Older Hen Is Looking Odd

[MarshyRooster]

Is it life-threatening for chickens? Or contagious? If it's contagious, is it contagious to humans as well? Should I take her to the vet?

 

[Mutchi]

Not contagious to humans.
How is blackhead controlled by management?

1. prevention of exposure by quarantine or isolation, especially avoiding any contact with chickens or game birds, and.
2. use of migration barriers to prevent commingling of infected birds with uninfected birds.

It IS contagious to other chickens so I would quarantine it

 

[MarshyRooster]

Okay... is it life threatening to them, though?

Also, is that definitely the problem, or could it be something else?

 

[Mutchi]

Okay... is it life threatening to them, though?

Also, is that definitely the problem, or could it be something else?

It could also be fowl pox

 

[MarshyRooster]

Okay. Are either of those life threatening to chickens?
And is fowl pox contagious to humans?

 

[Mutchi]

Okay. Are either of those life threatening to chickens?
And is fowl pox contagious to humans?

Fowl pox is not a threat to humans,

It's not fowl pox, it's almost certainly not blackhead either. The blood on her comb is probably from your other chickens pecking her.
Have you checked her for lice and mites?
Has she ever been de-wormed?
How much does she weigh?
Has she lost weight?

So then what is it?

 

[MarshyRooster]

Thank you all for replying.
Why would the chickens peck her, though?
I haven't checked her for lice and mites. I probably should have done that hours ago though, but I'm not really sure how.
I'm not sure how much she weighs, but I would like to know how... and if she would be okay with being handled to be weighed.
Does she sound like her life is in danger?

 

[Mutchi]

Thank you all for replying.
Why would the chickens peck her, though?
I haven't checked her for lice and mites. I probably should have done that hours ago though, but I'm not really sure how.
I'm not sure how much she weighs, but I would like to know how... and if she would be okay with being handled to be weighed.
Does she sound like her life is in danger?

They tend to pick on the ones at the bottom of the pecking order, or if they are weak. I would put your hen on a human weight scale. And her life may be in danger...

 

[MarshyRooster]

She doesn't seem as though she's low on the pecking order, but I haven't been specially keeping an eye on that, so I'm not sure I know.
I asked. Unfortunately, my dad won't let me weigh her, or take her to the vet. I really don't know what to do!
What could it be, aside from getting pecked?
And how urgent is it, in life and death?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Stop saying that she's likely to die.


It doesn't look too worrying, honestly. Are you able to get a picture of her face? Does she make any sounds when she breathes? What exactly is worrying you, Op?