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Amen, Sister! So sorry about your wee one. Even the people who know most at BYC and provide the most conscientious care have had these...

Thank you. As time passes, it feels better, but it's always hard in the moment, and a certain amount of loss stays ever with you, it...

My best advice would be to let her self-regulate. What's happening in their bodies is always somewhat obscured to us, and she's the...

I think that's so. Best to you, Chikn-Wisperer!

You sound like such a sweet soul, appreciating your hens as you do. You might try dex at the end of your cancer girl's life, if it seems...

I certainly understand your concern. I had a salmon faverolle who was 3 when her crop just stopped working. Maybe an obstruction, as is...

Thank you. It was really a roller coaster. After five days of Ginny not eating and drinking, and then just sitting, I was hoping she...

Thank you for your sympathy. I, too, hope the information is helpful to others. I would not have believed a drug could have such a...

I hope it does; my understanding is that meloxicam can help with inflammation-related pain, not sure it's effective with pain of other...

I went for years without any parasite problems, then had an incident of mites, which I caught, too. (Fun!) Have never had another...

You've gone to great lengths for her; you obviously love her. I'm no expert on x-rays, but I do think it's important to her psyche to...

Don't know if this will help, as I use the 7.5 mg Meloxicam pills. My vet recommends 1/4 tab once a day for a hen in need, without...

These are just hard decisions; you did your best. It's my experience that chickens actually do express pain, through slumped posture...

Mites or some other very tiny parasite inhabiting the perches?

Physical indicators can be deceptive before "male" or "female" becomes obvious. Behavior can be a clue; the last roo chick I had...