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    Chickens keep dying

    Thanks Eggcessive! We wondered about respiratory diseases, but chicken symptoms are so variable and vague it’s very hard to diagnose. We might try and get someone to take a look at our sick hen. If she dies it would be good to know what the issue is, in case it’s something we’re doing wrong.
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    Chickens keep dying

    We have had chickens for around 4 years now, and aside from fox attacks have had no health issues until this year. Our first hen (3 years old, vaccinated when purchased at point of lay) got sick in March. First she stopped laying, which didn’t seem too abnormal. Then she started stretching her...
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    Sour crop liquid...in my eye?

    Thanks so much for your replies and for reassuring me! I hope the experience will just have strengthened my immune system...
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    Sour crop liquid...in my eye?

    Okay, a strange problem I admit, but essentially I have a very sick chicken with sour crop (potentially some other issues too, but the sour crop is the most noticeable). She was trying to regurgitate the brown liquid, so I helped her empty her crop. The crop vomit went everywhere, all over my...
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    Chickens screaming like teenagers

    Thanks for all your suggestions and sorry for the slow response...another one of our hens has got really sick, so I’ve been a bit distracted. I think the issue is crankiness and Spring hormones...I haven’t tried rubbing their backs yet, but I can try! I think catching them might be the first...
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    Chickens screaming like teenagers

    We have four chooks, one is a bantam (we had two bantams, but one got foxed). The noisy ones are a white leghorn and a cream legbar. Photos of the coop attached (sorry it is a comedy photo...). They have a fair amount of room to wander beyond the coop - about three times the space shown in the...
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    Chickens screaming like teenagers

    Hello! I am new here but have kept chickens in the UK for around 3 years. However, I find myself desperate for some advice. Two of my chickens will often scream for no apparent reason, often very early in the morning. These aren’t alarm calls or egg cackles. The noise is akin to a toddler or...
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