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    Lethargic, droopy tail Rhode Island Red

    One further update -- She is no longer standing and hunched, and no longer appears to be straining; she's laid down instead. Her tail feathers are up. However, her breathing appears to be heavy (no coughing, wheezing, or panting, but a noticeable, body-wide effort). Thanks!
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    Lethargic, droopy tail Rhode Island Red

    Thank you! I will not massage again, and I'll keep an eye out for any droppings that appear to be an egg.
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    Lethargic, droopy tail Rhode Island Red

    Thanks for the info! I'll keep up with 600 mg of calcium citrate with D for the week. She doesn't seem to hate the epsom salt bath, but fell asleep this morning as soon as I finished blowdrying her feathers. She is about 2 years old; her crop definitely feels empty. She ate better this...
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    Lethargic, droopy tail Rhode Island Red

    Morning update: the calcium seemed to help her regain a bit of energy. She ate some more flies, drank a bit of electrolyte from the spoon, and clucked at me when I administered more calcium. I'm assuming I should do another epsom salt bath and give her another massage to encourage the egg to...
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    Lethargic, droopy tail Rhode Island Red

    My Rhode Island Red, Cinnamon, has been droopy-tailed and lethargic all day. I gave her an espom salt bath, isolated her, and provided her with electrolytes. She will still eat dried grub worms but is uninterested in drinking; she wants to stay very still, with a hunched back. Her most recent...
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