Ducksandchickens
Free Ranging
I let my very small flock of 2 at around 1 today. My usually aggressive RIR, penny,wasn’t moving after she went over to the hose. My other hen, Sherman was acting normal. I went over to penny and she didn’t chase or try to attack me which was very unusual bc she is quite a mean hen. I knew something was wrong. First thing I did was get on my hands and knees to bend down far away to check her butt area. It was pasty and white and full with dried poop. Penny and Sherman havent been laying for a while. Sherman hasn’t for about a month and that was normal. Sherman’s comb was pale and small so she is fine but penny’s is large and red and she was laying about a week ago. At first I thought she had stopped laying bc of winter. (They are both 3 1/2 years old btw. They’ll be 4 in spring) I knew what to do and got a bucket of warm water and a rag and me and my mom rangled up penny. My mom held penny and I gently wiped some poop away. I saw a big clump of poop and picked it away. Penny freaked out and we let her down. I then got a throw away lasagna plate and then put warm water in there. We set her down and it seemed to clear most of it up. Her butt was wet but we let her go. She pooped which I think is good. Penny started grooming herself but wasn’t interested in food. She mostly stayed behind the heater and wasn’t very active but she did try dust bathing. I put them in the coop about 30 mins ago when it got dark.
I can’t get any pics because it’s dark out. Is there anything else I can do other then pray? We can’t afford a vet at the moment and family issues have arisen so we can’t really ask for family to help us. Thanks guys
I can’t get any pics because it’s dark out. Is there anything else I can do other then pray? We can’t afford a vet at the moment and family issues have arisen so we can’t really ask for family to help us. Thanks guys
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maybe they can 
