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    Barred Rock hen crowing EVERY MORNING

    Yeah, she's a hen. She lays and she's nearly 4 years old. What would cause high testosterone in a hen?
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    Barred Rock hen crowing EVERY MORNING

    My Barred Rock hen crows for an hour or two EVERY. SINGLE. MORNING. It is driving me insane. She just stands there and crows. She has water, food, meal worms, scratch. She's healthy, as far as I can tell. I talk to her, she gets attention. I have no idea what is going on. She will crow...
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    Brand new girl

    She's a Barred Rock. Her name is Mrs. Doubtfeather :)
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    Brand new girl

    I was actually told by the breeder that yogurt is fine on occasion and will actually help up the protein during molting. It's not their main source of food and they like it for a treat. They also get other treats and supplements. I've done quite a bit of research and I take my chickens very...
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    Brand new girl

    Yesterday I posted about my hen that was crowing/gasping and I was convinced she was on death's door. Everything about her said she only had minutes left to live. Then she popped back up and acted like nothing happened. Her comb popped back up too and looks very healthy. She's still kind of...
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    So, now she's up and eating and breathing normally. Not stumbling, not gasping. I don't know what to do.
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    My husband is going to come home as soon as he can and put her down. I'm going to have to take my girls and leave while he does it. There's no way I can be here and they won't want to either. Thank you everyone for your help and support! I really appreciate it.
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    I was afraid of that. I really thought yesterday she was getting better.
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    Yeah, I was just using "crowing" to describe the sound. It was much different when it started out. It's very disturbing and it's just getting worse.
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    I put the video up on youtube, here's the link.
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    I can't get a video to upload :/ She's sounding worse by the minute and yes, she is wheezing. My husband thinks it's time to euthanize her. We're both worried that she's in pain based on her behavior.
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    Yes, she was wheezing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Now, I can't tell because she's just doing the crowing thing. I'll try to post a video.
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    Occasionally, I'd hear crowing. But not at all like this. She's still going... I only have 2 chickens and I've only had them since May. They're older chickens, probably close to 2 years at this point?
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    BR Hen Crowing and Stumbling (pretty sure it's Marek's)

    Hi All! I'm pretty sure my Barred Rock hen has Marek's Disease, but she's also molting. I made sure to up her protein when I noticed she was molting. She started stumbling about 3 days ago and I added cranberries and tuna (thinking maybe she needed even more protein) into the scraps they get...
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