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    Hen will not eat

    Seeking some advice on how to encourage my poor hen Ophelia to eat. Two weeks ago she was attacked by a predator. After a through examination it appeared the only damage done was a couple of bleeding feathers on her head and swollen eyes. She was in shock so I kept her quiet and warm for 24...
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    Sick or broody hen?

    I will triple check again tonight after dark. Thank you so much for the advice! I really appreciate it
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    Sick or broody hen?

    Yes, it’s been very confusing and frustrating to try to figure out what’s going on. She seems sick and then perks right up and acts like nothings wrong
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    Sick or broody hen?

    Thank you for the reply! The head movements and confusion are definitely the most worrisome. I will try the hard boiled egg tonight I have been trying meal worms and bananas (her fav) but she really wasn’t very interested. She put up a big fight tonight when I tried to syringe some vitamin...
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    Sick or broody hen?

    Hi all, I have been having an ongoing problem with my year old Cochin hen for going on three weeks now and it’s worrying me. I thought she was broody, however she is exhibiting some strange behaviour I have not seen in broody hens so I am concerned that she is sick. I had put her in my broody...
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    Sick or broody hen?

    Hi all, I have been having an ongoing problem with my year old Cochin hen for going on three weeks now and it’s worrying me. I thought she was broody, however she is exhibiting some strange behaviour I have not seen in broody hens so I am concerned that she is sick. I had put her in my broody...
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    Hen isolating herself

    She’s kind of holding it back close to her body and yes she does sleep a lot
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    Hen isolating herself

    She hasn’t laid for the last two days which isn’t terribly uncommon. There’s no swelling in her abdomen but her keel bone is more pronounced. That’s where she’s bald too
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    Hen isolating herself

    S shes sometimes been sitting in an empty nest box. Think she might be broody?
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    Hen isolating herself

    Checked this morning and it’s empty and this afternoon was empty too so she didn’t eat today. I haven’t dewormed them - which product should I use? I just noticed that the underside of her chest is bare too
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    Hen isolating herself

    I have a 12 month old Cochin hen who has recently began isolating herself from the flock. She’s always been somewhat reserved and kept to herself but seems to be spending more time alone now. When I let them out in the morning she has always been the last one out but now she’s just staying in...
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    Rooster being rough on hens

    I do have saddles on two of them, however the majority of the plucking is happening on their heads. I’ll attack a pic of the hen with the worse of it. The pic is from a few weeks ago, it’s worse now, she’s totally bald
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    Rooster being rough on hens

    I have a flock of 9 chickens (8 hens and 1 roo) who are almost a year old and have been raised together. Until recently my rooster was pretty gentle and sweet with his girls. The past two months he has began ripping their feathers out around their combs on the back of their heads. I know he's...
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