Can anyone help with advice re a poorly ex-batt. I have 5 ex-batts now for 3 weeks and this one is the most 'oven ready' of them all. She has been absolutely fine and enjoying her new life until this afternoon. She has eaten etc today but is now very sleepy and puffing her feathers (what little she has) out and has now gone back into the coop (very unlike her). I notice that her bottom, which is very bare, is also very red (more so than normal). All the other 4 are fine at present. She has started to perch during the day but likes to sit in the nest box at night on the straw - but then she has been doing that since day one and hasnt had a sore bottom till now. I havent been able to see what her droppings are like but she did lay an egg this morning although broken when I went to retrieve it. Her egg shells are sometimes very thin and easily broken. All 5 birds are on ex-batt crumbs, with a few treats in the afternoon - mainly cherry toms or a few bits of green veg, dandelions etc. All are starting to grow their feathers back and looking in better condition generally but she is now beginning to worry me, especially as I havent had chickens before let alone a sick one! Any advice would be very gratefully received.
Marie
Marie
