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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Glad to hear the video helped. It helped me a lot too. Now I can give her the giant pill without any trouble or worry. Funny how the guy's gentle attitude sets the tone for how to approach the task. Half the battle is the gentleness of it. I also have found warm baths to be so healing for the...
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    My chickens STILL won't lay eggs in the nest boxes. Any suggestions?

    "Chickens cannot talk so they cannot speak to us about such things. We have to watch, observe and take note of what their behaviors are "telling us"." This is the most sensitive and correct response to anything I have read on this website. I am pleased to have read your words, Fred. So many...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Very sweet, indeed. Thank you. When our dear friends feel better, we feel better. 🩷
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Update: Sat June 14 7AM: Chippy is doing much better. Haven't see any egg production, but that's okay as long as things are not getting backed up again. Calcium pill every morning. Here is a photo of Chippy and her morning poop today. Poop is not as loosely formed, is more firmed up than...
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    Human calcium tablets for a sick hen - how much is actually in each tablet and how much to give?

    This is a good question that I was hoping to get answered also. Today I looked at every bottle in the pharmacy of Calcium citrate + D3 and all of them had other inactive ingredients, such as silica, stearic acid, croscameliose sodium, magnesium strearate, microcrystaline cellulose, etc. Should...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    I just posted a new picture of her first poop from this morning (Friday June 13th AM). See below.
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Hi everyone: Update on Chippy. I took this photo of Chippy's poop this morning. See attached photo. Though she was reluctant to eat this morning, I forced some coconut oil chunks on her and then gave her a calcium pill. I realized the "petite" calcium pills were only 200mg of calcium each...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Hi there: No bloating near her vent. Comb is very healthy color and not showing any dehydration. I will take a photo of her poop next time. I agree that it is a remarkable diagnosis tool. It ended up she had "laid" 6 empty shell-less eggs last night. No lash egg. She has been lethargic from...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Thank you. Much appreciated. I would also like to provide an update. It is 8:33 PM. Once I brought her in from outside this afternoon, I attempted to give her some soft food, such as scrambled egg, yogurt, coconut oil. She refused everything but a bit of yogurt. She is in my bathroom which she...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Thank you. I feed them the Kalmbach Feeds All Natural Henhouse Reserve 17% Protein Layer feed and I also I feed them Dumor Organic layer feed pellets also. Which have calcium in the feed. They have access to both these feeds all day. (They have free-choice oyster shells 24/7 in two locations.)...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    While I have you on here, what high calcium chicken feed do people recommend?
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    You are so right. That's why I went ahead and learned how to give the big pill to the chicken.
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Thank you! I will tone down the meal worms which are a huge bedtime treat. I found an excellent you tube video where a veterinarian squatted over the hen to hold her within a towel and gave her a pill by himself. I tried it just now and it worked perfectly. So I will not hesitate to give her...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    I did it! My hen had momentary aggravation, but in the giant pill went. No one helping me. I just did what that video said to do! Easy as pie. Thank you, everyone! I have learned so much today from all of you. You are lovely patient people. I hope others find this thread and learn from it as...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Thank you! I found this video for those of us without anyone to help us give a pill to our chicken: This fellow seems very good.
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