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    Help!! Have no idea what is going on with my hen

    Thank you so much!
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    Help!! Have no idea what is going on with my hen

    Thank you for the advice. Would you recommend the antibiotic as well, or give it a few days just with the calcium?
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    Help!! Have no idea what is going on with my hen

    Thank you. I have a recent Bactrim rx that was prescribed for a different hen but I didn’t end up giving. Could I use that or should I take her back to the vet? And, for the calcium: should I be getting regular calcium tablets for humans, or chicken-specific ones? I have no idea how I would get...
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    Help!! Have no idea what is going on with my hen

    Six days ago, my Ameraucauna hen (approx 1-yr-old) started acting sick (not eating or drinking, lethargic, etc). She had gorged herself on spilled mealworms the day before, so I didn’t worry too much, and within 48 hours she was back to normal. BUT, something bizarre is going on with her eggs. I...
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    Empty egg! Hen only laid shell... EYP?

    Today my Ameraucauna laid what appears to be a soft shell with nothing inside (photos attached). It was all wet and shriveled up, but when I pulled it open it was basically empty. She was off a couple of days ago (lethargic, low appetite) and I chalked it up to my son spilling mealworms and she...
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    Sick chicken - Impacted crop?

    Update: her crop still feels very squishy and pebbly - like there’s a handful of grit in there with fluid. She’s eating the mash and drinking plenty and her energy level seems normal. Saw some more fluid come from her beak a couple of times today. She did poop and I managed to see it and get a...
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    Sick chicken - Impacted crop?

    thats what I thought- thank you.I just did the coconut oil and massage. Her crop actually feels really pebbly - like it’s FULL of grit. Squishy and pebbly. She was a champ with the massage, and then she ate some mash, so we’ll see 🤞
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    Sick chicken - Impacted crop?

    quick question- after coconut oil and crop massage, I should not be inverting her/holding her upside down, right? I’ve read some things about doing that but it sounds potentially dangerous. I’m just massaging and hoping whatever is in there comes up, correct?
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    Sick chicken - Impacted crop?

    Do you think it’s okay for her to eat pellets and regular layer feed? I won’t give any treats. She does still want to eat.
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    Sick chicken - Impacted crop?

    Yes, she is pooping but it’s all diarrhea- usually just looks like straight up water or occasionally mixed with undigested pellets. She is laying almost every day, in spite of whatever is going on. They’re in the shade and I even had a fan blowing on them yesterday when it got really hot. Not...
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    Sick chicken - Impacted crop?

    I checked her crop this morning and while it isn’t huge, I can feel a smallish golf ball sized lump, which is squishy. She doesn’t seem to be in distress when I poke it. Yesterday during the day it felt much larger and harder. I compared this morning to another chicken’s crop, which was...
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    Sick chicken - Impacted crop?

    Hi all- brand new chicken owner here. I have four 1-year-old hens that we just got one week ago. I noticed early on that one of them has frequent diarrhea- often it looks like straight up water, sometimes it’s mostly undigested pellets mixed with liquid. She also pants a LOT. It’s very hot here...
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