My Hen is sleeping !

[Diva Girls]

My Hen is sleeping all the time , not eating or drinking. I would like to know the cause of her condition and what to do for her.

 

[TeamChaos]

HI DivaGirls, I'm sorry your hen is sick. I cut/pasted the questions from the sticky at the top of this forum, with some more background information, hopefully we can help you figure out what's going on!

Give us the following information. The more you tell us, the better we will be able to help you.

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use

Remember that we are not veterinarians. We help based on our own research and experiences.
We cannot monitor the board 24/7, and therefore do not guarantee we can always help, much as we would wish to.
We should never be a replacement if real medical attention is required.
If your situation seems to require a trip to the vet, please do so. It is always a good idea to know of an avian vet in your area in case your situation is bad enough that we cannot help. We encourage you to visit the Reference Forum and read up there before you need the information.

 

[RoosterAddict99]

I've had something similar happen before. What I did was separate the hen from my flock and brought her to my basement. If she looks really bad bring her in the house so, you can supervise her. I used a dog crate with fresh bedding and gave her her own food and water dishes. As always bring her to your vet if she doesn't improve considerably.