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I will double check in the morning. That could be a possibility. I have never experienced a hen that was egg bound. Thank you for responding.

;( She appeared to be puffed up and away from the flock so I put her in our heated apartment in QT. she is eating a bit. Drinking. Not herself at all. Has not laid in 3-4 days. She did stumble the first time I tried to get her to walk outside after being in QT cage. No eye discharge. No...

Swelling and bruising - and a small black scab on one of her toes. The limp was the very first sign.

The limp started first. Then 4 days later, the chest gurgle.

She is quarantined.

Hi guys. I rescued two chickens from a factory farm two weeks ago. The one is plump and healthy. The other has a limp, eye secretion, gurgle in chest. She has a full appetite and is drinking water. She has been on antibiotic for 8 days. No worse but no better. I have been soaking her bad foot...

thanks, guys!

yeah... i believe they are both pullets. but i wanted opinions!

Note: They are 4 months old.

I am pulling these two from a neglect case - they will be living on our farm instead of running around a neighborhood getting chased by dogs... WHat do you guys think?? ROOS or PULLETS?

She is slower and stiffer than usual, BUT SHE IS OUT WITH THE FLOCK - eating, scratching. I'm praying that she will be ok. She made it through the night.

Her legs are fine. She can turn her head both ways. I don't know about any other broken bones right now. I was most concerned about blood in mouth. The dog didn't really get a good grasp on her. Ugh.

Thank you. She has progressed in the last few hours. Still so nervous. What could the mouth blood have been???

Our Applesauce was attacked by a dog today. Her tail feathers got ripped out. At first, she was laying on her side and there was blood coming from her mouth. Gurgling while breathing. Shortly after, she was sitting up, no blood coming from mouth. We made a cozy nesting box to sleep in. She then...

Aw, yeah. I am in NJ!