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    Chicken with swollen but SOFT belly

    Thanks for the information! I'll try a warm bath. Seems like my hen's issues come and go too... Fingers crossed. It sounds like there are two routes this can take: (1) they get better on their own or (2) they go downhill. I wish there was more information on hen health. Don't understand why...
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    Advice? Top hen not moving, swollen but soft rear, yellowish poop.

    Update: Hen still not eating or moving. Rear still swollen. What can I do to help her?
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    Lethargic hen tail down

    Did you find out what it was? What helped? @Fossy116 I'm especially curious how you get the hen to eat calcium/ Tums when they won't eat (saw this recommended on a few different threads). Other relevant threads: -...
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    Poor girl cant move

    Did you find out what was going on ? My hen is having similar symptoms. @JONISCHILLI other threads I found that talk about the same thing: - https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lethargic-hen-yellow-diarrhea-help.1479286/ -...
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    Advice? Top hen not moving, swollen but soft rear, yellowish poop.

    Information to questions listed on the Emergencies Thread: 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Lavender orpington, 4 years old, unsure of weight. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Standing in corner by itself (formerly top...
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    Chicken with swollen but SOFT belly

    What'd you end up doing @kfsilver ? My hen is showing similar symptoms. 4 years old. Top hen. She's done this before-- slowed down, hid in a corner for several days-- then one day she was fine again (I introduced a bunch of diamaceous earth into her feed and dewormer into her water, no idea...
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    Need advice: Wheezing and sneezing — laid first egg today

    Thank you, eggcessive! You were right— she is now ok. I think if she were less active/ not eating/ had mucus it might be a different story.
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    Need advice: Wheezing and sneezing — laid first egg today

    THE SITUATION Pullet is wheezing and sneezing. Laid first egg today, so might heNone of the others in the flock (7 hens, 1 rooster) are showing these symptoms. Isn’t lethargic and is eating normally. Nothing obviously wrong or dirty in the coop. Video of the wheezing and sneezing: THE ASK...
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    Polish Bantam Chick Neck/Head Problems: What I Learned + Thank You

    This post is a post-mortem of my experience with a week-old polish bantam female chick that could not hold it’s head up and could not drink water. After 3 days of trying several tactics to keep the bird hydrated and fed, I paid $200 to a veterinarian to try to diagnose the problem, ultimately...
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