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    Edit she passed this morning 😢. Puffy hen, wheeze when lifted, lethargic

    Un Thank you, we had big cuddles last night. She was from a battery farm so she had a lovely free range life for 6 months. thank you for your advice and warm wishes. We had a big cuddle last night and she fell asleep on my knee x
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    Edit she passed this morning 😢. Puffy hen, wheeze when lifted, lethargic

    Hi everyone, hoping for a little advice. Cocid, could be a cause but there's so many possibilities I thought I'd give detailed symptoms and see what you thought. The vet cannot see her but has prescribed some meds. one of my rescue hens has got very poorly this week, shes puffy, her crop has...
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    New Rescue battery hens having eye problems and lethargic

    thank you, I have got eye gel and an antibiotic to go in their water. There's no name on it the vet prepared 4 doses into syringes and taped it to the door as he was coding when he called. Thank you for your advice
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    New Rescue battery hens having eye problems and lethargic

    The vet has given me some antibiotics to go in the water. He wanted me to inject them but I didn't have the confidence. I have used the eye gel already and I've just collected the antibiotics which I'll give now
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    New Rescue battery hens having eye problems and lethargic

    Thank you Liam, the oil gland makes sense as she did exactly as you described and then worked it around her feathers. I have picked up the eye drops from the chemist, a vet is site to call at 5 to discuss. At least they can prescribe the antibiotics / wormer etc. I will reduce the grain and...
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    New Rescue battery hens having eye problems and lethargic

    Thank you very much for your advice, I have already spoken to the vets for some prescriptions and they are clueless, i live in rural Ireland so they are used to dealing with farm animals but not hens. They are finding a vet with some experience to call me back. They are all still eating and...
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    New Rescue battery hens having eye problems and lethargic

    Any advice atall?
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    New Rescue battery hens having eye problems and lethargic

    I rescued 10 battery hens 2 weeks ago, at first I thought they were quiet because of the conditions they are used to but 5 seem to have eye problems and are mostly lethargic. They mostly keep them closed, 1 has one eye open one closed, another has a light swelling on one, she can open the other...
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    1 week after hen attack Advice Needed on loneliness and reintroduction to flock

    Hi, I have 6 ex battery hens and one hen jumped the electric fence a week ago for a wander and came back with 2 puncture wounds on her back, a broken wing and huge gash above her wing. as soon as I moved her out the coup, the other 5 hens gathered around her and went to attack her. Ive moved...
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