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    Lethargic, molting, limping, and doughy crop

    Thank you and I do understand the need to take my pets to vets. Unfortunately, there aren't many in my area that will actually see chickens so this has been challenging. I also can't afford to take a pet in for every single sign that I might perceive as unusual. When she stopped laying and had...
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    Lethargic, molting, limping, and doughy crop

    Thank you for your insight and words. This past year I have dealt with a lot of things with my 4 girls and it just seems like, at times, I am constantly learning (sour crop with another girl, mites/lice, tapeworm). I do wonder about the reproductive issue with her since she suddenly stopped...
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    Lethargic, molting, limping, and doughy crop

    And she passed away in my arms. I am unsure if there was something else going on, if maybe I accidentally aspirated her, I have no idea. She declined significantly today and was my chicken who had stopped laying back in February but seemed happy and healthy otherwise. I am at an utter loss and...
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    Lethargic, molting, limping, and doughy crop

    As the day has gone by she has declined tremendously. Can't stay awake, Can't get her to drink water, won't stand. It was recommended that I treat for sour crop. I attempted to vomit her to see if I could get anything possibly dislodged. No luck. I syringed some water into her and will be...
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    Lethargic, molting, limping, and doughy crop

    Thread 'Chicken suddenly acting odd....' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-suddenly-acting-odd.1555210/ I originally posted in another thread about her behavior change. She is a little over 1yr old silkie/EE mix, behavior change initially noticed was the lethargy and I thought...
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    UPDATE on Daisy: I later noticed a very slight limp. I kept giving her 1/2 baby aspirin, 2ml NutriDrench, some b12 (I still need to grab the B Complex), and have been keeping a close eye on her. Can't seem to find a reason why she would limp: no BF or other injuries. It's possible she got a...
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    Her crop feels normal and empty in the morning. I started giving her some canned cat food to bump up her protein, gave her some B12, half of a baby aspirin, lubed a finger and checked for a stuck egg, and did a deep check for injury and bumblefoot. Nothing. She ate quite a bit of food and water...
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    So Daisy appears the same. Eating and drinking small amounts. Walking and pecking around with the girls but I did notice that she seems to have a very slight limp which could be why she isn't scratching. Is there something I should look for?
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    Last evening I massaged her crop really good and kept her in the run alone until bedtime when I let the other girls in. She still looked lethargic, was drinking water, but seemed to perk up a little. I saw her scratching around the run and pecking at the ground. This morning she was still...
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    Came home early and Daisy was just standing by the water dish looking lethargic. Checked her crop, appeared squishy but not full, and it looks like she might have vomited fluid at some point but I can't be sure. I took her inside, smelled inside her mouth, fine, and really checked her belly...
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    Here is a clip of Daisy eating this morning. She's tilting her head back and closes her eyes.
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    Tail position is up, belly feels normal and not tight. Normal poop is attached in a photo. I checked her crop this morning but it might not have been early enough. Will definitely do a check tomorrow just in case. It felt normal. I had my Silkie come down with sour/impacted crop in April so...
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    Chicken suddenly acting odd....

    Hello! This especially frosty morning in the PNW, I noticed my 1yr old hen acting odd. I have been super diligent on checking my 4 girls whenever I can for illness and parasites so they were literally looked at yesterday. Anyways, Daisy was still in the run when the other girls were happily...
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    Feather Recovery After Mites

    My 1+ yr old Orpington/silkie hen has feathers that are broken and damaged looking. I suspect this might have been from when I had a mite/lice infestation back in April and had to treat all 4 of my girls. She doesn't appear to have any mites or lice now but I was wondering a couple of things...
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    Diarrhea not laying- Otherwisr happy healthy

    Here is a sampling, if you will, of her poo from the nesting box she sleeps in. I have also included a pic from the internet of an image of watery poop i have seen her have before as an example. Lately it has been more like the stuff in the nesting box: Brown mush and typically quite a bit of...
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