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I did not find any lice or mites. She is no longer laying but I did include some pictures of feces in the first post on this thread!

Honestly though, now that I'm looking at the symptoms they could both definitely have Marek's – I hadn't realized the symptomology was so diverse. So awful if that is the case cause then there's nothing that can be done

Hello, thank you so much everyone! The poop does smell off for sure – I just made two separate threads for the chickens and have included some pictures on there as well: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lame-leg.1499324/ https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/very-sick-hen.1499329/

Thank you so much for your input, that is my concern, especially cause I have a different hen that is also sick but displaying different symptoms. Really hoping it isn't Marek's and will most definitely check out your thread and see if treating with vitamin B2 can help.

Hello, A couple weeks ago one of my chickens started seeming a little off, but she was still running about so I thought maybe it was just an off day, but a week ago I knew she was sick and things were bad – her comb is very pale and isn't staying upright anymore, tail down, extremely lethargic...

Hello, I have, what I was told, is a Cochin x Americana cross and few days ago I discovered she can no longer walk properly, she is not able to hold herself up. Her leg collapses making her off balance. She's between 7-8 months old and is no longer laying, though I wonder if that's because of...

Okay, thanks so much!!

Thanks so much for your input – I'll check their crops tomorrow morning, up the dose amount, and take some pictures to share. They're only 8 months old so I'm very surprised that they're doing so poorly.

Hello, I'm very stuck and am trying to decide if there's any last efforts I can make or if the most humane thing to do is to euthanize her. I'm also trying to figure out the rest of the (small) flock (I have 3 chickens) are also sick but displaying symptoms differently. If any of you have...

Thanks for getting back to me everyone!! I have finally got some pictures which you can see below (WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES). On going to the coop today I noticed that Thorn's bare patches are now open and bleeding, which looks absolutely horrible. I brought her inside and cleaned her up. I was...

Hi Everyone, I have noticed that one of my hens has lost a ton of feathers on her back, wings and her tail. On closer examination I could see that the shafts are broken off, so it's not moulting. It's the middle of the winter here in Canada (the low tonight is -20C/-4F) so losing feathers is...

It would make sense that if they are eating weird things, their feces would look strange! Below is a chart of droppings, which ones are okay and which ones are bad: http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0 Cheers,

Thanks so much for your input!! It makes me feel a lot better knowing that my chickens aren't the only ones acting silly . Cheers,

My chicks are 4weeks old, and I have noticed that they sometimes eat wood shavings, and yes they do actually eat them. I had them on paper towel till they were around one week old, and they are eating their chick feed, so that's good. Pretty much, I was wondering if there are any long term...

Thanks so much for the explanation!! Much appreciated :)