I have a chicken that's behaving oddly.
My marans have always been shy and skittish, never getting too close but never pass up getting treats. Well, over the past few days I have noticed that one doesn't seem all that interested in treats or anything really. She will stand around, pick up a little scratch here and there, but overall is just kind of zoned out. She doesn't come running when I call, like the others do, and if I approach her she'll take off but stop as soon as I'm no longer near her. After she stops she just sits there.
This morning it seems that she didn't even want to leave the coop. She was standing on the ramp just outside the pop door while the others were out in the yard. I was able to walk into the run and pet her gently without her making much fuss or attempts to get away. I even picked her up and set her on the ground and she didn't seem to care, when normally she'd be squawking and trying to get free.
Her crop was full when I held checked her out and she doesn't feel like she's egg bound. She doesn't have any injuries and from watching her interact with the others she's somewhere in the middle of the pecking order. She still eats and drinks, just not as zealously as the other birds.
I just don't know what is going on with this chicken. Does anyone have any ideas as to why she would be acting so spaced out?
