Hello all,
I’ve got a 1.5yr old barred rock, she is at the bottom of the pecking order as you will tell by her bare head in the photo. Last week with warmer temperatures she was fine, outside all day soaking up the sun doing normal chicken stuff. This past week the temperatures around me have dropped to the negatives and we have gotten snow. Since then NO ONE will go outside despite me shoveling paths etc. Yesterday I gave them some scrambled eggs and noticed she was just standing still all puffed up like this. I checked her over from head to toe last night, no cuts, colour is normal, eyes are clear, no runny nose or sneezing, breathing fine, feet are normal, vent is normal, not egg bound, her crop was full last night and empty this morning, I’ve watched her eat and drink this morning. The poop under where she roosts is normal. She just looks miserable so to speak and will not go near their door to the outside world.
Their coop is draft free, locked up at night. I do not have a heat lamp in there for safety concerns.
Am I over reacting or do I have an ill hen? She wasn’t a fan of the winter last year either so I’m stumped
I’ve got a 1.5yr old barred rock, she is at the bottom of the pecking order as you will tell by her bare head in the photo. Last week with warmer temperatures she was fine, outside all day soaking up the sun doing normal chicken stuff. This past week the temperatures around me have dropped to the negatives and we have gotten snow. Since then NO ONE will go outside despite me shoveling paths etc. Yesterday I gave them some scrambled eggs and noticed she was just standing still all puffed up like this. I checked her over from head to toe last night, no cuts, colour is normal, eyes are clear, no runny nose or sneezing, breathing fine, feet are normal, vent is normal, not egg bound, her crop was full last night and empty this morning, I’ve watched her eat and drink this morning. The poop under where she roosts is normal. She just looks miserable so to speak and will not go near their door to the outside world.
Their coop is draft free, locked up at night. I do not have a heat lamp in there for safety concerns.
Am I over reacting or do I have an ill hen? She wasn’t a fan of the winter last year either so I’m stumped