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    Gasping for air! Both me and the hen!

    Thank you I will change the feed and just do the pellets for a while. I honestly couldn’t tell you (we have 30 hens), if I gently squeeze just around her vent she isn’t happy, we have noticed that our pink eggs have reduced in production, they were our first lot of hens so we were expecting a...
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    Gasping for air! Both me and the hen!

    This is what I’ve seen online whilst doing some research 😔 Poor girl.
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    Gasping for air! Both me and the hen!

    Thank you! She was one of our first hens so will be around 3/4 years old. No new birds other than turkeys around a month ago. We do a mix of layer pellets, wheat and dried soldier fly larvae as a ‘treat’
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    Gasping for air! Both me and the hen!

    Her poop is white and runny. Eyes and nostrils are fine. It is a head raise when she inhales quite raspy yes. We did have some lice/mite a couple of months ago but she didn’t show any signs of being infested. She has picked up a little since I’ve moved her to grass and has now had a drink...
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    Gasping for air! Both me and the hen!

    Hey all! Figured on if the best places for chicken advice before I spend too much money would be here. Got a 3 ish year old hen, who last night when I went to close up the coop, was gasping for air and not resting on her perch. Today her breathing has got better but is definitely still...
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