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    Hope this is the right place for this: Chicken breed recommendations for Central Texas

    Thanks. We have a Production Red and an Ameracauna. hubby wants an Orpington but I had a feeling those weren't a good idea. We don't want bantams even though they look cool.
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    Lethargic hen, not eating, droopy wings. Help.

    All of their droppings are solid now. They are acting normal and seem to be fine. I'm wondering if the other one got into something she shouldn't have.
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    Hope this is the right place for this: Chicken breed recommendations for Central Texas

    It gets really hot (100+) here in the summers but we get a handful of freezes in the winter. I'm in Bastrop and we can get pretty high winds at times. I was just wondering if there were any chickens that work really well here and some to definitely avoid.
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    Lethargic hen, not eating, droopy wings. Help.

    It'll have to be filed away for later now. The poor chicken just died. I wish we'd caught it sooner. I used the epsom salts as a bath. She was filthy from the diarrhea and the bath seemed to perk her up. Now I'm worried about the other chickens if it's not cocci. I don't have an avian vet. We...
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    Lethargic hen, not eating, droopy wings. Help.

    I actually thought I'd joined the forums before now. This is by far my favorite chicken website and I seem to be on it all the time. But being a new chicken owner I never tried to post to the forums because I don't feel I have much to contribute yet. Anyway, the other chickens are fine so far...
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    Lethargic hen, not eating, droopy wings. Help.

    Sorry, I should clarify. I'm not using vitamins, I'm using electrolytes.
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    Lethargic hen, not eating, droopy wings. Help.

    Sick hen: Laced Wyandotte, about 8+ months old, bought as a pullet. Rest of flock: 8+ months old, Production Red, Ameraucana Rooster: 6+ months old, Barred Rock She stopped laying over a week ago, could be longer because she was acting fine so we thought maybe she was just laying elsewhere (we...
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