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Hello everyone my sweet Miss Chicky is still not doing well..... I got in touch with our local ag office and they transferred me to the department that handles chickens...two experts , lots of pictures and some background info of her symptoms and they said it sounds like she is injured and the...

Thank you!!:hugs

P.S. what does a bloated belly indicate? Thank you so much for your help!!

Hello and Thank you so much for your kind words! The last time Miss Chicky was sick she became lethargic and wouldn't eat anything until I finally got some scrambled egg in her. I put her on antibiotic, electrolytes and probiotics and within a week or so she began to get better. I really...

Would her belly be bare if it were bloated?Because it is not bare..... it is however covered in poo, which I keep trying to clean off but until she is up and roosting again I am afraid will continue to happen...poor girl:(

I am certainly not an expert on chicken bellies but compared to the other chickens I do think her belly feels bloated?

Hello all! Well Mrs.Chicky is sick once again:( out of all of my Hens she seems to be the only one who falls ill?! But.. we have nursed her back to health before with your help so here’s hoping we can do it again! She has green droppings that smell terrible... absolutely terrible! Tail down not...

Thankyou! I will pick some up asap!❤️

Thank you everyone for your advice! Miss Chicky is so much better tonight no more blood in her poo! I think it's a great idea to treat for Cocci. Would I hold use of eggs after treatment? And if so for how long? As far as ending her misery.. she has gone from an ill little chicken who could...

I did just get a new flock of babies, however they are not cooped with the adults . They have their own coop and they do not free range together yet.... Yes I give them diatamecious earth in their fed every so often to prevent worms .

Could she have that at 2.5 years of age? She is acting completely normal now.. free ranging and her comb is back to normal, standing tall. She is extremely smart though ! As soon as the other girls go to roost in the coop she comes and taps on the kitchen window to let her back into her...