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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    Unfortunately, my little hen died. She wouldn’t leave her nest today at all. I took her to the vet and they did an x ray, she had cancerous masses all over. It was distending her abdomen a lot, the vet said she was emaciated under all the masses. There was just a ton that made her look so big...
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    Yeah, I’m letting her back on her normal feed and she’s been drinking all day. I just read the yogurt might provide some good probiotics to help her clear her crop in case anything is going on there. Thank you!
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    My hen is about the same. Her crop didn’t feel nearly as full as it did this morning. I gave her some calcium, she is very mad at me now. I did let her eat a bit of food mixed wjth some yogurt. I thought I had coconut oil, but apparently I’m out, so I will try that tomorrow. Her stomach didn’t...
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    It’s soft, but I could still feel some of the scratch I gave her while she was on the Epsom salt bath. She is drinking pretty well. She hasn’t laid for almost 6 months, but maybe she’s trying to again? I’m going to give her some calcium tonight after work, I’ll try the coconut oil as well. I...
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    Morning update, she’s still moving pretty slow. Her crop wasn’t empty this morning, so maybe it’s sour crop? I’ve got her isolated with nothing but water with some probiotics for now, we’ll see if her crop empties today and go from there. She was up and moving a little, which I’m hoping is a...
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    I’ve got some probriotic water made up and am giving her some of that. I’ll check her crop in the morning and see if she’ll take some calcium. Thanks!
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    The poop is a little dry, it’s dried a little more yellow than the green it came out. Before I cleaned her off, quite a bit had dried white on her feathers. It’s hard to tell but she is standing wider and bellow her vent is much bigger than normally is. She has been more lethargic today as I’ve...
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    She hasn’t been laying since last fall. She started slowing down and never really started this spring. This has only come on in the last few days, so I don’t think the two things are related. It is her lower belly, her crop seems normal, but I’ll check her first thing in the morning. Let me see...
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    I have a 3 year old Rhode Island Red that is struggling. She has been waddling a little funny and her vent was very dirty. I gave her an epsom salt bath tonight and cleaned her off. I noticed her vent seems to be pretty puffy, it's not red or discolored, but looks swollen. Her belly also seems...
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    Introducing new hen

    Thanks! I’ve just been a little worried about introducing her, it’s just so cold and my girls all like huddle on cold days. I’m worried about her being by herself and my garage gets so cold at night. She might sleep in my mud room for a minute. Once it warms up must a smidge more I’ll bring her...
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    Introducing new hen

    I am taking in a hen from a family member and need a little advice. My sister in law got chicks from a neighbor last spring and ended up with 7 roosters and one hen. She's decided to get rid of the roosters and asked if I'd take the hen. I'm happy to add her to my flock, I'm just needing a...
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    Please help! I accidentally put neosporin w/ pain reliever!...

    Thanks. I just put a little on the spot where her sores were. I will changes her bandages this evening and find something else to use.
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    Please help! I accidentally put neosporin w/ pain reliever!...

    Thanks for that info! I treated my first case of bumblefoot this morning. I read a ton of stuff, felt confident, but apparently missed the info about antibiotic ointment with painkillers. I saw this about 10 minutes after I finished wrapping her feet and put her outside. Luckily, my stuff has...
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    Chickens laying little to no eggs, one keeps laying thin shelled eggs

    Thanks for the responses. We started our flock tiny since we have a small coop, and I plan to add a couple more soon so we have a variation of ages. I should have mentioned, I thought a secret nest at first and at one point, one did go rogue but I’ve never found once since. I’ve been checking...
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    Chickens laying little to no eggs, one keeps laying thin shelled eggs

    I'm at a loss. I have 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Easter Eggers and 1 Rhode Island Red. They are 2 1/2 years old. They were laying great all summer until the end of July. I'm only getting a couple eggs a day. When they first slowed down, it was my eggers that kept laying, now it's just down to my Barred...
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