Thanks for the information! I'll try a warm bath. Seems like my hen's issues come and go too... Fingers crossed.
It sounds like there are two routes this can take: (1) they get better on their own or (2) they go downhill.
I wish there was more information on hen health. Don't understand why...
Did you find out what it was? What helped? @Fossy116
I'm especially curious how you get the hen to eat calcium/ Tums when they won't eat (saw this recommended on a few different threads).
Other relevant threads:
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Did you find out what was going on ? My hen is having similar symptoms.
@JONISCHILLI
other threads I found that talk about the same thing:
- https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lethargic-hen-yellow-diarrhea-help.1479286/
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Information to questions listed on the Emergencies Thread:
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Lavender orpington, 4 years old, unsure of weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Standing in corner by itself (formerly top...
What'd you end up doing @kfsilver ?
My hen is showing similar symptoms. 4 years old. Top hen.
She's done this before-- slowed down, hid in a corner for several days-- then one day she was fine again (I introduced a bunch of diamaceous earth into her feed and dewormer into her water, no idea...
THE SITUATION
Pullet is wheezing and sneezing. Laid first egg today, so might heNone of the others in the flock (7 hens, 1 rooster) are showing these symptoms. Isn’t lethargic and is eating normally. Nothing obviously wrong or dirty in the coop.
Video of the wheezing and sneezing:
THE ASK...
This post is a post-mortem of my experience with a week-old polish bantam female chick that could not hold it’s head up and could not drink water.
After 3 days of trying several tactics to keep the bird hydrated and fed, I paid $200 to a veterinarian to try to diagnose the problem, ultimately...