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    lethargic hen, yellow poop, loss of weight/motor skills, depressed

    she seems to be doing much better! she's alert and eating well. i put her back with the other two hens and that seemed to make her feel more lively. she's gettin picked on by the top hen (who is pretty aggressive) but i think she is just trying to reenforce the pecking order. still no egg from...
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    lethargic hen, yellow poop, loss of weight/motor skills, depressed

    I soaked her in the tub today for about 20 minutes.. full of warm water. Her crop is hard and she is so boney. Maybe she is crop bound? Ugh this is so sad.
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    lethargic hen, yellow poop, loss of weight/motor skills, depressed

    What brings it on? Is is hereditary or a stress caused thing? I don't know that I can afford a vet right now and I wonder if I should put her out of her misery if she is in pain...
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    lethargic hen, yellow poop, loss of weight/motor skills, depressed

    Hello, I'm very new to this forum (this is my first post) and also very new to backyard chickens (this is my first flock). I have a small flock of three in my Pittsburgh backyard. My bottom-of-pecking-order hen, Flhennery O'Connor, has not been looking so swell. First she began having yellow...
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