What does it mean when a chicken is not moving?
Lethargy could be caused simply by temperature extremes so warming or cooling a chicken would help. Hens can become egg bound completely blocking their digestive system. Poisons, disease, parasites and injury are possible causes of chicken lethargic. Next a lethargic chicken usually needs food and water.
Why does my chicken sit on the ground all the time?
During spring and summer months some hens go broody. They will choose a nesting spot and can believe they are incubating eggs, even when all eggs are removed daily. Broody hens enter a trance like state and often, even if removed from the nest, will sit low to the ground and not move.
Why are my chickens not able to walk?
As far as they know, this affliction can be caused simply by heredity or by feed. Considering that you obviously take very good care of your birds, and that your other birds have not been prone to these symptoms we are going to assume that this is hereditary in this instance.
Why do chickens sometimes seem to die unexpectedly?
Sudden Death Syndrome: why chickens sometimes die unexpectedly. Use up and down arrows to select available result. Press enter to go to selected search result. Touch devices users can use touch and swipe gestures. Sudden Chicken Death Syndrome: why chickens sometimes seem to die randomly.
Why does my chicken go broody in the summer?
A chicken lethargic that is unusually slow and unresponsive may be quite sick. During spring and summer months some hens go broody. They will choose a nesting spot and can believe they are incubating eggs, even when all eggs are removed daily.
Why does my chicken not walk on the ground?
This morning she won’t even try to stand when I put her on the ground. She is eating and drinking, but will not move. Her comb seems a little discolored and I don’t know if her legs are bruised or not, but they have red spots on them that none of my other chickens seem to have.
What kind of chicken can’t stand up on its own?
I have an Ameraucana/Cochin mix hen, named May, that can’t walk or even stand up, and she seems to not be able to lift her wings very well either.
Why does my chicken not want to eat anything?
Poisons, disease, parasites and injury are possible causes of chicken lethargic. Next a lethargic chicken usually needs food and water. It may not have wanted to eat for a while or been prevented from eating by other chickens.
How old is the chicken that won’t walk?
Other info: She is about 14 weeks old. They are free range chickens, they sleep in the coop at night which is very secure. They eat Purina start/grow and a bit of veggies once and a while. oh and it looks as though the feathers on the top of her head and neck have been plucked at.
