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    Limping Chicken, but seems OK???

    She has lost a little weight since I noticed the sitting around, but she's always been a light bird (part bantom) no swelling that I can find, sits on her elbows? Where the scales start/feathers end. And has not laid eggs for about 6 months (none of the chickens have) she seems generally healthy...
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    Limping Chicken, but seems OK???

    Hi I have a 4 year old mixed breed chook who sits around a lot.I noticed when she does stand or walk she limps. I have felt around her legs and checked her feet but she seems fine? She runs for food of a morning so she's not super bothered by it, but will choose to sit and eat and lay around all...
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    Off chicken also laying soft eggs?

    My chicken still seems "ok" but still slow and not as peppy. She seems to have a slow reaction time to getting bread bits, and cant seem to have the strength to pull grass to eat. She refuses to eat anything i offer with the vitamin powder. She seems like she wanted to eat some grain, but just...
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    Off chicken also laying soft eggs?

    She wouldnt eat the mash...but I was able to get some vitamin powder called Sustenhance which says to add to their food, so I'll try add it to some bread for her to eat. I also got some ACV for all the chickens to try, since it's supposed to be pretty good for their insides =) I'll try get her...
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    Off chicken also laying soft eggs?

    Thanks for that! I'll give her some wet mash now and see if she'll eat it. This morning she was eager to eat bread, but nothing else yet, not even water. She had a dark greeny tar like poop in the cage (improvement??) I let her out side since its a nice sunny warm day, and she pretty much went...
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    Off chicken also laying soft eggs?

    Thanks for replying! She's almost 2 yrs old, she's not showing any signs of respiratory symptoms, breathing is fine and no noise. She is pooping small white and greenish coloured poop though (hoping it'll change by morning since I was able to feed her before she went to bed) I'll have to...
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    Off chicken also laying soft eggs?

    I have a chicken who seems a little off, she walks around for a bit and then stands still for long periods of time and at time just nestles her head into her wing. She's not acting normal (she's normally running around up to no good with her twin) Two days ago, (probably yesterday aswell) and...
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    Strange heart beat loud noise as my chicken breathes?

    So vet visit conclusion! Bad news, as expected. They found she was pretty much, I quote " a big water bottle" Filled with fluids, in her everything. Front, back, her lungs. They checked her rear for signs of egg peritonitis but there nothing even in there at all (I did mentioned she hasnt laid...
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    Strange heart beat loud noise as my chicken breathes?

    Thankyou so much for your response! I'm going to take her to the vet right now and see if they can help at all or if its best to let her go in peace. She looks super uncomfortable, and I've read that chickens naturally try not to show any sign of weekness/sickness (to protect themselves from...
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    Strange heart beat loud noise as my chicken breathes?

    Our dearest chicken (literally like a child to us - we have no real kids) - Flomp - has been getting very slow and lethargic looking over the last week, took her to the vet when it started but they dont know alot about birds at that particular vet and they thought best to keep watch and see if...
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    Wheezing/noisy when breathing chicken...any ideas??? Vet doesn't know!

    She's doing well! Still kicking, still laying and happy as ever. Still hates taking the liquid meds, but she is getting better. Her crop is emptying well now and she isnt swollen anymore =)
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    Wheezing/noisy when breathing chicken...any ideas??? Vet doesn't know!

    Flagyl S Suspension is the liquid and she is also on Metomide tablets. I'll keep track of who's eggs are what so her's don't get consumed then ^_^ Vet did not take an X- Ray. But she said the belly area was gassy..not fluid filled. She is doing much better, During the day she stays out with...
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    Wheezing/noisy when breathing chicken...any ideas??? Vet doesn't know!

    **update!** she laid an egg!! perhaps she doesn't have a broken egg maker? Will update in a few day to see how the meds go. Also....is it OK to eat her eggs if she's taking antibiotics?
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    Wheezing/noisy when breathing chicken...any ideas??? Vet doesn't know!

    I have returned! So the vet has concluded she has a case of cropstasis. She isn't digesting properly and yesterdays noise was most likely was the crop impacting on her breathing! =( She hadn't digested all yesterdays food yet, which she said wasn't very good. She also believes there is bad...
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    Wheezing/noisy when breathing chicken...any ideas??? Vet doesn't know!

    This morning she seems fine..not making strange noises and she's perky and dooking like usual.... but there is the odd sneeze and i noticed her belly seems swollen. My other half (even though he hasnt seen her yet) thinks her egg maker is broken....all our other girls who passed had the same...
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