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    Hen Walking Backwards with Head Down

    So, with the nicer weather I've put my hen back out in the coop and I haven't seen any changes yet - her comb still looks dehydrated and she's still walking backwards periodically - but she also doesn't seem worse. Our birds free range and she's out hanging and foraging with the rest of them...
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    Hen Walking Backwards with Head Down

    Yes we're in upstate New York, it was very cold so I'm glad for some milder weather today and tomorrow! So far I've isolated her and put probiotics/vitamins in her water, and given her higher protein feed sprinkled with kelp (which we have on hand for our goats). For what it's worth, she seems...
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    Hen Walking Backwards with Head Down

    Hey there! Our hen is doing the exact same thing this year, and she's also in the middle of a molt in a deep freeze. Did you ever figure out if that was correlated?
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    Hen Walking Backwards with Head Down

    Hey there! Our hen is doing the exact same thing this year, and she's also in the middle of a molt in a deep freeze. Did you ever figure out if that was correlated?
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    Rooster is a Mess

    That's true! He'll be out with the hens after his quarantine and whatever his contribution is, is great. Maybe they can teach him to chicken a little better too haha.
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    Rooster is a Mess

    That's probably where he came from, I know TSC gets birds from Hoover quite a bit. Still sounds sus to me, who knows what the actual lineage is or how much they paid attention to any quality apart from feather and egg color.
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    Rooster is a Mess

    Yes he's got a comfy place to sleep and, apart from observing his behavior on the perch yesterday, he won't have any need to jump or do activities that make him uncomfortable - I was worried about pain resulting from his conformation, so we'll be extra mindful of that. And NO, we are...
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    Rooster is a Mess

    Hey all, after losing our amazing, hard-working rooster this spring, we just took in a young roo from an acquaintance who's just starting out and got a misgendered TSC chick, and isn't allowed to have roosters where she lives. Y'all, this bird is a MESS - he's got knock knees and droopy wings...
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    Sudden Death of Rooster

    Hi there, I woke up this morning to find my otherwise-healthy rooster laid dead on the coop floor. I've read about sudden death syndrome and done other research, but I wanted to check to see if anyone else had any insight (especially to ease my fears that something may happen to the rest of my...
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