Thank you everyone for your comments/help/support! Here is an update in case anyone was wondering where we are at:
Hershey hasn't been near the chickens since last summer.
It's not likely he ate a noxious plant, but possible.
Yesterday (Saturday) I spent a LOT of time with him. In the evening, I fixed up the bedroom again so he could start watching evening TV w/ us again. Yesterday and today, I let him in his outdoor pen, and in the evening he came in by himself, like he always used to. Didn't hang in the tunnel either!
Last nighthe pooped a lot of poops that were strung together, with, I presume, hair. I think that means he did have an excess of hair, probably caused by some mild statsis?
So here's my theory on what happened.
The "not wanting to cuddle" thingy came about because I was spending less time with him, and he was mad/left out/feeling his wild bunniness.
Then something gave him a scare while in his outdoor pen so he took to his tunnel and didn't come out. Because of this, he didn't eat for about 24 hours, and then only a little, thus the gut problem.
Yesterday and today, he was more friendly. One time I came downstairs and he actually did the circling thingy! He sat on my lap and watched tv w/ me for almost an hour. He even "volunteered" by jumping up on the bed!
His eating isn't quite back to normal, but he is eating a lot more.
So, I'm thinking we have turned the corner, and I have to be more careful to not "neglect" my poor spoiled baby! lol!
Hershey hasn't been near the chickens since last summer.
It's not likely he ate a noxious plant, but possible.
Yesterday (Saturday) I spent a LOT of time with him. In the evening, I fixed up the bedroom again so he could start watching evening TV w/ us again. Yesterday and today, I let him in his outdoor pen, and in the evening he came in by himself, like he always used to. Didn't hang in the tunnel either!
Last nighthe pooped a lot of poops that were strung together, with, I presume, hair. I think that means he did have an excess of hair, probably caused by some mild statsis?
So here's my theory on what happened.
The "not wanting to cuddle" thingy came about because I was spending less time with him, and he was mad/left out/feeling his wild bunniness.
Then something gave him a scare while in his outdoor pen so he took to his tunnel and didn't come out. Because of this, he didn't eat for about 24 hours, and then only a little, thus the gut problem.
Yesterday and today, he was more friendly. One time I came downstairs and he actually did the circling thingy! He sat on my lap and watched tv w/ me for almost an hour. He even "volunteered" by jumping up on the bed!
His eating isn't quite back to normal, but he is eating a lot more.
So, I'm thinking we have turned the corner, and I have to be more careful to not "neglect" my poor spoiled baby! lol!
