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    Need help with deciphering what happened?

    Thank you, I'm looking over it now.
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    Need help with deciphering what happened?

    No, she died, unfortunately. Why do you think I shouldn't administer Arnica when needed? I do give them all fresh water. I gave her the Arnica in a little bit of water in a syringe to try to treat her, as it helps my family and treating animals is no different. I did not put the Arnica in...
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    Need help with deciphering what happened?

    Thanks so much for your response. I do not have a vet, unfortunately. I followed the instructions on the bottle. I administered it from the dropper, a very little bit at a time. I'm keeping a very close eye on the other ones and they all seem fine. Thanks again for the info. Really...
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    Need help with deciphering what happened?

    Hi all, I'm fairly new to chicken keeping. I got five 8 week old chickens on 5/21 so they are about 3 1/2 months old now. 2 Easter Eggers 1 Dark Brahma 1 Welsummer 1 Cream Legbar About 2 weeks in one of the Easter Eggers (we called her The General) had some blood on her face. I treated it...
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    This is really upsetting. I feel so badly. I should have done more for her. It escalated so fast. A while back after we first got her, I saw blood on the run floor. She had some on her face so I treated it and it seemed to heal. She acted normally after that. There didn't seem to be any problems...
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    I'm so sad to tell you that my chicken didn't make it. It happened so fast. I'm not really sure what went wrong. This is a terrible feeling. Thanks for your help everyone.
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    @RoyalChick - @3KillerBs - @NanaK I gave my sick chicken the Nutridrench. She perked up a tiny bit but is still very sleepy. She won't eat. She's been out with the other chickens since this morning. The other chickens are fine. I also made a wet mash with some Nutridrench for the others. What...
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    I wasn't sure if she just needed to cool off for a bit. I will put her back out there this morning. I will make some mash for her when I get the Nutridrench. Thanks so much for your help.
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    Great suggestion, I will try this too. Thank you.
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    I just checked on her and she's really out of it. I gave her food and changed her water but she's not going for either. She pooped white liquid. I'm going to get the Nutridrench this morning. It's been in the mid to upper 90s and very humid lately. Thanks for the info. I'll report back soon.
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    Friends. I need your help. We have a very lethargic chicken. She's been out of it all day. It has been very hot here. I don't see any wounds. She did drink some water but isn't really eating much. Right now I have her in the basement in a crate so she can cool off. What do you suggest??? Thanks...
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    Okay this is the stance I've been taking, too. I can see the bedding gets brown and then kind of disappears. I assumed the poop goes away too. They do like it when we add piles of stuff. Little worker chickens getting to work.
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    I still don't know if it was a scuffle with someone else or she cut herself. I did notice another one pecking at the injury. I knew they do that to each other but it was disturbing. Side question, their poop is really gross looking sometimes. How do I know when the poop isn't normal?
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    They are so funny. It cracks me up that they all want to eat out of the same food receptacle, instead of using the other that's available. Or the same water nipple even though there are more. Or the same spot on the roost. Why is that?
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    For the MINIMALISTS - those who think less is more in chicken keeping - Please help

    You guys are the BEST. I wouldn't know anything if it wasn't for this group. I mean, we're up to 55 pages of information in this thread, right. You saved me. I do have some questions. Our run is wood chips, grass clippings, straw and dirt. Do I need to remove the poop? I can't even really find...
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