Re: Poultry in a strange mood

Jill wrote:
Steve Newport wrote:
Don't know if anybody else notices this sort of thing but our chooks
seem to have been in a strange mood recently.

Our one bird won't come out of her coop and makes quiet cooing noises
al the time whilst almost continually puffing up her feathers

SHE is BROODY !!!!!
<grin>
Break her so she does not starve herself. and gets back to be a happy bunny again sooner. -- look up broody hens on the group there is lots of advice.

and the
other three hand around, almost hiding beneath a table in the yard.

Its wet?
Or stormy?
Or they are aiming to go broody too ?

Have they got mites or lice?
Its been a HORRENDOUS year for them and can cause birds to become anaemic/lethargic.

They don't seemed stressed (nervous) just rather "withdrawn" - odd
thing to notice in chickens.

There is SO much food around at this time of year that they do spend much more time just lazing about.

Yep, you've got a broody hen. Put some fertile eggs under her and let her hatch them out. Or close her off from the nest box and make her stay outside most of the time.
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