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    Sick hen....wierd symptoms...eating, drinking...not pooping!

    I have a 5yr old barred rock hen that started acting off a week ago, we noticed she was staying in barn when all other hens and rooster were outside. I checked her for sour or empacted crop.....she has neither, I know what to look for as we have dealt with both. We treated her for mites/lice...
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    ill rooster....would appreciate some advice!

    He walks fine.....I read up on Marek's and really don't think that is it. He is still with us, he even ate a bit last night.....gave him another antibiotic injection and he did put up more of a fight with my husband than the night before....so we shall see.
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    ill rooster....would appreciate some advice!

    I did not think about worms because his wattle and comb are bright red......but I did consider mites....I do not see any signs of them, but this morning I went ahead and gave him some ivermectin which I have never done before. I keep their coops and barn dusted for mites. He seem very alert this...
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    ill rooster....would appreciate some advice!

    Ok....here I go 5yr old rooster....noticed early in the week he was not himself, last one to come out of coop (very unlike him).....holding his chest funny-instead of walking tall with chest out, he walks kind of slumped and hunched. Was still eating and drinking, staying with his flock. His...
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    Coyote tried to take one

    Ok....I am no expert, but I had a hen get hurt this summer while we were doing some new fencing....a board fell on top of her....she did not walk for about a week.....I put her in a dog kennel and really thought she was done for after a few days.....my neighbor came down and took her to his...
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    sick hen......please give advice! ****Update*****

    Call me crazy......but I think she was constipated! Since she passed the very wierd looking poop (no, I didn't think to keep it.....I flushed it)......she is pooping normally, several bowl movements within an hour and is eating as fast as she can and everything she can get to.....while we were...
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    sick hen......please give advice! ****Update*****

    It looked like poop to me.....it had what looked like a piece of grass or straw sticking out of the end......I'm am no expert though......my husband just hollered upstairs to me and says she is eating like crazy! If it was a growth what will happen now?
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    sick hen......please give advice! ****Update*****

    BUMP......see update on original post!
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    sick hen......please give advice! ****Update*****

    Thanks for all your input and adivce......she seems to be the same this morning.......we had a horrible ice storm last night into this morning so I have not really had time to spend with her yet.....we have been out trying to get barn doors de-iced in order to take care of the other animals and...
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    sick hen......please give advice! ****Update*****

    I would say she was sluggish the first 2 days, but has perked up some...I have been give her liquid vitamins....no breathing problems. She just won't eat normal or poop.....when she poops it is watery white with yellow in it. She is not walking funny.....she is steady on her feet.......she has...
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    sick hen......please give advice! ****Update*****

    Ok.....I posted here the other night, only recieved one post back....I really need some advice......3 days ago I noticed that one of my buffs (10 months old) was not herself...sitting off by herself with head tucked down into her chest....When I went out that evening to close the coop up, she...
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    Pecking

    Pine tar is what you can put on area that they are pecking.....it helps heal the wound, it covers it and the other hens hate the smell....we had that problem last year....we had a very cold winter and I kept the hens locked up most days....I got the pine tar at our Tractor Supply....it worked great!
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    sick Buff.......advice needed!

    I have a little Buff that is acting off......yesterday she did not come out of the coop which I really didn't think much about because of the weather.....she finally came out today but is not her usual happy self......she is my most tame one that follows me around talking to me when I'm doing...
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    We are Getting GOATS!

    Welcome to the world of goats!!!! I just got my two little kids about 2 weeks ago....and boy have I learned a lot and need to know more...... I would also suggest to join The Goat Spot ......it is just like this forum, but for goats......it has been a life saver for me! I have read about goats...
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    help... injured hen!

    He had us put her in a tub of water to see if she would paddle like a duck , to try and get out of the water.....he said it would be natural for her to do that if her legs were ok.......she didn't........it seems that she was paralyzed....we also noticed yesterday that her legs and feet were...
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