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Closing note on this that my sick hen died last Saturday, about 5-6 weeks after onset of IB symptoms. I did not have the capacity to get her tested but am fairly certain IB is what has been going through my flock, though symptoms have lasted for a long time (watery albumen may have even turned...

Thank you. I will try to get my very sick hen tested when she goes. The only symptom any of my chickens have exhibited is some sneezing, and that has been going on for about a month and is mostly resolved. I hadn't understood that the reproductive issues might appear later. In your experience...

Following up on this... My poor hen is still alive but doing very poorly. She has hardly eaten in about a week, drinks only tiny amounts of water and lays down all day. She has pronounced tracheal rales/gurgling when she breathes. She is still bright-eyed when awake but I don't think she is...

Sorry - I'm not communicating very clearly at all. That was the calcium. Is the doxy worth a shot? I need to dig it up but helpful to have the dosage.

The pills I have are 300 mg, so twice a day for one to 2 weeks? Any risk of overdose? Her poops had a lot of urates last night.

She managed to push out this sad 'egg' late this afternoon. Things don't seem to be going in the right direction...

Thank you. I feel more horrible now. I had read the crop treatment article last week and had written down ACV, but failed to remember that it was only to be administered in drinking water (which I do regularly for my hens anyway). I'm not even certain her crop is sour, it is definitely slow -...

Please help - my hen is doing poorly. I have continued with the calcium but she has not laid any more eggs since Sunday. Her energy levels have been deteriorating and when the chickens went into the coop last night, she appeared to be straining when she was breathing - either laboured breathing...

Follow up on my original post... I have been dosing my hen having the most issues (original post pics above) with calcium since Friday (carbonate and then citrate + D3 once I got some) - and I think she laid an egg with a shell today. Rough looking, but this still seems like progress. I will...

Thanks again. This lab is 7 hours from my home and unfortunately my dead chicken has been underground for 2 days now. I'll proceed as best I can in the absence of a diagnosis. Our local vet used to do chickens but quit a couple of years ago.

Thanks. There is no one in my area who will see chickens so I don't think I can get a diagnosis? I just confirmed that all of my chickens would have been vaccinated against IB, but I understand it evolves like any virus so maybe this is a new strain. The hen who's reproductive issues I posted...

I see that calcium citrate with D3 is the way to go. I'll pick some up in town tomorrow and give my hens who seem to be having trouble one tab each for 3 days and hope the egg issues resolve - and that my rooster will finally get over the IB.

Thank you for the confirmation. For the calcium, can I use Tums, and what dose for it and the Vitamin D3? They are on 18% layer pellet and have free choice oyster shell and another calcium supplement, none of which they seem to eat much of. I also give BOS to help with calcium. Thanks again.

Hello, I think my flock has infectious bronchitis and I lost a hen this morning and want to support the others as best I can. There has been some mild sneezing over the last 2-3 weeks and some soft-shelled and shell-less eggs. My older hens (4 years this summer) seem to be mostly recovered...