- Oct 21, 2011
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We have a 13 week old ancona hen that suddenly went lifeless yesterday and fell off a perch. My Daughter happened to be standing there and tried to catch her but was not able. She brought the chicken inside to my husband and within a 2-3 min. she started to open her eyes, looked a bit dazed, and had labored breathing. About 6-10 min later she was running around, eating, drinking - so they put her back in the coop with the other 19 chickens and kept an eye on her. I got home a hour later and checked her every 1/2 hour or so until 9:00pm and she was perfect! Running, jumping up on perches, eating, drinking..... and the other hens didn't treat her any different. All was well so I let them be for the night. This morning I went into the coop and the ancona was laying belly up on the floor, legs staight out, and head fallen to the side. I was sure she was dead so I grabbed a pair of gloves and picked her up - to find a faint heart beat. I held her upright and within a few minutes her eyes opened and she picked up her head and chirpped a few times. I held her for about a 1/2 hour while the family put together a large aquarium for her in the house. She has eaten yogurt and applesause (hasn't touched the pellets), drank water on her own, layed down, walked around..... seems fine. Her comb is still vary small based on age/breed and is a light pink, no discharge from nose/mouth, breathing ok, poop looks normal, she has been able to fall asleep although being in the house with cats, dog and people is very odd for her which could explain the little nervous shake that she has. Her skin, feathers, and feet look fine????? I am so BAMBOOZLED. Has anybody delt with this?