I am so sad. This morning I let the chickens out and my pet blind hen did not come out.
I went in to have a look and she was sat listless on the coop floor. I picked her up and she seemed OK. Later that day she was laying in the corner of the run alone.
I put her into the coop with food and water, where she ate and drank and seemed to perk up.
This evening she is again slumped on the coop floor not moving. Her face and wattles have gone really pale now too, and her eyes are always closed unless I go near her, and then they have lost their brightness and shine.
She has watery poop, but that it. She shows no other signs of ill health. She is not fluffed up or sneezing or anything. She is breathing normally. I can't believe that just yesterday she was so healthy and getting under my feet as usual.
I would think its like she ate something bad, but I know that is impossible as she can only eat form the big deep red feeder. She can't even drink from anything other than her special plastic cup I hang on the coop wall at her head level.
She is about 3 years old, and I raised her from a pullet. She was blind when I got her and she was a real fighter and did really well once I realised she was not getting enough to eat and drink.
I am sure she will have passed away in the morning. I am really upset as this hen has a special place in my heart. Here is a photo of her.
I went in to have a look and she was sat listless on the coop floor. I picked her up and she seemed OK. Later that day she was laying in the corner of the run alone.
I put her into the coop with food and water, where she ate and drank and seemed to perk up.
This evening she is again slumped on the coop floor not moving. Her face and wattles have gone really pale now too, and her eyes are always closed unless I go near her, and then they have lost their brightness and shine.
She has watery poop, but that it. She shows no other signs of ill health. She is not fluffed up or sneezing or anything. She is breathing normally. I can't believe that just yesterday she was so healthy and getting under my feet as usual.
I would think its like she ate something bad, but I know that is impossible as she can only eat form the big deep red feeder. She can't even drink from anything other than her special plastic cup I hang on the coop wall at her head level.
She is about 3 years old, and I raised her from a pullet. She was blind when I got her and she was a real fighter and did really well once I realised she was not getting enough to eat and drink.
I am sure she will have passed away in the morning. I am really upset as this hen has a special place in my heart. Here is a photo of her.
