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    Year old hen cant stand or walk, no balance, just laying on side......

    Its a shame she stopped eating , but according to our chicken man if they stop eating then they will only last 24 hours anyway - they've given up. so it was probably the best thing that you did. I checked her ears again and it looks like they lost the red pigment in the centre rather than it...
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    Year old hen cant stand or walk, no balance, just laying on side......

    I put our Mabel back in the henhouse yesterday afternoon as we had to go out and I didn't want to leave her on the lawn by herself, she was walking around more and more over the last 2 days, I've just gone down to check on them this morning and she looks absolutely fine, her ears are still a bit...
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    Year old hen cant stand or walk, no balance, just laying on side......

    Thank you, She is standing up and walking around for a few steps this morning before she sinks slowly down again - a huge improvement. I've noticed that her ears have a kind of white stuff on them, it looks like dust, her comb and wattles are OK though.
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    Year old hen cant stand or walk, no balance, just laying on side......

    I have a hen with similar problems, shes about a year old, maybe just under - I found her in the henhouse 2 days ago in the morning lying in her side with her legs straight ought and stiff. I wrapped her in a towel and kept her in a box with some food and water, she seems alert and talks to...
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