Author Topic: Sick Chicken  (Read 2042 times)

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Sick Chicken
« on: June 23, 2013, 11:04:05 am »
Friday morning I let the chickens out at the normal time and one of my girls was rather unsteady on her feet. I caught her easy enough and checked her over but nothing seemed wrong apart from her looking a bit drunk. I put her in the cat basket away from the others to see if she would improve. By evening she had somehow got out of the cat basket and was walking about with the others. Still seems quite but eating fine. The girls have been doing a lot of sun bathing, is it possible that she had too much sun ?

chrismahon

  • Joined Dec 2011
  • Gascony, France
Re: Sick Chicken
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2013, 07:45:21 pm »
New one on me Sabrina; but I'm still learning. Check for sour crop, or it's possible she isn't eating properly as she is being bullied off the feeder or drinker- have two.

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: Sick Chicken
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2013, 11:12:13 am »
She seems fine again, I have 2 feeders and drinkers, also give them some food out in the yard in the morning as they are always in a rush to get out in the morning. Keeping a close eye on her.

 

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