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chicken tender lady
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Hi all,
I just wanted to post an update today on Summer my hen. I keep monitoring her checking her for mites, lice, parasites everyday. I keep checking her abdomen, checking her comb, feet, legs, etc. She's eating and drinking water normally. However I decided to make her wet lay mash since she hasn't been feeling good. She does like it! Then I decided to isolate her in the runner a few hours a day. She seemed to be much happier when I did this.
Under careful observation and drawing my conclusions.These last couple days. It looks like she might be a victim of bullying from the rest of my flock.One hen in particular. So I'm thinking the pecking order might be changing in my flock? Also I know somebody had mentioned this before, but sometimes the hens reproductive system starts going haywire right before they go through molt. Turns out, this might be the case with my hand I have noticed for the last couple days. She han been losing a good amount of feathers. I will post pictures and videos to show her current condition.
I noticed when I was taking care of them a couple times in the last few days.That one of my younger hens that she's never really gotten along with, has been challenging her. She actually full on attacked her a couple of times! So I think my hen summer is scared. And is now scared of the rest of the flock. Because I have noticed a few other hens picking on her as well. She is still acting lethargic. She just wants to lie down most of the day. So I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with her. I was going to isolate her completely from the flock.Just because of the current issues, I'm dealing with.I know it's not recommended but I am considering it. Just right now, we're dealing with some weather right now.So I don't really want to isolate her when there's a chance of her getting wet.
I also know somebody mentioned about giving her human vitamins calcium citrate and D3. I did give her a few drops of liquid vitamins B complex and D3. Not sure if that was okay? I'm not comfortable giving her human vitamin pills. I was looking online to see if there was liquid vitamins for the water or feed? I did find some. But I did give her and the rest of my flock Poultry Cell. But so far no change! I'm starting to get worried? I don't want to lose her! I've lost two hens in the last two years due to age and health reasons! I know chickens eventually die! But if there's a chance of her getting well and surviving I want to try to do my best to help her! I will post a few videos I took of her a couple days ago to give you an idea of her current condition! Any advice would be helpful! TIA!
I just wanted to post an update today on Summer my hen. I keep monitoring her checking her for mites, lice, parasites everyday. I keep checking her abdomen, checking her comb, feet, legs, etc. She's eating and drinking water normally. However I decided to make her wet lay mash since she hasn't been feeling good. She does like it! Then I decided to isolate her in the runner a few hours a day. She seemed to be much happier when I did this.
Under careful observation and drawing my conclusions.These last couple days. It looks like she might be a victim of bullying from the rest of my flock.One hen in particular. So I'm thinking the pecking order might be changing in my flock? Also I know somebody had mentioned this before, but sometimes the hens reproductive system starts going haywire right before they go through molt. Turns out, this might be the case with my hand I have noticed for the last couple days. She han been losing a good amount of feathers. I will post pictures and videos to show her current condition.
I noticed when I was taking care of them a couple times in the last few days.That one of my younger hens that she's never really gotten along with, has been challenging her. She actually full on attacked her a couple of times! So I think my hen summer is scared. And is now scared of the rest of the flock. Because I have noticed a few other hens picking on her as well. She is still acting lethargic. She just wants to lie down most of the day. So I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with her. I was going to isolate her completely from the flock.Just because of the current issues, I'm dealing with.I know it's not recommended but I am considering it. Just right now, we're dealing with some weather right now.So I don't really want to isolate her when there's a chance of her getting wet.
I also know somebody mentioned about giving her human vitamins calcium citrate and D3. I did give her a few drops of liquid vitamins B complex and D3. Not sure if that was okay? I'm not comfortable giving her human vitamin pills. I was looking online to see if there was liquid vitamins for the water or feed? I did find some. But I did give her and the rest of my flock Poultry Cell. But so far no change! I'm starting to get worried? I don't want to lose her! I've lost two hens in the last two years due to age and health reasons! I know chickens eventually die! But if there's a chance of her getting well and surviving I want to try to do my best to help her! I will post a few videos I took of her a couple days ago to give you an idea of her current condition! Any advice would be helpful! TIA!
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But they look normal to me! I didn't see any worms or anything crawling! So that's good!
