Young leghorn lethargic not moving or eating

stormrobin

Songster
8 Years
Mar 1, 2017
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Idaho
i have a young leghorn 4-6 months roughly not laying yet that I know of. Found her last night not moving, huddled in the coop under the nest boxes. I thought she might be cold so I picked her up and cuddled her in my jacket for about 15 minutes. She is not normally very friendly, she is usually flighty with me but a very active little bird. She had no problems with me holding her and she fell asleep. I put her in a nest box and added a lot more straw thinking she was cold because the temps here went from 80s and 90s one day to 50s yesterday and colder last night. When I went to check on her this morning she was still in the box but had shifted around. I gathered her up again and grabbed a box and now she is in my house. I got her to drink about two small cap fulls of water. Just a few minutes ago. No interest in food. She was a little curious of her surroundings but still very calm and lethargic. I couldn't feel anything around her crop area, from what I know of. And nothing in her abdomen. No lice or mites and a clean vent. No injuries that I know of. She is one of my smallest birds even though there are younger birds in with her. She is very light but always has been.
 
Oh coop is an 8x8 with 14 nest boxes first seven are about two feet off the ground the next seventh top. Coop is 8 to 9 feet tall. Roosts are at six feet and seven. They have i big run outside with a tree and bush and toys to enjoy. Nothing toxic can be reached and they haven't been outside the run in over a week.
 

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