[chloe]

My 2 year old hen Rosie is such a sweet natured little hen, but she is ill quite alot.. She usally recovers but she just sits hunched up most of the day. She is still eating and drinking and it happends every year but i'm just wondering if there are anyways of curing it faster than letting her body do it? We rescued her from a battery hen barn place so could this be why?
Thanks

[joyfull]

besides sitting hunched up what other symptoms are there? Is she snotty?, bubbly eyed?, rattly chest?, poohing normally?, is she laying ok?, does she have a temperature?, is she moulting?, what is the condition of her comb? what is her crop like?, is she walking ok? when was she last wormed? have you checked for mites and lice? have you checked the coop for mites and lice?
Sorry for so many questions but without seeing her and not knowing your girl we would need more details to even guess at what could be ailing her 

[chloe]

She doesn't have mites/lice, she does lay but now she is ill she has stopped, her comb is still pinky/red. She walk's ok and her poo's are normal, she isn't eating as much as she normally would but she does eat enough to keep her going. How do you take there temperaturs? Thanks

[joyfull]

feel under her wing, then with the same hand feel under another chicken to see if they are about the same 

[chloe]

Ok thanks, and they feel the same. 

[themagicaltoad1]

Do battery hens go broody? maybe this is her version of being broody?

[henamoured]

Is she stressed in some way? Could she be the victim of a hen higher up the pecking order? Is she losing any feathers (mini-moult)?

[chloe]

Nope she's deffinatly not broody and she doesn't get bullied by any of the other hens    Oh well i spose i can just let her get better on her own