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So in my newness to owning chickens, last fall I bought some layers from a swap meet. I promise you, I don't need a lecture because boy have I learned my lesson. First my whole flock got infectious bronchitis. So I battled that for a few months. But over time I have noticed my girls getting...

Ok, so I have a slightly technical question. I am new to chickens btw. Back in August I picked up some new chickens from a swap meet. I made the mistake of not quarantining them. (Remember the newbie part.) Well my chickens ended up getting Infectious Bronchitis. They were not officially...

Thank you all so much!

Well I'm in Missouri and it isn't a great time to hatch chicks but it wouldn't matter to me either way lol.

So she will be ok? I'm just super worried about her. I've never seen a chicken act like this.

Here is her back end and how she is laying. I have her quarantined with heat and on a heating pad. She has not ate or drank anything.

I uploaded pic of poop. I'm trying to get one of her back end.

I cant seem to get the pic to load of just how much poop she pooped.

Yes about the swelled and squishy between the legs. She's not currently eating. She's pretty lethargic. Her breathing is fine. Her poop is rank and she pooped a very large amount after I checked her vent. Smelled old.

Kind of an emergency. I am new to chickens as of this year so I am learning a lot as I go. I fear I have an egg bound chicken. If I am correct she is my chicken who lays a lot of large double yolkers. She has been in the nesting box for three days. I thought she had went broody on me but no...

Finally bought some chickens this year!!! I'm so excited and so totally overwhelmed by all the info out there. My chicks are everything from one week old to six weeks old. My older ones I'm keeping in the coop and my littlest ones in my chick box. I'm am truly thankful I have found somewhere to...