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    Why did my chicken die? Her vent is a bit red.

    Best way to find out what happened would be to perform a necropsy; there are lots of guides online showing what to look for and many causes of death will be obvious even if it's your first time doing it. if you can't do it yourself, some states have labs that will do it for you. With this...
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    WHY ARE MY CHICKEN SOUNDING LIKE THAT??is she dying?

    Yes, egg song can happen before or after the egg. She's probably getting ready to lay soon like you said!
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    WHY ARE MY CHICKEN SOUNDING LIKE THAT??is she dying?

    Hahaha, sounds like "egg song" :~) Totally fine and healthy
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    Swollen bellies

    They were dewormed with Fenbendazole in late July and then followed up two weeks later with Ivermectin (trying to treat SLM). I've brought her inside the house and given her water with Nutridrench, I am going to give her some soupy feed in a few minutes to try to keep her hydrated. Her crop is...
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    Swollen bellies

    As of Sunday she is still alive but under the weather. She is still very swollen and lethargic. She's sitting down more often so I'm very worried. She's laying down in the run but I haven't seen anyone bothering her so I haven't separated her yet. GF said she saw her pooping so I don't think...
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    Swollen bellies

    Hello. I have a flock of 4 year old silkie hens. A couple months ago one of my girls became very swollen underneath in between her legs and lethargic. It didn't feel hard like an egg and I thought it must be ascites, I had her euthanized because I cannot drain the fluid myself. I was not able to...
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    Prolapse, then constipation

    Calcium gluconate 23% liquid solution from Durvet brand. It's an injectable solution but I have seen users on here administer it orally. Her weight is around 2.5lbs.
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    Prolapse, then constipation

    I edited my initial post with a little more info- I only have calcium gluconate at the moment, will that work or do I need citrate? I will give her the epsom salt bath and see if it helps.
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    Prolapse, then constipation

    Hi there. I have a 2 year old silkie hen who suffered from a prolapse last week. I brought her inside the house and cleaned it up, treated it, and it's no longer visible. I let her back out into the flock today because the prolapse healed and she seemed lively and active but I've just noticed...
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    treat for coccidiosis without confirmation?

    Hi all. I've had some diarrhea in my flock recently and they haven't laid in about 3 weeks so I'm getting pretty worried. Ages range from 4 years to 2 years. Breed is silkie. I live in New Mexico in an extremely hot and arid climate. It's been 100°f and over for many days within the last month...
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    Ivermectin "die off"?

    Thank you so much for the info. If I end up discovering they have symptoms of high worm count and I decide to worm with safeguard how long should I wait before I do ivermectin? And if I don't use the safeguard, how long should I continue the supportive measures like electrolytes and coconut oil?
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    Ivermectin "die off"?

    Hello. I have a flock I'm trying to treat for scaly leg mites, and the Vaseline method has not been feasible for me, so I want to try the pour-on ivermectin method. However, these chickens have not been wormed. I saw someone saying that giving ivermectin to chickens who have a high worm burden...
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    9-10 week old silkie face red and mouth open

    Hello, I was visiting my little ones today when I noticed one of them had some strange coloration on its face, and it is opening its mouth slightly as if panting but the temperature was very mild today (low 70s when photo was taken). I have searched this up on the forums and a lot of people say...
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    silkie chick with pale comb?

    hello, one of my eight week old silkies has a pink comb, while the other 12 have grey/black/mulberry combs. should i be concerned? it's got some strange neck feathers but i'm assuming that's because it's young. I haven't noticed any lethargy or symptoms except that this chick and a couple...
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    Online order: Hoovers hatchery chicks

    Keep watching your little one, she could be bad at walking because she's so young or because there's something wrong. Can see drink and eat or does she seem to lose her balance? With chicks this young, it can be hard to tell what's silly baby stuff and what's something to worry about! :hmm
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