Looking a Picture of Chickeny Health Knowing what a healthy
chicken looks like may stop you from mistaking illness or
deformity for the normal appearance of a chicken. The following
quick pointers can help you determine whether a chicken is
healthy and normal: Activity level. Differences exist between
breeds, but a healthy chicken is rarely still during the
daylight hours. Some breeds are more nervous and flighty; others
are calm but busy. In very warm weather, all chickens become
less active. Eyes. Chicken eyes should be clear and shiny, with
no discharge or swelling around them. When a chicken is alert
and active, its eyelids shouldn’t be showing. Feathers. In
general, a chicken shouldn’t be missing large patches of
feathers. One exception to this is hens kept with a cockerel.
These hens often have bare patches on the back and behind the
head that are normal and caused by mating. However, you should
never see open sores or swelling where the skin is bare. If you
take on ex-battery hens, they’re normally qui