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I have Orpington chickens, I noticed black looking spots around their beaks & some on the crown area, anyone know what it could be??

Update! My hen is doing great!!! Put her in a homemade sling made out of my husbands t-shirt...it helped her to stand. She's doing great & back running around with the rest of the hens! Sorry it took so long to put in this update:(

I have the same issue with one of my Orpington hens. She was walking around puffed up for a while and not too active. She got to the point of not being able to stand up. I gave her antibiotic shots for 4 days, she is eating well now and seems fine, except that she still can't stand up! She acts...