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    Ended 14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Incubator!

    Aww! Thank you so much!! Congrats to all the other winners! Your photos are adorable!!!
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    Mystery Illness in my Favorite Chicken

    Update: My little Cloudy is back to normal! I realized that she wasn’t eating any food as well, so I made mash using water with their pellet food to get her to eat and after two days of that, she is back to her perky self! I still don’t know what the root of the issue was, but as long as she is...
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    Mystery Illness in my Favorite Chicken

    She is 4 years old and she is one of my best egg layers. She and my other two hens did take a laying break this winter because they decided to molt when we had below zero temperatures. This past month she had started up again with 1 egg every 2-3 days. I opened up the egg and there was no yolk...
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    Mystery Illness in my Favorite Chicken

    Hello everyone! My favorite hen, Cloudy, has been acting abnormally lately. I have absolutely no clue what could be the issue, so any help would be greatly appreciated! Here are the symptoms: -Not acting as perky, but still half-heartedly pecking outside and eating treats. -Crop not full and...
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    Senior Chicken Who Is Thin and Not Acting Like Her Normal Self

    She has not had a bad day in a while now!!! I still would like to put some more weight on her, but I think it will come back this spring when I let them outside to look for bugs. Thanks for all you help!! I appreciate it!
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    Senior Chicken Who Is Thin and Not Acting Like Her Normal Self

    Thank you so much for this!!! She is doing much better and while I am still working on putting weight on her, she hasn't had a lethargic day in a while! She is actually right now one of my perkiest hens even amidst the freezing -10-degree weather we had this past week. After losing one of my...
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    Senior Chicken Who Is Thin and Not Acting Like Her Normal Self

    That is a wonderful idea! She is on of my favorite hens and will follow me around when she is not having a limping episode, so I think I will try that. Thank you so much!!!
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    Senior Chicken Who Is Thin and Not Acting Like Her Normal Self

    Ok! That is good to know, thank you!
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    Senior Chicken Who Is Thin and Not Acting Like Her Normal Self

    Thank you so much for replying! I’m so sorry I didn’t reply sooner, I’m just crazy with the holidays. My feeding routine is unlimited access to pellet feed. Usually the get about 1 cup of scratch a day unless I have lettuce, grape, or other health scraps for them. I do not use any supplements...
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    Senior Chicken Who Is Thin and Not Acting Like Her Normal Self

    Hello! One of my hens, Comet (a Sapphire Gem hybrid chicken), is 3 1/2 years old and I have noticed some things that are not normal for her. First, to give some context, I was on a 3 week trip this past summer and my chickens went to stay with some of my friends at their home during that trip...
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    Very sick chicken who’s lost weight, has a crop the size of a softball, and has thrown-up. Help!

    Thank you everyone for you help! While her crop was doing better, she was so weak that she died this morning after I had given her water. Thanks again for all our help!
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    Very sick chicken who’s lost weight, has a crop the size of a softball, and has thrown-up. Help!

    Ok, thank you for the help! I will start giving her either 10 mL every hour or 5 mL every half hour. I will look into the tube feeding as well! Thanks for linking the articles!
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    Very sick chicken who’s lost weight, has a crop the size of a softball, and has thrown-up. Help!

    She won’t on her own, but I am giving her 5 mL every hour using a needle less syringe. Should I be giving her more?
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    Very sick chicken who’s lost weight, has a crop the size of a softball, and has thrown-up. Help!

    Thank you ❤️
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    Very sick chicken who’s lost weight, has a crop the size of a softball, and has thrown-up. Help!

    Yes, there is a bad odor. The crop however has not grown to the size it was yesterday, even though it is past mid day, so that is better, but we will see.
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