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    Hen with wobbly gait, clear diarrhea

    Hopefully, the fecal float will tell you if there are any parasites.
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    Hen with wobbly gait, clear diarrhea

    Molting can make them very weak, and we may see some unusual behavior.
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    Hen with wobbly gait, clear diarrhea

    How does her crop feel first thing in the morning before she eats? Let us know if it is empty or full, firm, doughy, or squishy. Is she drinking more water than usual? I might offer some probiotics every other day. Molting chickens can frequently show signs of imbalance, and I have noticed one...
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    Large neck open wound with wheezing from hawk attack

    So happy to hear that all is going well. Glad that the wheezing has subsided. Thanks for the update.
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    Dead rooster

    Glad that they are drinking, and I hope that you can get the hen to start eating.
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    Dead rooster

    Is she still doing the same? Is she taking fluids and any food now? Are the chickens drinking from their own water now? Have you scrubbed it out and refilled it? I would try giving the hen some human vitamin E 400 IU, and half of a super B complex tablet daily to treat her symptoms of a...
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    Buff Orpington - Respiratory Infection?

    Sorry for your loss. That is what I had suspected. It is good that the vet helped you so that she didn’t suffer.
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    Cant open eye and is tired

    I would use some saline or Bausch and Lomb Eye Relief Eye Wash twice a day, and apply a small dab of either Terramycin or plain Neosporin triple antibiotic ointment into the eye twice a day.
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    Cant open eye and is tired

    What does the eye look like? Is there any drainage or pus? He may be having trouble seeing his water and food, and is in pain. I would take him aside twice a day and offer some mushy wet chicken feed and some bits of scrambled egg. A chicken vitamin such as Poultry NutriDrench or Poultry Cell 2...
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    Adding Infected Chickens to Flock

    Great advice from Sourland. Many people do not mind passing on chickens who are carriers of a disease. Most respiratory diseases which cause runny eyes, nostrils, coughing, sneezing, etc can last forever. All your chickens will become carriers for life until the last one is gone. Any new flock...
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    Buff Orpington - Respiratory Infection?

    The cold can be hard on older hens, especially if they have something going on, such as a reproductive disorder. Those can cause lethargy, wanting to stay in one spot or to isolate themselves, problems walking, runny poops, and poor appetite. I would take her aside daily and make sure that she...
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    Bumblefoot treatment went terribly wrong

    Good advice from @coach723 as always. I was going to suggest warm soaks daily to the feet with Betadine or Epsom salts in the water, but her sugardine method may be easier. Wrapping feet can potentially be dangerous if the tape becomes too tight and interrupts circulation. Hopefully the foot...
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    Ear/Sinus Infection?

    You can also use Betadine 10% to treat fungal infections. That might be easier to apply to the skin. Walmart sells a generic Betadine called Equate First Aid Antiseptic in the first aid aisle near the pharmacy...
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    Chicken foot

    I agree, it may be frostbite. Usually with frostbite of a foot, the foot will self amputate within a month or more. You could bring the chicken inside, and do a warm soak with Betadine or Epsom salts. Take another picture later and let us know what it looks like. Chickens do well with the loss...
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    Ear/Sinus Infection?

    Mites or their droppings can be seen on the skin. So if you haven’t seen mites craling or the droppings they leave behind, there probably are not any. Ear mites which are microscopic might be inside the ear and causing irritation. But I would think the ointment in the ear would have killed any...
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