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    White spots and smell in throat of sick hen

    I've been treating her with metronidazole since Tuesday, but it doesn't seem to be working. She's lost a significant amount of weight and I'm worried she's going to die because she's not eating. I've been giving her 6-9cc of Pedialite 3x/day just to get something in her. Symptoms are still the...
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    Hens with poop stuck to their bums that seems to cause feather loss

    It sounds like vent gleet. There sbould be a lot on this site describing it and how to treat it.
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    White spots and smell in throat of sick hen

    I also noticed yesterday that her breathing is labored and raspy
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    White spots and smell in throat of sick hen

    I have a very sick hen and my research and vet back and forth hasn't helped with what to do. An older hen started to sleep a lot about a week-14d ago. Truthfully, because of her age, I thought it maybe was her time. Picked her up, looked at her, didn't see anything obvious. Does seem to be...
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    Wry neck, broken neck, botulism, other?

    She didn't make it. I'm so bummed. I called a local avian vet to see what it would cost just to have her looked at to make sure they thought I was on track with her treatment and they wanted $75! She was still alert when I called, but I sensed she was regressing instead of progressing as the...
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    Wry neck, broken neck, botulism, other?

    I haven't had a full grown hen in the house before, so this might be something I don't notice outside, but her poop really stinks. Is really smelly poop a sign of something else? I have her at work and she just pooped and now my whole suite stinks. So much for keeping her unnoticed. :-)
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    Wry neck, broken neck, botulism, other?

    Thanks everyone. Well she's still with us and despite the neck and balance thing she seem to be slightly better today and is able to hold her head a bit better though it still curls around at times. I added Selenium to help the Vit. E absorption so hopefully that will speed things up a bit...
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    Wry neck, broken neck, botulism, other?

    [/IMG]I found an Araucana hen in the nesting box last night and she is unable to straighten her neck or sit upright. She mostly lays on her side but her head will still be looking up either right or left. She will flop around trying to get dorsal but can't. Her legs wings and neck seem to all...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I did look thru the posts, but it's not clear on what the color and pattern should be. Is it the colors being too light? Is it the amount of copper in the breast area, the body type, etc. I am trying to understand the terminology, but I don't have that all worked out yet. I'm not looking to...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Hi, New to chickens and new to marans, but love them so far. I purchased a beautiful (to me at least) blue copper pair last year at the state fair. Unfortunately the roo insisted on flying into the dog pen while out during the day and the dog finally said enough is enough and he is no...
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