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    7 month old hen limping and full round soft belly

    Good news... Yesterday evening she was back to pooping, and this morning laid a normal looking egg 🙌 Her underbelly still seems large though and she still has a limp, so will be continuing to crate with tlc and monitor for now. Hopeful she is on the mend :)
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    7 month old hen limping and full round soft belly

    Latest update: Poor girl hadn’t passed an egg by the evening or pooped, so last night tried an epsom soak and more abdomen massage. After a half hour or so she did pass one egg (progress!) but which seemed to break on exit followed by a bit of broken misshapen shell. Nervous about this for her...
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    HELP!! Very swollen and bloated eggbound hen, what else can we do for her?

    What was the outcome for Billie Joe? One of my hens has similar symptoms, she has a swollen pouch below abdomen (like in your photo) and seems eggbound. Trying to do what I can find to help, and she did pass some egg content tonight, but don’t think she’s out of the woods yet.
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    7 month old hen limping and full round soft belly

    Thanks, and chickens poop a lot, so if she doesn’t poop in the next couple hours, I’d think that supports an egg bound situation, yeah? She has this limp happening with her left leg but otherwise doesn’t seem weak, just uncomfortable. Wonder if maybe she sprained something the other day and...
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    7 month old hen limping and full round soft belly

    Another update: Massaged and felt around outside her abdomen more closely and the distension feels about the size of two full eggs, so egg bound might be the issue… after a gentle massage gave her some yogurt and egg. If there isn’t a change in a couple hours, I might try giving her a soak next...
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    7 month old hen limping and full round soft belly

    Thanks for your reply and advice. She is in a crate inside the coop so still near her flock mates. She seemed to appreciate the space, doesn’t seem stressed about it. A couple of the hens have had little retreats in the carrier themselves and they all seem kind of fond of it now, lol. Her flock...
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    7 month old hen limping and full round soft belly

    One of my sweet hens has some mystery health symptoms and I could use help diagnosing the issue. She is 7 months old, and my largest hen from her flock/hatch. Aside from the limp and abdomen swelling, she looks otherwise healthy, with bright red comb and wattle. The first symptom I noticed was...
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    Rooster behavior response when I talk to him

    Thank you, and best to you too :) It seems positive, maybe letting me know he hears me and is comforted? Also worry I might just be confusing him with too many words.
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    Rooster behavior response when I talk to him

    Sometimes when I talk to a particular rooster and when he is roosting before bedtime, he does this thing where he repeatedly bows and shivers his head. Has anyone seen this with their rooters? What do you think it means? It’s when I’m talking nicely like a mom putting their chicken kids to bed lol.
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    Nice 5mo roosters need new homes

    Darn, wish I could get them to you :)
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    Nice 5mo roosters need new homes

    Thanks for your advice and wishes!
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    Nice 5mo roosters need new homes

    Thank you! There are two boys with this coloring and comb combination. They are named Jack and Keroac :) How far are you?
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hey Washington peeps, Needing to urgently rehome some nice roosters, please see post link below and reach out if you may be interested and able to help give a good roo a good home! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/nice-5mo-roosters-need-new-homes.1661799/#post-28569600
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    Nice 5mo roosters need new homes

    Thank you!
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    Nice 5mo roosters need new homes

    They are a mix of Blue Laced Wyandotte (mamma) and Lavender Orpington (pappa)
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