inexperienced chicken mom
Hatching
- Jul 13, 2025
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I'm not that experienced at chicken raising. I only have a small flock of a dozen chickens. I have a 2 year old white Leghorn that one day I noticed walking in circles. I also notice other hens starting to pick on her. So I separated her in to a large crate in my garage and did research to see what was going on. I also consulted with a lady at Tractor Supply that has chickens. I have been giving this chicken nutri drench along with her regular food and water for a couple of weeks with no improvement. She seems happy. Besides walking in circles, she acts happy to see me every time I approach her. She eats and drinks fine. But her poop is green. I looked her over and do not see any external parasites. I checked her beak and even trimmed it for a slight over bite. Since all the added nutrition doesn't seem to be making a difference, I thought maybe she has internal parasites robbing her nutrition. So I did a 6 week worming treatment. (even though I have never seen any worms) I want to rule out anything I can that could be stealing her nutrition. My other chickens have plump red combs, and this chicken has a small dull colored one. As weeks have gone by, I would think that hers was getting redder, but my hubby says I'm imagining things. I'm at the end of what I can do for her. I was at Tractor Supply looking at the products on the shelf and I don't know where to go with this. My husband and I hate to kill her. She seems happy to see us, but I can't let her run around with the other chickens because they will peck her to death. And I can't keep her in a cage the rest of her life like a pet, so I need to cure the neck trouble so she quits going in circles. Please help with ideas to cure.