AngelinaThePekin8
Crowing
I've been wanting to make a thread about this hen for a while now just haven't gotten around to making one until now.
This hens name is Pearl.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Hen, about 9 years old, don't entirely know breed. She's about her normal weight she does feel thinner than she should be.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
I noticed today that she was the last one to come out of the coop, she ate like shes supposed to and has been making normal chicken sounds but she acts a little slower than usual and has been acting disoriented or cant seem to move properly she was sort of running into things. She's acting for the most part normal but she does seem a little off.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
I think maybe since yesterday but today it's been more noticeable if she was even acting weird yesterday.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
Not from what I've observed everyone seems normal.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
About 5 days ago I think, she got pecked or something. For a couple days she had and still kind of has some purple on her waddle where I assume she must have gotten grabbed there by another chickens beak.
I couldn't get very good pictures when I was out there I will get some better ones in a bit.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
I can't really think of one specific thing there's lots of things I think could be causing this.
Although last week she was adamant on going into the breezewat and I assume she wanted to lay eggs in there, I think she might possibly just need to lay an egg and she just cant find a spot that she likes and is allowed to be in.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
They were on country companion all flock when we ran out and had to get more murdochs didn't have any more of that feed at the time so we had to get some all flock by nature wise which has oregano stuff in it. And is also a crumble instead of pellets, I wet their feed everyday so there's no dust and less wasted feed.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
I haven't seen very much of her poop today but it looks normal for the most part.
And her but feathers are poopy to they aren't as bad as they were before she cleaned them.
(Pictures of her feathers will be at the bottom of the post)
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Nothing.
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?
Can't do vet so treat it myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
The lump on her right foot is squishy and she doesn't like me touching it, it's been there for maybe a year or two now I don't really know when or how and why it's there or what it is.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Here is a link to a thread about my coop I don't feel like describing the coop in detail right now.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-coop-need-input.1514397/page-8#post-25812559
The coop is too small for all my birds and the ventilation is poor, I've been keeping two less ducks in it at night but last night and a night a week or so before then those two ducks slept in the coop and I feel like that's when she got the what's now scabs on her comb and waddles.
Here are some more photos of her.
She has cross beak or whatever it's called.
This hens name is Pearl.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Hen, about 9 years old, don't entirely know breed. She's about her normal weight she does feel thinner than she should be.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
I noticed today that she was the last one to come out of the coop, she ate like shes supposed to and has been making normal chicken sounds but she acts a little slower than usual and has been acting disoriented or cant seem to move properly she was sort of running into things. She's acting for the most part normal but she does seem a little off.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
I think maybe since yesterday but today it's been more noticeable if she was even acting weird yesterday.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
Not from what I've observed everyone seems normal.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
About 5 days ago I think, she got pecked or something. For a couple days she had and still kind of has some purple on her waddle where I assume she must have gotten grabbed there by another chickens beak.
I couldn't get very good pictures when I was out there I will get some better ones in a bit.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
I can't really think of one specific thing there's lots of things I think could be causing this.
Although last week she was adamant on going into the breezewat and I assume she wanted to lay eggs in there, I think she might possibly just need to lay an egg and she just cant find a spot that she likes and is allowed to be in.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
They were on country companion all flock when we ran out and had to get more murdochs didn't have any more of that feed at the time so we had to get some all flock by nature wise which has oregano stuff in it. And is also a crumble instead of pellets, I wet their feed everyday so there's no dust and less wasted feed.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
I haven't seen very much of her poop today but it looks normal for the most part.
And her but feathers are poopy to they aren't as bad as they were before she cleaned them.
(Pictures of her feathers will be at the bottom of the post)
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Nothing.
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?
Can't do vet so treat it myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
The lump on her right foot is squishy and she doesn't like me touching it, it's been there for maybe a year or two now I don't really know when or how and why it's there or what it is.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Here is a link to a thread about my coop I don't feel like describing the coop in detail right now.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-coop-need-input.1514397/page-8#post-25812559
The coop is too small for all my birds and the ventilation is poor, I've been keeping two less ducks in it at night but last night and a night a week or so before then those two ducks slept in the coop and I feel like that's when she got the what's now scabs on her comb and waddles.
Here are some more photos of her.
She has cross beak or whatever it's called.
) Sometimes it could be a peck of familiarity too. 
