off by herself and lays down and closes her eyes. I dont know, maybe it is normal. She is ravenous when it comess to snacks, and I always make sure she gets her fair share. Im beginning to think Im just being paranoid. Im totally new to chickens, and Im not sure how they are supposed to look. She doesnt have hardly any comb, what she does have is pale, and it is just slightly pink around her eyes.

 

[Poonchie's Mama]

Im going to try and upload a pic of her

 

[Poonchie's Mama]

Here she is

 

[Poonchie's Mama]

Here is another one of her

 

[kinnip]

It looks like she's significantly smaller than the others in her run. Does she get picked on much?

 

[Poonchie's Mama]

Mabel is an Old English Game Bantam. Her husband (Ed) are the only two of that breed. The other one you see in the pic is a Russian Orloff. We got 16 chickens from a lady in a town near us. I think the three Russian Orloff roosters are gonna have to go. Maybe the Orloff hens too, they dont seem very nice.
Mable and Ed hold their own, I wondered this too if she gets picked on.

 

[kinnip]

Picked on chickens do not thrive. It's hard to know without being there, but that could be the problem. Too many roos can be really hard on little girl who's close to sexual maturity.

 

[Poonchie's Mama]

Maybe I will build a seperate coop for the two OE. We will see how she does then. Good idea?

 

[sammi]

I think it's a good idea..
when they're picked on and bullied..very stressful..
and they generally don't eat well..

I'd give her some TLC with a feed/oatmeal/yogurt/egg mix..

if it's just 1 hen and 1 rooster..
that's pretty stressful too..
2 or 3 hens is better then 1.

 

[dlhunicorn]

If I understand correctly you have had this bird only a week or so? That indeed could be the basic source of the problem as such a move to a new home (with a different brand of feed and different environment) can be extremely stressful on a bird... stress in a bird expresses itself physiologically. I would separate her with a friend (one that she is used to but not the rooster) and then to a warm dry and draft free area. I would concentrate the feed with some baby parrot handfeeding formula if this is at all possible (if not then the cooked oatmeal >just enough to make the feed clump together) or Avia Charge 2000 (you can order online from McMurray >this is one of the most complete nutritional/vit supplements I know of for poultry) ...keep offering free choice the live culture plain yogurt. It will take her a few weeks to acclimate to her new surroundings ....

Personaly I would be hesitant to use sulmet or AB without more serious symptoms and i would not use amprol in this case without having cocci confirmed by a faecal....worms cannot always be caught by a faecal (only in certain stages) and faecals are known to show a false negative.

I'd rather use a broad spectrum wormer like Eprinex. Ivomec is also good, but you have to be careful, it can be lethal, even in small doses.

Ivomec is the brand name of several wormers > of which Eprinex is one... so the product is called "Ivomec Eprinex" see here what the product looks like (you should use for this bird 1/4 cc on base of neck on skin > wait at least a week before making any decision and if you still suspect it may be worms then I suggest this product as it is the least hard on the bird and being broad spectrum will get all but tape and gizzard worms)
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=2&pf_id=17185​