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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    Thank you. It was good to have your help and empathy.
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    I'm sad to say Henty didn't make it. She died last night in one of the nest boxes. She will be much missed. Thanks again for all your help.
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    And yes, her crop is emptying overnight. She is not eating all that much but she does make a valiant effort.
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    Thanks gtaus. We know she is not laying, and we are pretty good at identifying eggs from the others, especially as we collect them often. If in doubt, we will throw the eggs away though. Henty enjoys the company of the rest of the flock, so we won't remove her unless we have to. The other...
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    Thank you so much for the confirmation on the dosage. We will keep it going for the 5 days and see what happens. We will introduce probiotics soon too. She is fond of a bit of yoghurt now and again anyway.
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    Quick update - we got the Baytril and gave what we think is the right first dose today. What is wrong with these companies that give you instructions in mg and kg, then supply the product in ml?? What a pain! I am also attaching a photo of Henty's back end after a few more days of the yellow...
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    Thank you. I ordered it.
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    Thanks for the very quick response, Wyorp Rock. I'm pretty sure Henty is not laying. We have 5 hens and get 3 or 4 eggs a day. I've never heard of lash material before. I looked it up and it sounds awful. You mention antibiotics. I don't know how to get them for a chicken and what sort of...
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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    We have a 5-year-old Black Australorp mix, Henty. She is top chicken in a flock of 5. Henty has been becoming sick off and on over the last year or so. She started getting a dirty back end, mainly white droppings sticking to her feathers. Apart from that there was nothing obviously wrong...
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    What is wrong with my girl and what can I do about it?

    Thanks so much for the replies, maryann momhen and 4 Georgia Hens. Polly spent 1 day on the nest day before yesterday but then spent all day yesterday out in the alpaca fields with the other 2 girls. There was evidence of comb pecking - black blood spots on the combs - for about 2 to 3 weeks...
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    What is wrong with my girl and what can I do about it?

    My 4 year old black Australorp, Polly, has suddenly turned really nasty. Her whole behavior is off. She is clucking constantly where she has generally been quite a quiet girl. She is frequently fluffing every feather on her body to stand on end, like hackles on a dog - see attached pic. It's...
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    White Wing Tip - marker for sickness?

    Thanks for the response, LofMc. I didn't think of Marek's disease as it didn't show up early in the flock and I had them all as chicks, except for Hennie who was about a year old when the last group of chicks arrived. I will research this and see if I can learn anything more to identify the...
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    White Wing Tip - marker for sickness?

    I am wondering if anyone can tell me - is the development of a white wing tip feather a sign of sickness? I had a Rhode Island Red who developed a white wing tip about a year old. She was always the sickly one in the flock and laid thin shelled eggs no matter how hard I tried to get more...
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    My chicken won't come home!

    Thanks for the quick reply, azygous. I am trying to leave it later but I guess it is still too light for Honey. All the other girls are happy to come home as the sun sets over the hill and are often even in or around the coop by then. Honey seems to be operating on a different body clock...
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    My chicken won't come home!

    I currently have 5 chickens - 2 Black Orpingtons, I Rhode Island Red (the boss), and added last year 2 Buff Orpingtons (the Golden Girls). From the start the Golden Girls have ranged further than the rest of the flock and so drawn the others into a wider ranging habit than before but the other...
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