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We have a few hens going through their first molt. I noticed some loss of feathers, and some pinfeathers starting for probably the last three to four weeks.
About a week and a half ago, I noticed some of those hens acting more lethargic than normal. Standing by themselves, not eating or drinking as frequently, or even just hanging out in the coop. I wrote it off to just molting, till I saw our cockerel starting to look lethargic too. Being hatched in April I figured it’s too soon for him to molt, and he doesn’t look to have any feather loss.
So, I dosed everyone’s water for a week with Corid. Everyone seems to have become more active and acting more normally except for one. For the last two days she’s basically been hanging out in the coop either on the roost in the nesting box area or on the floor. It looks like most of her poop was very runny as it’s falling on my rollout boxes.
Not sure if she’s just having a rough time of her first malt, or if it’s something like coccidiosis. Here’s a few photos love to hear your thoughts.
About a week and a half ago, I noticed some of those hens acting more lethargic than normal. Standing by themselves, not eating or drinking as frequently, or even just hanging out in the coop. I wrote it off to just molting, till I saw our cockerel starting to look lethargic too. Being hatched in April I figured it’s too soon for him to molt, and he doesn’t look to have any feather loss.
So, I dosed everyone’s water for a week with Corid. Everyone seems to have become more active and acting more normally except for one. For the last two days she’s basically been hanging out in the coop either on the roost in the nesting box area or on the floor. It looks like most of her poop was very runny as it’s falling on my rollout boxes.
Not sure if she’s just having a rough time of her first malt, or if it’s something like coccidiosis. Here’s a few photos love to hear your thoughts.