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    Vertigo

    Well, she is not eating now. I boiled rice so I knew she was getting H2O but today she wouldn't eat that either. I keep her near the water bowl and place her in her box each night. She does drink, but I was afraid it wasn't enough, hence the rice diet. She can't hold her head still...kind of...
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    Keeping Older Hens

    I have two hens left. Most were lost to predators, but now I have one that is acting sickly. I don't think I want to start over as we now have the smallest yard we've had to date with the home we just bought. I called a vet to see what it would cost to have her put down and they told me they...
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    Vertigo

    She is able to get up and walk. She is probably 5-6 years old...I bought her from someone as an adult hen. She no longer lays eggs...they are just pets now. They are the last 2 from my flock. She gets unstable when she tries to stand in one place, such as to eat. I think she is getting more...
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    Vertigo

    My hen is acting as though she has vertigo. She can move forward, sometimes struggling to move, but she gets going but when she stops walking she stumbles backwards onto her butt. Can chickens have vertigo?
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