Unwell chicken

[Themellowyellows]

Do you have pictures of your hen now? Have you had this problem with other hens?

 

[LadyChickens]

Do you have pictures of your hen now? Have you had this problem with other hens

 

[LadyChickens]

We just locked them in the coop earlier. The photo I first took was around 2 hours ago. And yes I believe one other chicken is losing appetite as she isn’t as excited about getting treats or eating much but didn’t show any signs of moving awkwardly or have a dirty butt. But I believe the rest of the chickens doesn’t have this problem.

 

[LaFleche]

Hi, My chicken seems pretty unwell since this week. She’s not eating as much as the other chickens. Also, she just seems tired and awkward Additionally, she returns to the coop much earlier than the other chicken. She also has a dirty bum to which we clean her today with soap. Any advices from chicken expert would be greatly appreciate as I love my chicken very much. Thanks

How old is your hen?

Could you post a clear picture of her behind for us to see if something is amiss?
Poopy bums can lead to deadly fly strike.

Deworming is a good idea, you can use Safeguard goat dewormer or Valbazen.

Check your coop for blood sucking poultry mites. They can leave birds anaemic in no time.

And welcome to BYC!

 

[LadyChickens]

How old is your hen?

Could you post a clear picture of her behind for us to see if something is amiss?
Poopy bums can lead to deadly fly strike.

Deworming is a good idea, you can use Safeguard goat dewormer or Valbazen.

Check your coop for blood sucking poultry mites. They can leave birds anaemic in no time.

We brought our ladies and a gentleman from a seller so we don’t actually know how old they are. They’re probably sleeping right now so I’ll take a photo tomorrow

 

[LaFleche]

We brought our ladies and a gentleman from a seller so we don’t actually know how old they are. They’re probably sleeping right now so I’ll take a photo tomorrow

So the seller did not mention their age?

For how long have they been with you?

 

[LadyChickens]

So the seller did not mention their age?

For how long have they been with you?

We have them for nearly a year now. I think they’re pretty young when we got them as one of them laid a funny small egg.

 

[nuthatched]

They eat mixed corn, grains, pellets and occasionally some treats such as bread and ham

The need to eat mostly chicken feed pellets, corn and grain are treats, hame and bread us bad for them.

Moreover, do you think the verm x natural liquid a good option to buy. Also, do you think we might as well deworm them all while we’re at it. Thanks

It won't do anything, unfortunately it's a scam

 

[LadyChickens]

The need to eat mostly chicken feed pellets, corn and grain are treats, hame and bread us bad for them.

It won't do anything, unfortunately it's a scam

Hi, thanks for the feedback. Our chickens do not like to eat pellets as they only eat a little especially our rooster he basically eat very little to none. I also didn’t know that corn and grains are treats as I type chicken feed on the search engine and corn and grains pops up. Also, I will now rarely feed them bread and ham although they like it very much.
Ok noted. Btw, does the phytopet chicken worm product on Amazon work. If not can you recommend some cheaper ones online as they’re quite pricey. Thanks

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi, thanks for the feedback. Our chickens do not like to eat pellets as they only eat a little especially our rooster he basically eat very little to none. I also didn’t know that corn and grains are treats as I type chicken feed on the search engine and corn and grains pops up. Also, I will now rarely feed them bread and ham although they like it very much.
Ok noted. Btw, does the phytopet chicken worm product on Amazon work. If not can you recommend some cheaper ones online as they’re quite pricey. Thanks

Where are you located in the world?

The products you mention make me think you are in the UK or EU?

If so, for deworming, I would look for Flubendazole (Flubenvet).
@LaFleche can tell you how to administer the dewormer. I **think** it can be mixed with feed. I'm in the U.S. and use different products, so can't say 100%.

Do you provide oyster shell (Soluble Grit) for your flock?
Do check her over for lice/mites too just to be sure that external parasites aren't a contributor of decline.