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  1. J

    This is really gross, but...

    I give them free access to 16% protein commercial layer pellets and a handful of scratch grain thrown in the run in the morning. They free range for a good half of the day. Once in a while I use a piece of torn up wheat bread to entice them into their run. Now that they're molting I give the...
  2. J

    This is really gross, but...

    That's a relief. Fingers crossed!
  3. J

    This is really gross, but...

    I cut it open and it is definitely lash material. From what I am reading on various sites, it seems that once they are shedding this stuff, it is too late to do anything, even treat with antibiotics, and they will eventually die. My chicken, after acting poorly for one day, now seems right as...
  4. J

    This is really gross, but...

    Interesting. I think you are right, after reading up on salpingitis. I looked it up after valiantly resisting the urge to throw up after first researching "lash material". This would explain her discomfort earlier. Now to determine if she can recover. If I can find the piece in daylight...
  5. J

    This is really gross, but...

    My 19 month old production red backyard hen/pet pooped out this twist of tissue, about the size of a young child's pinkie finger, seen here on a trowel.. Yep, pretty disgusting, but what can it be? No blood present. Interestingly enough, she was showing signs of illness a few days...
  6. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    Thanks for asking. I waffled way too long, unfortunately. For a few days she started the day quite well, and by afternoon she'd get worse. I made, and then cancelled, two vet appointments to have her euthanized, because I kept thinking she was improving.... I can almost hear people laughing...
  7. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    The ventilation is good, the hay is sweet. I'd sleep on it myself. But I could've stirred up some mould when I cleaned the coop out. Or, as you say, it could be almost anything. No bubbles or discharge or swelling, but now an occasional barking cough. Just checked on her and the breathing is...
  8. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    Finally.
  9. J

    Sick or obstructed?

  10. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/TK3kHKjenvyNQPVn8
  11. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    Had them since hatching... 17 months, no other exposure to other chickens. Coincidentally I just cleaned out the coop after being away for three weeks, so there were some piles of droppings accumulated under the roost. There was chopped straw as bedding. I replaced it with local hay, and put...
  12. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    No swelling of the face.
  13. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    The video just shows the hen standing quietly while she closes her eyes, breathes in and out with head dipping slightly with each breath, beak opening slightly with each breath, and a decided rasping sound with each breath.
  14. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    Trying to attach a video...doesn't like my format...
  15. J

    Sick or obstructed?

    This 17 month old production red started wheezing intermittently three days ago. Very active, good appetite. She seemed well in the mornings, maybe a bit husky, and the wheezing got worse as the day goes on. Today she emerged from the coop wheezing and visibly laboring to breathe, eyes closing...
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