kimberdougl5
Songster
So... I added a new 1 yr old hen to my flock (of 6) 1 & 2 yr old hens. I've been there, done that before with 16 week pullets and it took about 2 weeks each time to get all the girls settled down and a new pecking order established. Here's what's weird this time:
1. Day 3 the "new hen" has taken over the flock. She's out of her quarantine/wire pen, has pretty much traded licks with ALL the hens, and acts like she's been here forever.
2. When I got her she had a LOT of battle wounds to her wattles. They are still just black and crusty. It hasn't slowed her down a bit.
3. She had a bout of "nervous diarrhea" when I got her and her backside was a mess. She poops plain regular now.
4. She SMELLS horrible-like she rolled in something dead. Her feathers look and feel clean.
5. She has only laid 1 egg in the last 5 days, but I'm not terribly concerned due to the new home.
So, I gave her a spa day today...warm water dunk with Dawn dish soap and cleaned her butt and face with a washcloth. I noticed some minimal blood spotting from her butt. Vent is NOT prolapsed. I sprayed her butt and face/wattle down with Poultry Vetericyn. She was quite compliant throughout the whole process.
She has been fine all afternoon, has pooped regular poop (no worms, I checked) and has gotten along well with all the rest of the hens (in an ignoring kind of way).
Her crop feels fine also.
Any idea what is making her smell so bad? Becuz, even after a spa day, she is still stinky.
Any thoughts on what I should watch for?
Thanks for your help and advice on advance!
1. Day 3 the "new hen" has taken over the flock. She's out of her quarantine/wire pen, has pretty much traded licks with ALL the hens, and acts like she's been here forever.
2. When I got her she had a LOT of battle wounds to her wattles. They are still just black and crusty. It hasn't slowed her down a bit.
3. She had a bout of "nervous diarrhea" when I got her and her backside was a mess. She poops plain regular now.
4. She SMELLS horrible-like she rolled in something dead. Her feathers look and feel clean.
5. She has only laid 1 egg in the last 5 days, but I'm not terribly concerned due to the new home.
So, I gave her a spa day today...warm water dunk with Dawn dish soap and cleaned her butt and face with a washcloth. I noticed some minimal blood spotting from her butt. Vent is NOT prolapsed. I sprayed her butt and face/wattle down with Poultry Vetericyn. She was quite compliant throughout the whole process.
She has been fine all afternoon, has pooped regular poop (no worms, I checked) and has gotten along well with all the rest of the hens (in an ignoring kind of way).
Her crop feels fine also.
Any idea what is making her smell so bad? Becuz, even after a spa day, she is still stinky.
Any thoughts on what I should watch for?
Thanks for your help and advice on advance!
Certain foods give me certain... um.. odors... Dunno; just throwing out an idea.
