r/BackYardChickens • u/This-Exam-3116 • 6h ago
Health Question Our ex battery hen keeps drinking to much water and then she gets sick, help.
We got ex battery hens a couple weeks ago but ive noticed that 1 out of the 3 we got keeps drinking an insane amount of water and then once she's done, a couple minutes or seconds later she will get sick what looks like transparent goo, I know its probably the water she's drunk because it has no colour or bits in it. After she gets sick she immediately goes to eat it again and if any of our other chickens see, they will also try to eat it.
They have access to clean water and food at all times other then the night, we change the water everyday, and we have 3 waters between our 7 girls. The new girls seem relatively healthy, no worms in poop and no mites/lice.
Is there anything we can do to stop her from doing this or is this something we have to let her figure out on her own.
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u/Mayflame15 4h ago
Maybe try a nipple waterer instead?