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    Lethargic 6 year old hen, pale, need help

    I will try that! Thank you for your input!
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    Lethargic 6 year old hen, pale, need help

    I'm not sure... How could I find out?
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    Lethargic 6 year old hen, pale, need help

    Hi all, I have a 6 year old light brahma hen who's not doing so great. She is pale, lethargic, and not eating or drinking. Her poop is abnormal too, she's exhibited diarrhea and very large poops. My guess is that she is broody and has heat stress, because she has plucked her chest feathers and...
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    Injured chicken toe!!! Help!!! It is black!!

    Did you see her toe get caught in anything today? Or was she wearing a leg band or something that could have slipped onto her toe? It looks to me like she had circulation in her toe cut off. The flesh/upper half of the toe is now dead and this would be the reason for discoloration... This injury...
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    Chicken with a runny nose and panting! Advice needed!

    We moved her to our house about 3 weeks ago with her companion (a Blue Cochin).
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    Chicken with a runny nose and panting! Advice needed!

    She does sneeze and shakes her head afterward to try and get rid of the snot. Her and her companion a Blue Cochin were added to the flock recently, about 3 weeks ago but the older hens don't like them so they stay in a separate cage. All of the chickens except the little Wyandotte went to a...
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    non broody hens

    I have the same problem, my Buff Orphinton hen will not go broody
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    Chicken with a runny nose and panting! Advice needed!

    Hi everyone, I have a chicken with a runny nose! She is about 5 1/2 months old, and is a silver laced Wyandotte. About 5 days ago I noticed she had a runny nose and is panting. She is eating and drinking normally and I have been wiping her clear oozing boogers of with wet paper towels. Does...
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    Lice in my chickens help!

    Diatomaceous Earth can help as well! you can mix it into the shavings or just put it right onto the bird. The most common places for lice are near the vent and under the wings. The lice may lay eggs, Lice eggs are little clumps of white things attached to feathers under the beak. If you do find...
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