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    Wobbly, skinny hen

    Over the past couple of days she's gotten more wobbly but no less energetic, and I checked her crop this morning—it's hard and feels like she's been eating rocks. I also noticed a sour smell, so I guess I'm going by the store on my way home to get some coconut oil and miconazole. She has three...
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    Wobbly, skinny hen

    She's improved a lot, today she was able to preen her tail without falling over, though I could tell she was struggling a bit. This morning her poops were back to how they were three days ago, so I'm still not sure she's drinking enough. She drank water out of a coffee mug I brought out to make...
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    Wobbly, skinny hen

    TLDR: One of my hens, Sprinkles (2 y.o. "Ameraucana") started having balance issues yesterday morning. She's energetic but stumbles around as if drunk. This is the same hen who survived an owl attack last month and then passed an intact follicle. She quickly perked up after that and was...
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    Hen laid bloody yolk and meat??

    I didn't see the grab, but we saw the owl on our camera after she escaped it in a panic. It grabbed her through chicken wire, so it didn't get a good grip and she was able to get away. There was a small puncture wound in her breast, but I bandaged it/changed dressings regularly. All her wounds...
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    Hello!

    I've been keeping chickens for almost three years here in north Texas. I have a flock of four (ameraucana, blue maran, gold-laced Wyandotte, and olive egger) and have been lurking around to figure out how to care for them. We've gotten through bumblefoot, aggressive bullying, and most recently...
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    Hen laid bloody yolk and meat??

    One of my hens got attacked by an owl two weeks ago and just healed from her injuries (mainly torn skin, thank goodness) and I rereleased her into her reinforced run and coop two days ago. She had plenty of energy yesterday, taking dust baths and jumping for treats, but this morning she was...
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