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    Hard bottom, not egg bound

    Just wanted to let you know that although she fought until the very end, she passed away yesterday. We ended up finding a mobile livestock vet and got her an x-ray, he said she had at least 3, maybe up to 5 eggs in her, but some mass was preventing those to come out. I didn't think it was an...
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    Hard bottom, not egg bound

    Thank you, I'll make sure she's fed, hydrated, and happy. She's sleeping in the nesting box tonight which she never did before, but we'll let her do whatever she wants to be comfortable
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    Hard bottom, not egg bound

    I tried amoxicillin for 10 days, she hated taking it but felt little better. However, few days after stopping, she's getting worse. What should I do next?
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    Hard bottom, not egg bound

    Thank you, I just purchased it, and will try it out.
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    Hard bottom, not egg bound

    Thank you, @Eggcessive! I went with giving her some tuna, and she went crazy for it :) Her appetite seems like it's back to normal for now. We talked about necropsy when the first chicken died, but it was the first one that we lost, and we couldn't do it. I wish I had... I bought a couple of...
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    Hard bottom, not egg bound

    Thank you, @azygous! Do you have any advice on how much I should give that Aqua Mox? It says the link provided is for fish but couldn't find one for chicken anywhere online, and I don't want to over dose her. I assume I should isolate this chicken and only give her the antibiotic? She was...
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    Hard bottom, not egg bound

    I have an almost 3 years old Blue Sapphire chicken that has a hard bottom, not running, is always tired and not eating much. Other than her comb started to shrivel a little, she looks healthy. Her recent poop is small, green and white, which is not the most healthy poop, but she still poops (not...
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