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    Orpington hen in trouble, not pooping

    She passed the egg! It is in pieces, but she passed it after I took someone's advice and had her stand in a bathtub full of warm water for an hour. Now, I guess I have to worry about any pieces that did not pass...
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    Orpington hen in trouble, not pooping

    oops! Forgot. No, her abdomen does not appear to be swollen.
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    Orpington hen in trouble, not pooping

    All she was doing in the coop was standing up on a roosting bar. She wasn't in the hay laying areas at all. I can't tell if she is drinking, but she is sure not eating. I sat her butt in warm water for a half hour and gently massaged her belly. No egg, no egg lump. Right now I have her in the...
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    Orpington hen in trouble, not pooping

    My buff orpington was listless for a day or two, was not flocking. Yesterday she did not leave the coop. I brought her inside in the hospital cage and am keeping her warm. I can't feel a stuck egg, but she has only pooped once in 24 hours and that was yesterday. It was very dry. She is not...
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    Hi ya'll from NW Georgia

    Hello, Chicken Folks- I am Alexandra in MA. I live in northern central Mass. with a dog, a cat, two ferrets (My name is a familiar one on some ferret boards) and a small flock. I got them all (the chickens) last fall and they are laying their little hearts out, bless them. There is the...
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    First they were laying 5-9 a day and now its down to ONE?

    Dear Chicken Folks- I am still a newbie chicken owner, and very new to this list. I have a red star that just recently has started to look as if she took a spin in the dryer. Her "saddle" is looking threadbare, she has developed a small patch on her breast, and just in general she is losing...
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    Sad Silky Story

    Dear Chicken Folks- Thank you for your replies. I think Julie in South East MA probably hit the nail on the head. I should have brought him inside the house for the night and fluffed and combed him right then and there, letting him dry slowly. (Sigh...) But I did not know. It was a hard way to...
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    Sad Silky Story

    Dear Chicken Folks- This is my first post to your forum. I live in northern central Massachusetts with a mixed flock of longhorns, a red star, a barred rock, a buff orpington, and a rooster of unknown ancestry. Until recently I had a grey silkie that looked as if he sneezed and blew his...
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