Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: loukev on October 08, 2011, 10:25
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ive had my chickens 3 weeks,let them out today and my 18 week has a closed and swollen eye,i also notice her beak is staying open which is causing her not to pick food up,its really upsetting me as i have no idea what to do,shes really perky and full of herself as normal
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Hello Loukev and welcome to the forum.
I'm sorry to hear about your hen :( I am not an expert but there are loads of people here who can give you good advice. I would check a few things to help us help you.
Is her breathing noisy/rattley?
Is she poohing OK?
Does she have a temperature? You can tell this by feeling under the wing of one of your other birds then using the same hand to feel under her wing to see if she feels hotter.
What is her crop like?
How is her comb?
Have your chickens been wormed?
In the meantime good luck and keep us posted :)