Posts by nmoo

Thank you again for all the warm correspondents. I put her to rest in an avocado grove next to the house. It seems like a peaceful spot to rest. The other hen seems to be doing ok. She's always been a little kooky and eccentric. It's...

Seminole, I'm thinking it was mareck's. Being as the farm I got them from kept them as meat birds and slaughtered them pretty young, I don't think they kept up with vaccinating their birds. I'm having a bad week with my pets. My favorite...

Thank you all so much for the awesome advice and the support. The day before yesterday she was doing so much better. She was trying to sit up and didn't look as frail. I was really thinking that she was gettin better....

I purchased her and her sister from a farm nearby that sells chickens for food. When I got her she was about two months shy of paying her first egg. Is there anything that I can do if it is Marecks?

 Oh no!

Today's update: She seems to be in good spirits still. Every time I come into the room where she's at, she starts cooing. From what I can tell there are no other symptoms. She is missing some feathers on her underside, but I'm not...

Did you check it's vent to make sure it isn't pasted up?

Also I forget to mention, her legs are poined straight out and kinds locked in that position. She can't seem to bend them.

Just an update. She can't walk at all now. Or stand or sit for that matter. It seems her legs aren't cooperating. She's got a healthy appetite. It just seems to be her legs. Thanks for the advice, I tried to readjust her tendons. No...

I've decided to change my thread to better explain what I see happening to my girl. Shes my favorite hen. I only have two and i really favor this one. Shes got a sweet disposition. During the day she normally sits close to the back door...