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    Sad little cochin bird...i need advice

    Y’all are amazing! She’s doing so much better!! Now we have a new problem. Pretty sure our Rhode Island Red is the issue. She TARGETS little May and chases her! I babysat her for almost an hour and sprayed anyone that pecked at May! My husband told me to put Maize the bully in the coop. Help...
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    Sad little cochin bird...i need advice

    Would a small dog crate work? We are supposed to get a significant cold front tonight and I’m afraid I need to keep her inside the coop with the other girls. Also, how often should I give her the Nutridench?
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    Sad little cochin bird...i need advice

    Yes, completely normal poops. I originally thought diarrhea bc there was some on her feathers, but now i think she was just too weak so she went sitting down. no new chickens. yes she can walk normally, just sometimes a little unsteady. she acts seriously afraid of the other 7. runs from them...
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    Sad little cochin bird...i need advice

    Thank you! I’m in Waco, Texas. I have offered her the egg (she doesn’t love eggs) and did the nutridench directly in her mouth just earlier! I’m so anxious for her to get better!! She seems so weak and clumsy. I did check for mites and didn’t see any. The LH got bad diarrhea and a very pale...
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    Sad little cochin bird...i need advice

    yes! crop empty in the morning and full at night. i thought it could be sour crop? Im feeding them a combination of pellets and crumbles. i have 4 little girls so they do get lots of treats too and tons of love! i am in texas and called the chicken farmer who we got the chickens from when my LH...
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    Sad little cochin bird...i need advice

    hi there! we have 8 sweet chickens, all different breeds. they are all approximately 10 months old. we lost our two leghorn chickens recently, and now one of my cochin birds is acting strangely. i cannot tell if she is sick or just super afraid of her sisters? she is withdrawn from the flock...
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