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    Is my chicken sick?

    I have her positioned with towels now and we’re going to be taking her to a vet later today so hopefully we will find out what’s wrong
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    Is my chicken sick?

    They don’t appear to contain any egg matter. Actually they are kind of greenish. When I hold her up she doesn’t move her legs at all and no I haven’t added any new chickens since last year.
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    Is my chicken sick?

    No I haven’t yet, thank you!
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    Is my chicken sick?

    Nothing looks wrong with her legs at all, they look perfectly normal. She’s never acted like this ever, neither have my other chickens. As for the poops, they’re nothing like usual. Yellow, runny, and very foul smelling. As far as I know she hasn’t laid any eggs recently and her lower belly is...
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    Is my chicken sick?

    A few days ago I noticed one of our older hens acting really weird. She was having a very hard time walking and would limp and fall a lot. We figured she was egg bound and soaked her in warm water for about 30 minutes but she still past nothing. The next day her condition got worse and she could...
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    Momma hen abandoned her nest. Are the eggs still good?

    Ok thanks!
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    Momma hen abandoned her nest. Are the eggs still good?

    About a week ago our one broody hens abandoned her nest, right after she hatched 1 of 4 eggs. I have been constantly placing her back on the eggs but whenever I go to check on her after I get home from school she will be up and walking around and the eggs would be cold. At night I'll check on...
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    How did my rooster die?

    Okay, thank you so much everyone! It sounds like, from what you said and my research, he had a heart attack. Thank you for your help and support!
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    How did my rooster die?

    Yesterday, around 7, I realized I hadn't seen or heard my rooster in a while. I decided to go look for him. I ended up finding his body upside down, on his back, by the side of my house. I checked around his body and I found there was no blood or wounds anywhere on his body but it seemed like...
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    HELP! Broken egg inside hen?

    I suppose. Well today she is feeling ALOT better and she is much more energetic. I think she is now perfectly fine! Thanks for all your help!
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    HELP! Broken egg inside hen?

    Thank you! Although I can't see the link...
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    HELP! Broken egg inside hen?

    UPDATE: She has currently been in the nesting box for a little over an hour now... should I keep her there and wait or give her a bath and examine her immediately?
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    HELP! Broken egg inside hen?

    I'll hopefully have time to do the epsom bath soon. Also, yes I believe part of the sac came out but no shell.
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    HELP! Broken egg inside hen?

    Thank you. I'm really hoping she will be okay.
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    HELP! Broken egg inside hen?

    Okay, thank you! I'll be giving her a bath today and I'll try and find any leftover egg shells.
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