MintyEgger
Chirping
- May 24, 2022
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The oldest hen in my 3 chicken flock was found today lying on her side with head feathers missing. I took her inside and we've kept her in a box at first as she was stiff and frozen, only blinking. A couple hours later she started looking around, basically tilting her head and moving her neck everywhere in a constant vigilance. I moved her to a dog crate where she kept doing that, and attempted to see how she'd do back outside with our docile chicken. She just kept looking around and acting terrified. She has always been the top hen, so is she in shock? I've brought her back inside and gave her electrolyte water thru a syringe. She is still looking around and appearing terrified. What can I do? I've covered her crate with a blanket. This hen is about 5 years old, but I've never seen anything like this. She's normally friendly towards me but she just seems scared of everything that moves now. What can be done? I don't think its neurological, as she can walk and jump just fine.