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    Undigested material in feces; lethargic; unbalanced

    We added some more hens from our breeder about a month ago - but she is the same one we’ve gotten all of our birds from the last year or so. I know that doesn’t mean she couldn’t have gotten anything, but I don’t know what it could be, and no others in the flock have symptoms. I read that if...
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    Undigested material in feces; lethargic; unbalanced

    She is 1.5 years old, not vaccinated for Marek’s. She is fed a “regular” layer ration feed from our local farm store. Always has access to grit, oyster/eggshell, put out on our grassy/wooded run daily. She typically lays every other day, sometimes every day. She is an easter egger. Added a photo...
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    Undigested material in feces; lethargic; unbalanced

    Hi there, our hen Tawny started exhibiting symptoms last evening of lethargy, off balance (putting wings out to stay on roost), walking funny. She was in a nest box this morning lethargic. I started treating for egg binding (Epsom salt bath, crushed calcium on yogurt, oil on vent), but she’s...
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    Favus on hen’s comb or just dry?

    Hi there, Our Rhode Island Red girls seem to have white tips to their combs - it started when it got colder (we live in northern AB, so, cold and dry winters). I didn’t think much of it but am now wondering if it could be something we need to intervene and treat. It doesn’t look like the photos...
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