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    sick chicken-mucousy poop

    only a couple of bits of egg....but almost a quarter cup of mealworms so that is encouraging to me
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    sick chicken-mucousy poop

    don't have pics right now-crop is empty-not doughy or hard or puffy, no egg laying, tail up now as far as I can tell-her tail feathers were pecked off by the time I discovered her her back end was not initially. She was wormed 1 week ago the day I discovered her. I'll try some yogurt-she...
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    sick chicken-mucousy poop

    Hi everyone- I have an ill bard rock ~ 2yrs old. 1 week ago she was pretty droopy and lethargic and I separated her from the flock. I gave her some vitamins and wormed her with safeguard. She is definitely perkier after a week but is not eating very much. Over the last week she would eat some...
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    prolapsed vent

    So tonight I found one of my 2 yr old hens with a prolapsed vent. She was squatting and seemed to be trying to poop. I pushed her vent in and she passed a soft shell egg. So wondering if this is likely to happen again-the prolapsed vent....or did she spend a lot of the day trying to lay the egg...
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    fart eggs

    Here is mine.
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    fart eggs

    thinking that was the case...but after 4 yrs of keeping chickens this was my first one
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    fart eggs

    Have a pretty mature flock-youngest hens are about 18 months old, oldest 4 yrs old. Got my first fart egg today...any concerns? Thinking it was a misstep for one of them...thoughts?
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    Listless Hen

    sorry to hear your hen passed.... :(
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    Feather loss, only quils remaining?

    I have one looking pretty mangy too like yours, neck and wing feather missing but with quills left, she is being picked on...I've seen it...is your getting picked on? Just a thought
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    PLEASE Help! Egg bound chicken... SURVIVABLE?

    I had this happen to me one time and did exactly the same thing-when I did it took about 4-5 hours and she was eating and back to her old self, she is still here 3 yrs later, you likely saved her life-how is she doing today?
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    bloody egg

    thanks was what I was thinking....have had chickens for about 3 yrs, not an expert by any means. This is the first time I encountered this. Curious to know I hear many say young hens....what does that mean regarding age?
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    bloody egg

    anyone have an opinion?
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    bloody egg

    Today I found an egg coated in blood, not entirely sure who the culprit is but I suspect it is one of my younger chickens although they have been laying since November. Everyone looks happy and there is not blood on anyone's vents or feathers. I also had a soft shell egg this week too, haven't...
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    Crushed soft shell egg stuck

    I agree, keep scooping until you can remove it all. When I did this almost my whole hand was inside her vent....you will not do her any harm in really exploring her whole vent.But....retained broken egg will eventually take her life.
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    Crushed soft shell egg stuck

    JCE123 how is your girl doing?
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