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Thanks! I do have some electrolyte powder that I've been adding to the water once or twice a week. In a few days, I'll do so again. She's still got a bit of a squishy crop, but it's evening and she's been enjoying her garlic water, whether it's doing anything or not. Hey, maybe it just tastes...

Yes, I am sure--granted, I can't measure it--that she's drinking more than usual, in large part because of the heat. She is still acting the same today and perhaps even a bit better? For example: I gave them a separate 2qt waterer with a smashed clove of garlic in it this afternoon and they...

UPDATE: Helga is still shaking her head a bit, but is walking around, drinking (haven't caught her eating today but I've been out most of the day so it's possible she has been), and acting her usual sullen, "I'm-molting-leave-me-alone" self. Still dropping lots of feathers of course. Just...

Her one weird poop from today looked slightly undigested? Maybe? It's hard to say, since it was mixed in with the straw in her nesting box. Lovely, I know. Lately, they have only eaten pellets and occasional Grubblies, so no actual grain (such as scratch, for example). I don't see her eating a...

I haven't ever wormed any of them (they're about 14 months old and I've owned them for about 9 months). I've had an occasional weird, runny poop here and there, but it has always been a fleeting thing and otherwise they've been fine, so I never felt like I had to treat for worms. I tend to lean...

Yes, it really is amazing how a normal, necessary process can leave them looking so haggard! Mine is probably in a "soft molt," as I am not quite in pillow fight territory... yet! I was just saying to my husband, I'd love for them to all molt at the same time and get it over with. The poor dear...

Yeah, the shaking has made me nervous, but when I went outside this afternoon for a while, I didn't notice it anymore. I actually ended up posting this on the Emergencies forum and it was suggested that she may be struggling with itchiness/discomfort on her head and neck and the shaking is her...

2nd UPDATE - HELP! I just checked her again and her comb and wattles have a tiny blueish, purplish hint to them. Not pale, just not the same salmon-y kind of red like the other (hopefully healthy) hens in our flock. I spent a few minutes observing her and noticed she was sort of shaking her...

UPDATE: Yesterday evening, my husband noticed Helga (the molting hen) sitting in a nesting box. We thought it was odd, since she hasn't laid in over a week, but thought maybe that's what she was going to do. We didn't go out afterwards to check; we forgot. Well, just now, I went to collect...

Thank you so much, everyone! I guess my suspicion was right: she's molting. I felt so badly about picking her up, but wanted to make sure there weren't any signs of something else going on. I hadn't thought of her demeanor as being attributed to the discomfort of feather regrowth, but it totally...

Hello! I have a one-year-old Swedish Flower hen who I suspect is molting. For the past month or so, her production has gone way, way down (from about 3 eggs/week to 1/week at most). I suspect molting because I see many of her feathers around the run and she's looking a bit disheveled. She's a...