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Ms. Trenchbull deteriorated overnight and couldn’t stand, was breathing very heavily and could barely open her eyes so I made the decision to end her suffering. It was sad and a hard decision but I felt better knowing she is no longer suffering. We buried her in our yard in between our newly...

Update: she seems to be doing a lot better! She is more alert and even felt good enough to get out of the coop, get some water and peck some fresh food. I limited her food intake just in case.

Ok, I’ve come to the conclusion she has sour crop. I picked her up this morning and a lot of brown liquid came pouring out of her mouth. After some research I put some olive oil in her mouth and massaged her crop and more came out. Put her back in the coop and it looked like she was gasping for...

Is there an easy way to post a pic to a thread from a phone?

I’ll check what you mentioned in the morning! Thank you for the advice! Define cold.... it’s San Diego. Low of 58 (maybe) and high of mid 70’s.

She also seems to be moving with the sun... when the sun moves past her spot, she gets up and moves to the new sunny and warm spot.

hello everyone, I’m hoping you can help me here! I have a hen, she’s 4-5 years old And acting like she is sick. She is the flock leader and has been since we gOt her. Here are her symptoms/how’s she acting: -She waddles like a duck -Doesn’t seem to have very much energy... she kind of just...

Unfortunately today my black hen died. I came home early from work and went out to check on her and she was not moving and breathing very deeply every few seconds. I was petting her and set her down to see if she could walk or eat/drink. She took a step,had a seizure and collapsed. Wasn't...

I'm so sorry to hear that. Sucks having any type of pet or animal die.

Thanks for the info! It has been said but I appreciate all opinions and info. She is such an interesting hen. She is terrified of her fellow hens, afraid of my gf and I, but when it comes to my dog, she attacks the heck out of him. He is a Corgi mixed with a patterdale which is a bird/hunting...

Ok well thats good to know. So maybe she is not in any type of pain. I believe she is a silkie mixed with something... There is a pic of her in the first page I believe. Thanks again for everyones help!

Are they still broody if they dont eat/drink? Do they get over their broodyness and start laying again?

Update: I have no idea what is going on with my black hen. She sits in the box/coop I made her and stares at the corner. All day. She is eating and drinking a very minimal amount. There is obviously something wrong and I have no idea what it is. I feel like she is in some pain or suffering...

Slordaz, Hard to tell if she is acting normal really. I think it will take some time. She has been through a lot the past few weeks so I'm sure she is a little freaked out. But then again, she was always the weird one to begin with!

Thanks for the positive vibes everyone! She seems fine now. I checked her this AM and she was sitting in the box just hanging out. Plenty of food and water. Last night about 10pm I heard her start to make some "bruck bruck" noises and thats usually what she does after she lays an egg. Went on...