Poorly sitting chicken?

[warcrise]

Hi

I hope someone can help me. I have two chickens (stan & Ollie) both just over a year old. And the leader of the two (Ollie) has started just sitting around. It was really warm a week or so ago and thought it might have been the heat that had affected her, she has started walking around a bit more since the weathers changed but still doesn't seem as active as normal. She's still laying eggs and i've de-wormed them both. I took her to the vet, who said she was in perfect health.

I don't know what else to do. Ollie is normally a very active chicken- escaping from her pen and flying (flapping) off the top of her coop.
The last few weeks I haven't seen her do much more than walk slowly behind Stan pecking and sitting alone regularly.

Do chickens become less active as they get older (she is only a year old)?

I'd appreciate any advice

Thanks

[gregrag]

Sounds like it is the beginning of some disaster=disease.They don't change from being active to sluggish unless something is wrong. I have noticed that my birds do like you described when I get the occassional case of Coccidiosis.Notice if over time she looses weight and her breastbone (keel) becomes prominent and accumulation of poo on the vent.Once they get it it is hard to get them to pull through but there are medicines that will help knock it out. you could have had her at the vets before symptoms became apparent--you can bet something is wrong..... Greg

[robin416]

How about she's gone broody?

[Evy]

I'm having a problem with this poster. #1 post- He / she says he's from ''Pakistan'' & it looks like English is definitely NOT his 1st language.
#2 post- Entirely different sounding post, same location .
#3 post- A pair of chickens named after '30s film characters, Laural & Hardy ???
Are we being led on here ?

[goosedragon]

Originally Posted by Evy

I'm having a problem with this poster. #1 post- He / she says he's from ''Pakistan'' & it looks like English is definitely NOT his 1st language.
#2 post- Entirely different sounding post, same location .
#3 post- A pair of chickens named after '30s film characters, Laural & Hardy ???
Are we being led on here ?

I suspect so. I have been treating him/her like he was real. English is very common as a second language in India and Pakistan. Once he had 10 chickens now two? I suspect he might be lifting his messages from another board,thats why the tone change. on the other hand no real harm done yet, lets let it play out.