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    Rooster Wattle Curled Up on One Side

    I have pictures! The effected wattle didn't feel particularly different temperature wise, but it definitely felt harder than the normal one. He didn't react particularly to me handling either one, which is normal for him, he's generally pretty chill when handled
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    Rooster Wattle Curled Up on One Side

    He's out with the girls for the day so I won't be able to catch him until tonight, but as far as I can remember he didn't have frostbite? It may just be that it's leftover from the sickness -...
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    Rooster Wattle Curled Up on One Side

    Hi all, About two months ago my flock came down with a nasty respiratory infection - happily all but two recovered and the gals are back laying - and I'm a mite concerned about my rooster, Toby. His crow is still hoarse compared to what it was, and just last night I noticed that his wattle is...
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    Swollen Right Eye, Bile, Eye Discharge, White Residue Around Mouth in Rooster

    He did not take a swab but he's confident that the rooster will recover and that, since the rest of the flock were caught so early, there shouldn't be any casualties. The question in my mind is this dark hen because I completely forgot to ask him. I'll have a look at those articles you shared...
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    Swollen Right Eye, Bile, Eye Discharge, White Residue Around Mouth in Rooster

    I brought the rooster to vet and he's given me kariflox for the water for the whole flock, metrocare tablet for the rooster, an injection in the clinic and another to give him tomorrow, and maxitrol eye drops to give to all the infected birds. I've emptied out the hen house and am waiting on...
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    Swollen Right Eye, Bile, Eye Discharge, White Residue Around Mouth in Rooster

    They were all fine yesterday - wandering around and checking things out, eating etc and as far as any of us can tell they were fine for most of the day. Whatever this is came on very quickly
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    Swollen Right Eye, Bile, Eye Discharge, White Residue Around Mouth in Rooster

    The pale hen with the swollen eye is standing but her beak is gaping slightly
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    Swollen Right Eye, Bile, Eye Discharge, White Residue Around Mouth in Rooster

    When my brother went down to lock in the hens he sent me a message remarking that the hens were deep asleep already and some didn't even stir when he went in - this immediately struck me as very weird behaviour so I asked him to bother the hens and check their reactions - they're prey birds...
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    Do broody hens get squishy crops?

    Kept her isolated for a day and a night, crop went down completely and she's no longer broody. Seems to have just been another case of broody hens delighting in stressing me out 😂
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    Do broody hens get squishy crops?

    Checked her crop again and it's soft and squishy - almost malleable? It doesn't feel like there's any food in there. She's eating some yoghurt and honey right now, getting some antibacterial stuff into her. Eating happily and still bright and alert and passing normal waste. It's quite...
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    Do broody hens get squishy crops?

    the other hens lay in the box next to her and she tucks the eggs in under her until we take them away - typically once we keep taking the eggs she gives up brooding, but i am considering shutting her away from the nest box to get her out of it quicker. i do make sure to check her regularly and...
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    Do broody hens get squishy crops?

    i think my broody bantam hen might have sour crop? i brought her in to get her food and water and there seemed to be trapped gas in her crop, there was this gurgling noise coming from her crop like an upset stomach might sound. massaged it gently and something seemed to shift because her crop...
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    Possible prolapse + limping

    She is also passing waste quite well and it looks healthy - that's a good sign right? I'd have thought she's likely not egg bound if she can do that
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    Possible prolapse + limping

    On it!
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    Possible prolapse + limping

    it is the left leg she's carrying, i'm going into town to get the calcium so i'll be able to give it to her in a while. i'll update here how it goes.
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