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  2. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Egg Laying Behavior in 6 y/o Hens - Should I be concerned?

    My small mixed flock of four hens is a couple months shy of 6 years old. I'm noticing more quirks early on in this laying season. Below are their egg laying behaviors with some questions: Darla - EE: she started this season with a prolific bang (2 days on/1 day off), however, yesterday she...
  3. greenchicky

    OLD DUCK MOLTING

    Hello! My 16 yr old Muscovy male is molting again and it is growing back weird! Not sure how I can help?! Other than that he is off balance but good appetite and stuff so not sure what to do! Looks painful (
  4. L

    Sleeping Chicken, drinks lots when woken, falls asleep while drinking

    Another sick chicken here. Isa Brown, 3yrs old Lays eggs frequently, perfectly good coat She started sleeping during the day, then the following 2 days she has just been sleeping all day. Originally thought she was dying of old age as Isa's dont live forever, and it seemed to be a similar...
  5. Saltymiso

    Confirmed lash egg! Need help treating

    So my almost 6 year old chicken (her name is flower//I didn’t name her my 6yr old cousin did lol) laid a weird egg over a month ago but I wasn’t able to confirm that it was a lash egg cause it was more like an abnormal egg but I had no idea which of my 11 chickens had laid it either. I’ve been...
  6. Chickenwithnobrim

    Egg bound or ascites?

    Hi all, I have an older hen who was already an older Unknown age when I found her dumped by somebody and she's been with me for 3 years. Last night she ate like normal and had a big poo before bed but this morning she was lethargic and wouldn't come out of the coop. I managed to get her to drink...
  7. KyloChicken

    How old do your hens REALLY get?

    How old do your hens really get? I have a mixed group of chickens (roosters, hens, and young ones) free roaming. At night they are locked into the coop and as soon as the sun is about to come up the automatic doors open and they are off. The reason I’m asking: I get VERY attached to every...
  8. jewelg

    Foot disease, or just aging?

    Hello! I volunteer with a local garden that has chickens, and I have my own first flock but they’re only 3 years old. One of the hens at the garden is considerably older and her feet look a bit gnarled, dragonny, thickened and scaly to me. Is this a normal part of aging for chickens or is there...
  9. Diveks

    old age or sickness?

    Hello, I’m not sure if she is lethargic because of sickness or because she is old. How do I determine which it is? She is over 8 years old. She is not thin, she is still eating well, dust bathing, ect. But she spends most of her time laying down and doesn’t go too far from the coop, sometimes...
  10. Jaxolotl

    Chicken losing weight? Should I be concerned?

    Hi folks, So my Golden Laced Wyandotte, Choo-Choo, seems to have lost some weight as of recently. She’s about 6 or 7 years old. She weighs about 3.2 pounds. For the past few years, she’s had a few cases of bumblefoot, ranging from pretty mild to quite extreme. (I once had to pull out a kernel...
  11. SonnyPon

    Hen Dying!! Sour crop/reproductive issue? UPDATED

    (Pic from Friday) Hi all! I have a hen named Daisy and she is very very deathly ill. She is 7 years old and grew Rooster plumage, spurs, and comb over this summer. Then a few days ago she began acting sick. She wasn’t walking much, acted sleepy and when she tipped her head down she would yank it...
  12. M

    Old duck broke leg, likely not recovering.

    So I have mentioned this Cayuga before, but she is currently 9 years old and suffers from arthritis. Recently, she broke her leg around the femur area, and there is very little hope she’ll be able to walk ever again. We’re not sure what exactly caused this. I don’t want to put her down. She...
  13. C

    Lump under my old roosters beak

    Hi! I have a 8 year old free range rooster that is acting lively, eating, drinking, but seems little listless. I know he is dealing w mites a little but I noticed he has a huge lump under beak! He’s definitely been acting like an old man, standing w eyes closed, picking at the mites more, etc...
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    Mr.Hoodoo Needs a new home :(

    Hello! I'm very sad about this but our beautiful rooster Mr.Hoodoo needs a retirement home. He is a very friends 10 year old but our neighbours hate him. Mr.Hoodoo has been here LONG before the neighbours but they want him gone :( I am very annoyed about this since we live right next to a main...
  15. mosaicmama

    Only One Hen Left. What Do I Do? Thanks

    We are down to one older hen and it’s so sad to see her alone. I’m concerned about her going into winter. We plan to get another batch of chicks this spring (we are only allowed 6 chickens where we live). But, I’m wondering if it would be better for her to get one or two older hen right now to...
  16. P

    How to support an aging arthritic bird?

    So we have this hen (New Hampshire red) named rusty, shes one of the only 2 birds we still have left from when we got chickens again years ago. We have had her for at least 6 years, I think longer (we got Her as a chick so that’s her age). but her arthritis is acting up and it’s spread to at...
  17. Z

    Does my chicken has cancer? Cyst? Abcess? Doesn’t move

    Help!! We adopted this lady about 3 months ago and from the start she didnt have any interest to roam in the garden like other ladies and she very didnt move around if its not necessary and looked a bit depressed. We noticed she didnt take care of her rear feathers and that they were poopy from...
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    Old Hen Not Returning To Coop

    I am having an issue with a hen. We have an flock of birds with one rooster and two hens left. They are old and most have already passed from aging or illnesses like egg yolk peritonitis. The hen in question hasn't been returning to roost in the coop and we think it is simply her going away from...
  19. Phantom_k9

    Neck Jolting (Need Help!)

    One of our birds hasn't been doing so hot. As of tonight, her neck has started to jolt either left or right, and im not sure whats happening. She has been isolating a bit for a few days and hasn't been eating or drinking as much either, but she's 3 years old so i figured that it might just be...
  20. KweallCeypur

    Advice for Two Old Quail Hens with Health Problems

    I've got two old quails (both are no longer laying), Octopus and Tsapa, who have quite a few health problems and I was wondering wether anyone has advice for some of their issues. Octopus has -what we believe is- gout on her feet and we've been giving her chopped salad and buckwheat in addition...
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