Registered User. stacym129. This morning she did not eat with the others and now she is sitting alone in the hut while the others are all outside foraging in the grass. One of my 9 chickens has been all puffed up since yesterday. If your feathered friends are looking a little droopy or behaving differently, then this section may hold the solution to your problem. Alana is sick. When a chicken dies suddenly for no obvious reason, it's unsettling. The package came unopened from the supermarket. How to tell if you have a sick Chicken What are the signs to look for and what can be done. We’re not sure what’s wrong with her.More Videos From Sunset Alana sitting on a hay bale, tail down and listless. Does this mean it has a food-borne contamination/disease? But it's not uncommon. She won't eat or drink anything, or even pick though hay or grass. Some loose droppings are normal for chickens. Wondering what a broody chicken is or how to stop it- look no further. When she did finally stand up (no chicken can resist the lure of […] I seperated her from the rest of my chickens more than a week ago. Here are some possible causes for that sudden death. On Friday, I noticed her sitting down in a corner of the coop, with a sort of sad inward gaze. I have a sick chicken (a little over a year old) that's rapidly losing weight. Droppings that look like cecal poops should make up no more than one-third of the droppings you see in the coop under the perches in the morning. stacym129. Flock keepers usually […] Post Jun 11, 2009 #1 2009-06-11T18:45. 2. these are observations and things I've picked up during twelve years of keeping Chickens experience. Just like the cold is common in humans there are a few health issues with chickens that you are likely to encounter as a chicken keeper. Sick chicken not eating or drinking Sick chicken not eating or drinking. 2. Several times a day, a chicken passes sticky, smelly brown cecal poops that you may mistake for diarrhea. Firstly I should say I am not trained in Chicken Health and remedies etc. I have a package of raw chicken in my refrigerator for making fajitas and the plastic on top of the package has puffed up like there is air inside.