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    Drained ascites, now a few questions

    She’s actually still hanging in there! A lot of the purple left her comb - there’s just a little left at the top. She still is not as energetic, and doesn’t eat as much but she’s pecking around and acting like she’s got a little life left in her. She definitely seems to do better when warm in...
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    Drained ascites, now a few questions

    Her comb is still purple, so yes worry she’s not getting enough oxygen. Her feet look normal. She isn’t very active, and is hunched up. I might have caught it too late 🙁
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    Drained ascites, now a few questions

    I drained 200ml of fluid from Scarlet who is 3 1/2 years old RIR with water belly, a very purple comb, and weak (happened very fast - water belly could have been going on for some time, but her comb was fine and she was pecking around as normal and then suddenly she was weak with a purple comb)...
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    Rooster w/ wobbly hock no swelling or redness

    I have a 4 month old rooster that might have been in a fight with one of my older hens, he now has a wobbly hock joint.. I separated him for a few days in a coop with no roost and gave him vitamin B complex and he seemed improved so I put him back in coop, a week later after perching and normal...
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    Help for 5 day old chick, leg / eating problem

    I had some chicks shipped in order to get Mareks vaccinated ones, 1 of the 7 instantly seemed to have issues on arrival: weaker, one leg way out to side, could stand and walk but very wobbly. Leg seemed to just go out to the side more when trying to get comfortable under heat plate. Didn’t...
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    Help I killed my chicken! Aspiration? (and Marek's problems)

    Thank you for the comments further up. I will definitely send in for a necropsy at some point. Just not sure this ones the one.
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    Help I killed my chicken! Aspiration? (and Marek's problems)

    I do the deep litter method in the coop, sometimes I wonder if they are getting EColi or bacterial problems from this, I use pine shavings - I believe it looks the way it should and doesn't smell too bad IMO, it's never too damp, it crumbles to a nice dirt texture when I pick it up. I've never...
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    Help I killed my chicken! Aspiration? (and Marek's problems)

    Their diet is Scratch and Peck organic pellets, supplemental grit and oyster shells. From time to time I give them NutriDrench, and they get meal worm treats fairly often. ACV in the water once in awhile, probiotics in food once in awhile, garlic / yeast on food once in awhile. I try not to...
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    Help I killed my chicken! Aspiration? (and Marek's problems)

    Does no one have even one encouraging word? Has anyone been through this, losing half the flock in 3 years and came out the other side? Life after Merek's (presuming that's what this is)? I think I need to get chics I know were 100% vaccinated from Mareks, keep in a sterile environment for 3...
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    Help I killed my chicken! Aspiration? (and Marek's problems)

    I believe I have Marek's in my flock, and to preface this - there is not a good chicken vet where I live. I am considering sending the next body to a lab in another state for testing, but my chickens are beloved pets and I just have a hard time with that idea. What I'd like advice on here is...
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    Chicken laid gelatinous glob! What is this?

    It was between 3-4 inches in total length, I will definitely put an object next to it next time!
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    Chicken laid gelatinous glob! What is this?

    Found this today! Weirdest thing yet! The glob has multiple segments, seems like one popped at the end… the rest of the glob is filled with clear fluid. Any idea what this is?
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    Gold colored foamy diarrhea for weeks?

    Here is a photo, a little bigger than I wanted! This ones a bit better formed, more often it's more spread out and runny. I thought about Infectious Bronchitis too, but other than a sneeze every now and again, none of the hens are repeatedly sneezing out of the ordinary. No fluid from eyes or...
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    Gold colored foamy diarrhea for weeks?

    I have a Sapphire Blue hen almost a year old, who recently went through an episode - I found her in the coop kinda closing her eyes standing still, just not moving around and pecking much. That night she didn't get up on the roost with the rest. I brought her inside and inspected her.. it...
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    Poll: To reintroduce to flock or not? (Mereks issue)

    yes the new girls are supposed to be vaccinated, that is a good idea I hadn't thought of ChicNMom. Thanks for the idea!
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