mamasnowwolf
Chirping
- Feb 23, 2021
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Hi all,
I have a little RIR hen that's roughly 5 years old. I went out yesterday and she wasn't out free ranging with the other birds. She just sat there. I wondered if she was laying an egg even though she was outside and not in the coop. When I threw scratch and she didn't get up, I knew something was wrong. The pictures I have aren't the best, but I can't see any real physical reason she is acting up.
We separated her from the flock, we cleaned the coop, and did what we could for the remaining flock. She then got a good soak in warm water with Epsoms salt mostly to clean up her fluff which was covered in poo. We noticed a few bugs on her so we did dust the parts that weren't wet and I'll dust her fluff and the rest this morning. She isn't moving around much, she doesn't stand up long. She did eat when we held food out to her. She ate quite a lot actually. She is drinking water as well.
Her eyes are bright and clear, her beak is fine, no signs of a runny nose. She is breathing normally. What other things should I look for? Is there anything I can do to help her? I can take other pictures if you tell me what you need. Any advice is welcome. Thanks you.
I have a little RIR hen that's roughly 5 years old. I went out yesterday and she wasn't out free ranging with the other birds. She just sat there. I wondered if she was laying an egg even though she was outside and not in the coop. When I threw scratch and she didn't get up, I knew something was wrong. The pictures I have aren't the best, but I can't see any real physical reason she is acting up.
We separated her from the flock, we cleaned the coop, and did what we could for the remaining flock. She then got a good soak in warm water with Epsoms salt mostly to clean up her fluff which was covered in poo. We noticed a few bugs on her so we did dust the parts that weren't wet and I'll dust her fluff and the rest this morning. She isn't moving around much, she doesn't stand up long. She did eat when we held food out to her. She ate quite a lot actually. She is drinking water as well.
Her eyes are bright and clear, her beak is fine, no signs of a runny nose. She is breathing normally. What other things should I look for? Is there anything I can do to help her? I can take other pictures if you tell me what you need. Any advice is welcome. Thanks you.