Grimx18
In the Brooder
- Jul 17, 2019
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hi, so I recently rescued a battery hen and she’s been fine for the past few months however three days ago I started to notice that she wasn’t being herself it was only slight differences in her normal behaviour but it started to get me worried she wasn’t getting aggressive at the other chickens as she is usually very territorial and she wasn’t eating as much she usually did ( she was still eating though) The next morning she wouldn’t eat she wouldn’t drink and she was fluffed up. The next day she didn’t want to get out of her Hut which was very unusual for her. She walks a few steps and then standstill and tenses but nothing comes out, she hadn’t laid any eggs since she fell ill
When she’s not tensing she stands up and sleeps or sits down and sleeps she is still drinking though but she refuses to eat and when she poos it’s mainly just white with like a clear slimy jell
she is still always fluffed up and She looks like she has a massive lumpy ball in her throat I don’t know if that’s normal for chickens as I only recently started caring for them so I’m not a professional, her eyelids are pure white and I’m not sure if that’s normal
Maggie (my chicken) was the first ever chicken Id ever interacted with and she has become my best friend she’s not like any of the chicken and I would be devastated to see her die someone I’m begging please help before it’s too late currently she is sleeping on my lap and even when I stroke her, her eyes stay close and she fuses to eat and I don’t know what to do somebody help
When she’s not tensing she stands up and sleeps or sits down and sleeps she is still drinking though but she refuses to eat and when she poos it’s mainly just white with like a clear slimy jell
she is still always fluffed up and She looks like she has a massive lumpy ball in her throat I don’t know if that’s normal for chickens as I only recently started caring for them so I’m not a professional, her eyelids are pure white and I’m not sure if that’s normal
Maggie (my chicken) was the first ever chicken Id ever interacted with and she has become my best friend she’s not like any of the chicken and I would be devastated to see her die someone I’m begging please help before it’s too late currently she is sleeping on my lap and even when I stroke her, her eyes stay close and she fuses to eat and I don’t know what to do somebody help