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    Sour Crop, Very Sick Hen, Please Help

    I'm very sorry.. She looks awfully young .
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    Dog Attack

    Keep her seperated so she can chill even if she seems better. They will try to keep up with flock and pretend. Chickens are pretty hearty, keep it sprayed, give her water a boost.
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    Hens stopped laying

    Could also be the heat though i imagine it's been hot before this. You might also be sure nest box is dry and clean and they just arent laying elsewhere.
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    Limping hen - not bumble foot

    Like people they sometimes get hurt. I also had a hen who at three started limping and hopping fresh from the coop one AM, and I thought stroke? Merks? Never found out . She lived to be 10 hopping and skipping for 7 years.
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    hen not passing solids. recovered once but the problem came back, now with black jelly specks in the stool

    If there is blood in the stool you should treat with corvid.
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    Hens stopped laying

    If they look healthy dont worry. How old are your hens? where do you live? Its a little early for the molt in New England.
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    Surprise Box Massacre

    Omg so terrible. I hope you are reinforcing the run and gave the owners crap. I ended up with a chain link run because of a dumb neighbors Husky. Infuriating.
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    Marek’s?

    I donk know about the Mareks but pretty shitty for someone to dump thier blind hen.
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    Hen rebounding after seizure?

    My 4 year old sex link had diarrahea for a week. Gave her a few baths, kept an eye out. Went downhill rapidly yesterday and today. Had her in cage, she was puffed up, head down, not eating or drinking, could barely stand . About an hour ago I heard flailing in cage (before you think you...
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    Lethargic chicken, falling asleep standing

    This is a sign of sickness, or yes could be something she ate. Cant hurt to isolate her. Some vitamins electrolytes if you have them. Since I dont bring chickens to vets cant comment on that. Ive found chickens to be pretty hardy and they often bounce back. one of mine ate a lizard or a toad...
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    Chicken open mouth breathing / wheezing

    You might want to peer into her beak too.
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    Chicken open mouth breathing / wheezing

    She doesnt look to distressed...the noise is interesting. Ive had plenty of hens with respiratory issues but they usually looked sick, or did this wierd neck in the air gasping thing if making noise. If it were me I would isolate her just to be safe . I've always got bird antibiotic around...
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    Flock Decisions

    I once got down to two girls and they were best buddies. So yes 2 can be ok. So I would just wait it out. 1 is more problematic but you cross that bridge when it happens. I got down to 1, and she just hung with the dogs until the chicks grew up.
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    From my head to my yard- coop and run

    Glad your hens are getting out of prison. Chain link will look better over time, but it has too big holes for babies. I ended making a cage within a cage for chicks. I have bird netting over the top of chainlink. Rural florida half the year so bears, bobcats, coyotes. I have three dogs so that...
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    Swollen ears, eye bubbles, red face - in autumn

    I dont know much about antibiotic restrictions in NZ but I buy pigeon and fish antibiotics online in usa. Youd have to google it. I dont take chickens to the vet, but i get it. They get to be pets sometimes.
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