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    Boredom Busters for a Small Coop

    Today I noticed Fry, who I joking call "The Queen of the Hen House", mercilessly tormenting Devil, the chicken at the bottom of the pecking order, as she tried to lay her egg. She would block the door and not allow Devil in, and if Devil was already in there, she'll peck her and drive her out. I...
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    Tiny eggs!!!

    sometimes my young hens lay a randomly jumbo egg that ends up being a double yolk
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    new chicken mama

    i usually use play sand from a home improvement store like home depot or lowe's
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    Lethargic Hen

    Great news - I just saw her drinking from the waterer! And she's a lot more sure-footed and active. She's free-ranging with the others as if nothing ever happened (i was sure to pick up nails, block access to the RatX, and keep a close eye on them).
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    Lethargic Hen

    I'm so sorry you lost your roo :( i cant imagine - i was gonna cry at the thought of getting Scram euthanized I prepared a bowl of electrolyte solution and dipped her break in it (i doubt i could tube feed her without help), which appears to work as her drinking reflex kicks in. But she didn't...
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    Lethargic Hen

    Well, she has started eating the pellets with everyone else and just let loose a cecal poo. So food doesn't seem to be an issue but I still haven't seen her drink water so I may have to do something like that with a tube/syringe.
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    Lethargic Hen

    Scram is still alive this morning. I had to force feed the grape-antibiotic again and she didn't touch any other food I offered her, but she pecked away at the pellets she had spilled in the crate last night. She might have drank a little bit of water, but im not sure. I did initially lower her...
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    Lethargic Hen

    That does sound a lot like Scram, who actually had an empty crop. The vet visit was at least somewhat helpful in that they gave her fluids and force-fed her, but if you can't get him to the vet then you might have to do those things yourself. I hope that he ends up feeling better. Crushing up...
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    Lethargic Hen

    She is in iso (a dog crate), going to the vet soon. Gave her water with some apple cider vinegar in it, but she knocked it over so i just refilled it with regular water. She looked like she wanted to eat i food i set for her but i did not see her eat it. Poop is greenish-yellow and watery. She...
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    Lethargic Hen

    Hate to double-post but: new development and im on mobile so i cant attach more than one image at once. Comb is turning purple/black at edges
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    Lethargic Hen

    Hey guys, here with an update. She's laid an egg and emerged from the hen house, but she continues to be listless and droopy. The egg is somewhat small. I've attached some pics. She seems to not know where she's going, walk near the water abd drooping her beak towards it, but not drinking. She's...
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    Lethargic Hen

    No discharge, no panting, i haven't noticed anything with her breathing.
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    Lethargic Hen

    So, since this is my first brush with disease since getting chickens, this is kind of scary. One of my ancona hens, Scram, is very lethargic this morning. She stands with her wing drooped, closing her eyes. I knew something had to be wrong when I set down some food and everyone else ran for it...
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    Late Bloomer

    So my anconas (+ one mottled java) are nearly six months old now, all but one have been laying for the past month or two. Benny (short for Benedict), the chicken pictured in my avatar, has not started laying. Her comb is large but pale while everyone else's is vibrantly red. She still seems very...
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    Eggshells for Chickens?

    I wondered today, while preparing scrambled eggs alongside hardboiled eggs, if the eggshell really needs to be wasted. I know that feeding the crushed-up eggshell to hens can restore some of the calcium that they lost while laying. However, there are two small problems: 1. Will giving the...
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