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Approximately 2-yr hen, starting shaking head with chirp about one week ago, but only occasionally. Last night it became constant, shaking-chirp and then crying almost non-stop, all night and still this morning. Unfortunately, or avian vet is booked until Monday and other mobile vet can't make...

Easter egger hen is in third laying season and only laid 1 or 2 eggs first two seasons, along with occasional very miniature one; now well into third season, and no normal eggs, and just found her first miniature egg (see picture). She free ranges all day with flock, eats high quality layer...

Crop is also full of liquid, but it’s clear and does not smell. White leghorn 3 yrs. Was laying eggs 2 mos ago, stopped and had a little bit of water belly. Avian Vet drained and observed hint of milky yellow and put her on antibiotic. Couple weeks later she was laying eggs again, but 3-4 weeks...

Have 10-yr buff Orpington with water belly getting worse, upon closer inspection she has blocked crop almost size of tennis ball. Did not notice since she’s so fluffy. We read about using oil and and massage to dissolve and move through, but don’t know if water belly means she’s having gastro...

We discovered some large maggots under skin near vent. Hen was putting off odor so that explains it. Vet prescribed ivermectin once for this, but will Safeguard work the same? I know concentration for both for parasites.

We first saw this in one dropping under roost area and were trying to figure out which chicken it was, but this morning we noticed it in five droppings. Could it be coccidiosis and should we treat all our hens immediately? We have Corid (amprolium 9.6% oral solution), but since it’s Christmas...

White leghorn nearing 9 or 10 years. Hasn't legged egg with shell in couple years but regularly drops egg white, occ. some yolk, at night on roost. Vet said she is old and no longer producing shell. We give her calcium and probiotics. She often shows fluid build up below the vent on stomach...

Our silkie hen is 4-5 years old and started throwing up yellow-ish to clear liquid Tuesday (7/18) evening, wouldn't eat. Each day since, she has diarrhea (dark/clear), has eaten next to nothing, only a a few pecks of bread, tomato, and yogurt, which are things she normally would crave. We don't...

Does anyone know if we can use Oxine AH on top of Terbutaline? Our vet prescribed the later and is gone on vacation, and our rooster is not doing any better after 3 days of fogging. We are also giving him oral solution once a day and injections every 12 hrs. It does not seem to be working...

We lost a hen last week, and the necropsy done respiratory problems and suggested pneumonia, and today our rooster is coughing and only makes a weak crowing sound. Our avian vet is closed until Monday, and we wonder if we can give him a measured dose of Simplicef, which is left over from an eye...

We thought our hen had a virus or bacterial infection, and she has been slowing down and now not able to walk. Our avian vet has been on vacation and we took her to another vet, but nothing to help. Now we see larvae coming out her cloaca. What to do??? How could this be? Any advice would...

Hen has been sitting on eggs for about three days and when we got the eggs and broke them open in the frying pan the yolks are runny.

A couple hen's eggs have really watery egg whites. In the past they were very firm around the yolk, so wondering why this is happening. Some chickens are as old as 4 years, and we feed plenty of organic layer and they free range on our property daily.

Second day of hen not eating or moving much and see small amounts of blood in watery, yellowy, poop. Before we go to vet we are trying to get input from you all.

This is not normal--she has never done it before--but I don't know if it's just an upset stomach or the start of something more serious. She is about 3 years old is the only one that has been sick in the past, but she looks great these days. She was also chirping pretty loud for awhile but has...

My hen has bubbling and it has not improved after 3 days of Baytril, and I've been reading that others prescribe different antibiotics. I don't think I have a lot of time left with her as she is starting to hunch over today, not eating, can't see to get around, etc. I haven't seen any posts...

We have 1 of 9 chickens with this symptom. She is in about her 6th day of it and is not eating or drinking today, I think because she cannot see well enough to find the food. The bubbles cover about half of her eyes. We went to an avian vet yesterday and she didn't detect any respiratory...

My wife wants to get 2 silkies and we are wondering if they will be OK in the same coop and run with our other hens. The big orpingtons are pretty bossy with other smaller chickens, so wondering how the silkies would do, and if this is a good idea. thanks

Our Buff Orpington hen was attacked this morning and has substantial wounds. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this? Should we take it to a certain type of vet, get it on antibiotics? Some would probably say "just eat it," but my wife loves our hens and we need to try and get...

We have a white leghorn that is six months old. She has been laying eggs everyday for about three weeks. For the first time she is now sitting on her eggs for almost 24 hours. She screams when other hens(we do not have a rooster) approach the nest box or when we confront her. She has not been...