- Jan 27, 2020
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I noticed my about 4 month old girl is acting sluggish with low energy for about 2 days now. Her wings are drooping down and she is only roosting on the ground of the hen house at night. She is eating when I feed but I have not personally seen her drink water. No injuries are present and she does not appear to be in pain when I pick her up but she weighs almost nothing now. The other hens have not been picking on her at all, but will walk over her because she doesn't get out of the way very fast.
Her face does seem very pale. Not sure if she got too hot maybe?
I let the chickens free range yesterday and she went out with her sister to eat grass but was definitely falling behind.
Is there anything I can give her? Over the counter medicine, different foods or some sort of booster?
I can't afford a vet bill as the only one is for exotic birds and they charge a fortune.
I've also thought about separating her into a cage but I don't want to limit her mobility, as in I want her moving around to stay alive. Plus she might get overheated if confined to a cage even under a shade tree in the backyard from how hot it's been getting.
None of the other young or older chickens are showing signs of sickness.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks. See attached photo of her roosting tonight.
Her face does seem very pale. Not sure if she got too hot maybe?
I let the chickens free range yesterday and she went out with her sister to eat grass but was definitely falling behind.
Is there anything I can give her? Over the counter medicine, different foods or some sort of booster?
I can't afford a vet bill as the only one is for exotic birds and they charge a fortune.
I've also thought about separating her into a cage but I don't want to limit her mobility, as in I want her moving around to stay alive. Plus she might get overheated if confined to a cage even under a shade tree in the backyard from how hot it's been getting.
None of the other young or older chickens are showing signs of sickness.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks. See attached photo of her roosting tonight.