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    Hen with droopy head, wings and tail but has survived for months!

    @Perris yes I should the same but I couldn't see anything, will keep and eye out for any though.
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    Hen with droopy head, wings and tail but has survived for months!

    Okay thanks for all your help and advice! Do you think a sprinkle of a horse vitamin E supplement would be safe or should I get a specific one for chickens? I gave her left over scrambled eggs for breakfast today which she enjoyed:)
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    Hen with droopy head, wings and tail but has survived for months!

    I think she stays the same weight but it’s hard to say, I shall weigh her weekly like you say and make sure she’s not getting worse. She can definitely get in and out of the coop and she is in different places within the enclosure throughout the day. After we treated her scaly legs she became...
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    Hen with droopy head, wings and tail but has survived for months!

    Thanks for your reply. I just fed her and felt her neck, as far as I can tell I think there might be a curve in it. If you look from above it looks like a vague “s” shape. So possibly a neck/spine injury? That would explain the droopy wings.. She does preen, haven’t seen her bathing. Has a...
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    Hen with droopy head, wings and tail but has survived for months!

    @SmiYa0126 She is "underweight" despite her large appetite and I can feel the bones in her chest if I pick her up.
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    Hen with droopy head, wings and tail but has survived for months!

    @SmiYa0126 Here's a better one of her head, if I see her poop I'll get a photo. I can add those things to her diet more regularly for sure :)
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    Hen with droopy head, wings and tail but has survived for months!

    Hi all. I have a chicken who started showing symptoms since the middle of October 2022. She holds her head low and has droopy wings and a droopy tail, she doesn't hold herself like a normal chicken. I didn't expect her to live so long as she looks awful and stays inside the coop most of the...
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