HamletAndEggs
In the Brooder
- Jun 27, 2019
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Hi All,
I went out to my hens this morning to find a previously (I think) healthy 1 year old Wyandotte sitting still in the run, not moving or running over when I came in with treats. I watched for awhile, then picked her up, turned her over, which she didn't resist. Set her back down, still motionless. No injuries that I can seen (and we have an essentially predator-proof coop and run. The only visual symptoms are a paler/lighter comb than usual, and some minimal up/down movement of her back end, and she seems in silent distress (hard to say why, just my RN intuition). I've only had chickens for about a year, never had a sick one, so I'm a newbie in that regard. Maybe egg bound? Something else? Our vet doesn't see chickens so I would have to take her to an avian vet in a nearly town, amid the COVID shut down. Suggestions??
I went out to my hens this morning to find a previously (I think) healthy 1 year old Wyandotte sitting still in the run, not moving or running over when I came in with treats. I watched for awhile, then picked her up, turned her over, which she didn't resist. Set her back down, still motionless. No injuries that I can seen (and we have an essentially predator-proof coop and run. The only visual symptoms are a paler/lighter comb than usual, and some minimal up/down movement of her back end, and she seems in silent distress (hard to say why, just my RN intuition). I've only had chickens for about a year, never had a sick one, so I'm a newbie in that regard. Maybe egg bound? Something else? Our vet doesn't see chickens so I would have to take her to an avian vet in a nearly town, amid the COVID shut down. Suggestions??