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    Help poorly hen

    Hi Really need some advise. One poorly hen. Only symptoms sitting on the floor feathers ruffled and wings dropped. No other symptoms. Been wormed and no mites or bumble foot. What could this be?
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    Help wanted sick bantam

    Hi, We have a sick hen. No symptoms other than not sitting up on perches just sitting on the she's floor with feathers ruffled and wings down not moving about. Eating and drinking, no mites, been wormed and no bumble foot. Any ideas?
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    Help Please! RED MITES

    We have just found mites on our hens. They seem to of come from no where. We have never had them before. We have cleaned out the entire shed with jeyes fluid and have powdered the birds. The birds were powdered yesterday and the shed was sprayed with jeyes fluid earlier today but when a white...
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    Respiratory illness in hen Questions. Please Respond.

    I'm no expert but I do believe when they are poorly they do go off laying. Hopefully someone else can advise for sure? Ours did stop laying when they were poorly. Good luck! I know a lot of people would disagree about not culling the sick bird but where is no reason why she can't get better...
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    Respiratory illness in hen Questions. Please Respond.

    Hi, We got two hens from an auction (never buying from an auction again) and when we got them home we realised they had a respiratory disorder. We treated them for two weeks and they are back to health. It took a good week for us to notice change. I know a lot of people would say to cull but we...
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    diarrehea

    Elsie died today. She was really perking up and then she passed away today. She kept leaking a clear fluid out of her vent. I'm very upset. Any ideas what the leakage could have been?
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    Very sick silkie please help

    Elsie died today. :( she perked up yesterday and all of a sudden died today. I'm so upset. She started just leaking fluid out of her bum. Any ideas on this one?
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    Very sick silkie please help

    Hiya. She seems to be on the mend after her anti biotics. :)
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    diarrehea

    I'm my silkie book she is about the right weight for a silkie bantam. I will weigh her again on weds though to see if she has increased her weight. By the feel of her she has lost weight. She is quite tame so let's is handle her so you can gauge her weight. Fingers crossed things will start...
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    diarrehea

    We haven't got any other silkies her age. The ione we have has always been a lot bigger than her. And is older. I will weigh her again weds. Her poo was just pure liquid. This has firmed up a bit.
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    diarrehea

    We have weighed her. 1.5lbs today. Here is a pic of her poo.
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    diarrehea

    She has been on the anti biotics since Friday and her last dose is tmw. She is drinking a lot, I guess where she is dehydrated. She is picking at her food throughout the day but she has never been a big eater like some of them are.
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    diarrehea

    If you were in my position what would be the next steps you would take? Is it just a waiting game now? How long do the anti biotics take to kick in?
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    diarrehea

    Ok great thank you. How long does it take for the poo to firm up in your experience? I am so worried she won't get better. She is still lethargic.
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    diarrehea

    No we haven't been weighing her at all if I'm honest. The only scales we have are kitchen scales. She has her last dose of anti biotics tomorrow. My dad said they started firming up but now they have gone worse again. She is drinking a lot and still picking at her food and she has a full crop...
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