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    Lethargic hen with appetite loss

    Orange passed about 20 minutes ago, but now I'll have to check the rest of my flock to avoid the possibility of any of them having contracted the same illness from her. I suspect she might've had sour crop or a respiratory issue due to how raspy her lungs and breathing sounded, but regards I'll...
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    Lethargic hen with appetite loss

    It’s been in the low 80s this afternoon so she may have gotten a little hot, but due to the heat of the summer I’ve added multiple cooling options for my birds. So I would like to believe I can rule that out, and I do my best to separately feed any birds that get chased away from the main...
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    Lethargic hen with appetite loss

    After going out to my coop to check on my birds today I noticed my Rhode Island Red cross Orange wasn’t moving around much or showing any interest in the feed. I’ve brought her inside at this point and administered an epsom salt bath just in case she was egg bound, and currently trying to get...
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    Greetings from Indiana

    Oh thanks, I'll see what if I can implement that method for my chicken run. And thank you for the welcome!
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    Greetings from Indiana

    Greetings BYC, Im delighted to be able to join this community, after having found it while scrolling for ways to deal with pesky hawks. My family and I have been doing chickens for 8 years now, and I still love them as much as I did when we started! So far, we have about 24 chickens, and...
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