Rescued hen has tiny white bugs. Help

[cmom]

She now has a happy home...

 

[cbain0432]

Brave has spent 2 nights in the hen house. I put her in just before they all go in to roost. Just like I figured, they are too tired to fight, so they just grumble about it instead. The first night, half my pullets refused to sleep inside with her. They all slept with her last night.

 

[cbain0432]

Brave acts like she has never been touched by a rooster. She responds differently than my girls. Any thoughts?

 

[9SpiceyChickens]

She probably never has been!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Brave has spent 2 nights in the hen house. I put her in just before they all go in to roost. Just like I figured, they are too tired to fight, so they just grumble about it instead. The first night, half my pullets refused to sleep inside with her. They all slept with her last night.

Brave acts like she has never been touched by a rooster. She responds differently than my girls. Any thoughts?

Glad to hear she is doing well!
Is she laying eggs?
Can you give a little more info about how she responds differently to the rooster - does she hide, reject him, etc. How does he respond to her - is he courting her?
Some hens are not that receptive to roosters, they don't squat for them or try to ignore them. I would just observe and give her some time.

 

[cbain0432]

Glad to hear she is doing well!
Is she laying eggs?
Can you give a little more info about how she responds differently to the rooster - does she hide, reject him, etc. How does he respond to her - is he courting her?
Some hens are not that receptive to roosters, they don't squat for them or try to ignore them. I would just observe and give her some time.

She runs from him. He is courting her and I allow him to mount her. When he mounts her, she doesn't just put her head down and tail up, she almost goes completely limp and he crushes her almost flat to ground. She spent 3 night in henhouse. I have to put her in each night and coax out in morning. She hides all the time. When I'm home, I make her socialize. If she tries to hide, I carry back to flock. She is eating some, but not much. Not much water either. Poop was solid, eating and drinking great until the move to the henhouse. Poop is runny again.

 

[cbain0432]

She is not laying eggs. Still growing a lot of missing feathers back.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She runs from him. He is courting her and I allow him to mount her. When he mounts her, she doesn't just put her head down and tail up, she almost goes completely limp and he crushes her almost flat to ground. She spent 3 night in henhouse. I have to put her in each night and coax out in morning. She hides all the time. When I'm home, I make her socialize. If she tries to hide, I carry back to flock. She is eating some, but not much. Not much water either. Poop was solid, eating and drinking great until the move to the henhouse. Poop is runny again.

Sounds like she's scared of the rooster, she may get a bit better with her actions as she acclimates being with the flock. I would make sure she's getting to eat/drink well even if you have to take her aside daily.