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    Hen went broody, but it's not a good thing.

    Fantastic! Thank you! I'll have my hubby whip me up a Broody Buster tonite.
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    Hen went broody, but it's not a good thing.

    Since there isn't a roo involved, she could sit on the eggs for years and nothing will happen. I think it's my fault it happened, I got lazy and didn't pick up the eggs right away once or twice so there was a about 5 in the nest box for a day. Gah. She's got a filthy temper and won't let me near...
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    coyotes

    I've lost 2 of mine to a coyote. The loners are the worst. They will come in the middle of the day bold as brass. My girls were only a few feet from the house. The first time I had ran in to hit the bathroom and pow. The second time I was actually outside with our dog! That's how bold this thing...
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    Can a chicken die of loneliness?

    I just found my darlin' Mac. She had just died out of the blue earlier today. Her last two companions have both died so she was by herself. Ginger was nabbed by a coyote 2 years ago. Her replacement was Tosh who died last month of an infection. I hadn't been able to get another friend for her...
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    Listless Chicken with Diarrhea (Updated with pictures!)

    My Ginger just had those very same symptoms and it turned out to be egg peritonitis. I rushed her to the Vet last Saturday and they gave her the once over. She was really listless, mopey, wouldn't eat, runny poo, tail down and just all around looked miserable. She stopped getting up on the perch...
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    Hen is lethargic and mopey

    Got a call from the vet this morning and confirmed the egg peritonitis. I brought her back in and they kept her for a few hours to try and work her in since they were booked up solid today. When I picked her up she told me they drained (get this) a full pound of fluid from her. Good grief. So...
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    Update: (post #27) Hen might be dying right now please help.

    Mine has been diagnosed today as having an infection (probably from egg peritonitis) and has the same symptoms. They gave me antibiotics for her which she got her first dose today. How long did it take for yours to bounce back? She's really looking awful as of us getting back from the vet...
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    Hen is lethargic and mopey

    Update - I did take Ginger in to the vet today. The doc said her tummy felt really bloated and kind of like a pillow. So I said ok to x-rays and it showed she's full of fluid in her abdomen. The doc said it's an infection most likely caused by egg peritonitis. There was a small chance of...
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    Hen is lethargic and mopey

    Help! One of my 2 hens as of yesterday is really slow, mopey and just whatever-y. She normally comes barrelling out of the coop and is always chatting and happy. I came home from work yesterday and let them out of their run to their larger fenced area and she just kind of slowly came out. Her...
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