cowboy bob
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- Apr 9, 2018
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Hi I have a couple hens that are broody. Today went to look for eggs and one was swaying it’s head back and forth like it was crazy. Looked at its eyes, clear and normal any clues.
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Is this one of the broody hens? How old? She is sitting on eggs, what day? Since they don't tend to eat and drink well, a vitamin deficiency is possible. I would give her a B complex tablet (regular, not time release) ground up in some feed every day. Riboflavin and thiamine in particular can cause some odd neurological symptoms if they are deficient. I would probably go ahead and give her some E also, with a bit of cooked egg for selenium if the E doesn't already contain it (the selenium helps with the uptake of the E), since E deficiency can result in wry neck. I would also give some fluids to make sure she's hydrated. I know, if she's sitting you don't want to mess with her too much, but she's also at risk of damaging the eggs if she's having problems. Other possibilities would be getting a hold of something toxic, or disease. I've had hens during molt act kind of drunk and walk sideways and a dose or two of the B complex usually takes care of it. I would work in short spurts with her and put her back on the nest if you can, to not upset her too much. Your judgement, since you can see her and how she is.
A video might be helpful. You can post to you tube or other host and put the link here.
Is this one of the broody hens? How old? She is sitting on eggs, what day? Since they don't tend to eat and drink well, a vitamin deficiency is possible. I would give her a B complex tablet (regular, not time release) ground up in some feed every day. Riboflavin and thiamine in particular can cause some odd neurological symptoms if they are deficient. I would probably go ahead and give her some E also, with a bit of cooked egg for selenium if the E doesn't already contain it (the selenium helps with the uptake of the E), since E deficiency can result in wry neck. I would also give some fluids to make sure she's hydrated. I know, if she's sitting you don't want to mess with her too much, but she's also at risk of damaging the eggs if she's having problems. Other possibilities would be getting a hold of something toxic, or disease. I've had hens during molt act kind of drunk and walk sideways and a dose or two of the B complex usually takes care of it. I would work in short spurts with her and put her back on the nest if you can, to not upset her too much. Your judgement, since you can see her and how she is.