Rob Thomson Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hello all, After little Milly's cat incident last Monday (http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=96615) she seemed to bounce back very quickly and seemed entirely back to normal by Thursday. However, on Sunday afternoon she seemed subdued, kept closing her eyes, and even spent a couple of hours in the coop. Yesterday she seemed completely fixed again; tearing around the garden, destroying our tulips, and relentlessly pecking everything she could find to peck at (including poor little Anita who always takes the brunt). This morning she seemed quiet again, having periods of frenzied pecking but also periods of standing still (and a bit hunched) and closing her eyes. She seems to be eating and drinking normally, is laying an egg a day (she only missed one day last week but I won't hold that against her as she'd nearly been killed by a cat), and generally looks well - but has these uncharacteristic periods of lethargy. Any ideas? Could it just be the heat? Maybe she's having cat-related nightmares and isn't getting enough sleep? Thanks, Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipsychick Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hi rob Didn't want to read and run , can't really help much either I'm afraid . One of my pekins does the same sort of thing and I was worried she was not well the other week , I convinced myself she had sour crop and she spent a week inside on rations so I could keep an eye on her. I read all the posts I could find and finally took her to a local chicken farm where I have bought a few other chooks from . They were very helpful and said she seamed fine . Can't say she's any different but she is laying and seams ok . I think I can find more problems than there are at times Sorry was not any help but someone will be along that knows more . Hope she's ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Ignoring the cat attack completely, given she is eating and I assume pooing OK, I would have said Red Mite in the coop. Perhaps it is a delayed stress thing? Or has she an internal infection she is fighting which is tiring her out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I've got one that keeps doing that. I've put it down to her age. She's a 4 year old hybrid. I think she gets hot too as she loves laying in the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Do you then get a baked egg Chickabee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 No eggs only softies. Perhaps they're melting inside her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 Thanks all. She's seemed fine for the last couple of days so fingers crossed she's back to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
