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I just crushed up a calcium pill and put it in some yogurt a small amount, as to encourage her to get most of the pill in her. Hope this helps the poor girl out she really loves the warm baths.

I have a 2 year old Ameraucana,she has been off in the corner of the coup sitting low to the ground sometime laying in the corner. She does not seem to have any respiratory issues or sneezing or anything like that. She has her wings down and is panting a little bit also her bottom is moving up...

I think he might have Mericks or something he is only getting worse he has all his witts about him just has no balance and drags his wing it seems to be one side of his body that is having a problem. I just don't know what to do but everything I read is showing signs of this.

She is now staying in the laying box will not come down to drink or eat. However, if I hold her near the water she will drink and drink but seems to be loosing ability to stand or get down from the boxes to eat. I fed her some bannana yesterday and she loved it gobbled it, I would swear she is...

I have a Rhode Island Red whom seems to be fading on me she showed no evidence of illness just seems to be declining on me she is about 3 1/2 now and was part of my very first flock and the only one remaining of 20. I have a entirely new flock of 30 or so now and she has fit right in with them.

UPDATE.... He is somehow flipping upside down at night I find him on his back and he just can not get himself up it seems. I let him out for a few hours in the morning to stretch his legs and all. And at night the same thing it seems to get worse at night for him poor little guy. I know...

He is in a wire cage a very roomy one we spoil her show birds, he seems to be not limping on it AS HARD today, and it seems now it is when he is dancing for her he get's off balance they are both on very fine pine shavings so he has always had a soft bedding to stand on (VERY SPOILED) lol... he...

My Daughter's best show bird, whom we house with his mate a splash cochin hen. Has started to limp all of a sudden and seems to be off balance he appears to be favoring his right side, and at times is dragging his wing. He tries to do "the dance" for his little mate and seems to get very off...

I open my coup around 6:45 when I leave let them free range all day, than at dark they all go in to roost. I shut them in and lock it up for the night. I used chicken wire UNDERNEATH another wire around the outside plus they have panel around that, but the roof on mine is metal. I know that...

I will be honest I am SCARED to let them out while I am gone now, I have kept them in the last 2 days. I don't want anymore coming up missing. I debated today should I let them out incase she comes home??? what should I do? So if she did come home she did not hang out. I was hoping the same...

Well she still has not come home....

I say GIRLS....... come on Girls and they come running rooster and all.

This is the strange part she came into the coup during the day "Sometime" yesterday because her green egg was in the box with the other eggs they come into the coup throughout the day and each lay at different times, however she does have a day here and there that she does not leave one for me...

Yeah I have a HUGE RIR (Rooster) he is very protective usually will not let them wonder off too far from him... he was really anxious to get into the coup however so I hope whatever happend it not happen in front of them all.... I am going to build a huge run now.... I feel terrible....