Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[cj-chook]

Hi,

I'm hoping that someone may have some advice. One of my chickens is behaving strangely today. She's not eating but drinking constantly hardly moving from the water container and looking listless and sleepy. Any thoughts? I hate it when they look poorly.

Many thanks

Carol

[sheik]

How long has she been like that?

Sometimes if they are going to lay a "softie" they can be out of sorts for an hour or two, but after they have laid it they return back to normal within another hour.

 

If she's like it tomorrow I would personally get her to a vet as quickly as possible.

 

/\dam

[cj-chook]

One of the hens has been laying soft shell less eggs but wasn't sure which one, it could be her. Today is the first time she has been drinking excessively. She was hanging around in the nest box a bit which made me think she was about to go broody.

[sheik]

Drinking more than usual isn't necessarily anything to be worried about. Also, you can't monitor them all day so have no real way of telling if she is definitely drinking more than her fair share.

 

If you are seeing soft shelled eggs, than I'd expect you to see a poorly looking hen on that day.

 

I'd be keeping as close an eye on her as possible , just in case she worsens and you need a vet.

 

Good luck!

 

/\dam