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    Lethargic hen, excessive drinking but not eating

    She ended up passing. We had a necropsy and it turned out she had at some point eaten metal. She was anemic and had an intestinal blockage. :(
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    Lethargic hen, excessive drinking but not eating

    I started her on Corid last night and just gave her a dose of Safeguard. We’ll contact the vet tomorrow about getting a fecal float. About the crop issue, it feels soft and squishy and not hard so I don’t think it’s impacted. If it was sour crop, could we just be catching it early since...
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    Lethargic hen, excessive drinking but not eating

    She’s about two years old. I was afraid that worming her could make it worse but do you think it’ll be okay? I did start her on corid just in case. Will that mess with the wormer at all? She’s a two year bantam frizzle. We have quite a few chickens so I haven’t really been paying attention to...
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    Lethargic hen, excessive drinking but not eating

    We noticed our frizzle girl not acting like herself this morning. She’s acting lethargic and just wanting to sleep. She’s also drinking a lot of water but won’t touch food. (She did eat a little of her crumble this morning) Her poop is watery and white. It almost looks a little snotty? I've...
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    Integrating a chick back into the flock

    We had a chick who hurt her leg stay inside while she healed and now that it’s time to go back outside, the flock bullies her. Is their anyway to help ease her into them? Or am I stuck with a permanent house chicken? (Not that’d I’d mind :P) Here’s a picture of miss Ruby enjoying her nap on the...
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    2 month old chick with broken leg

    One of our 2 month old frizzle chicks has what seems to be a broken leg and I was wondering if there’s anything I can do to help them? The leg is all bruised and it won’t put any weight on it. We’re currently keeping it inside separated from the others. Should we splint it? Any suggestions would...
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    ReHome Two Silkie Hens in Houston TX Area - Splash & Blue

    They’re adorable! My mother and I would be interested in adopting them for you!! We’re about an hour and a half away from Houston but willing to have a bit of a road trip.
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