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    what could be wrong with my chicken?

    My chicken can't hold her head up now. I was able to examine the bone structure in her neck (since she can't resist anymore). I did not find anything that seemed like an injury. After a lot of research, it looks like Marek's disease. I read if a chicken has the paralyzed neck symptom of Marek's...
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    what could be wrong with my chicken?

    I caged her as soon as I found her injured. Initially, she was taking water but nothing for several hours. I am starting to suspect she may have a neck injury. She is exhibiting reflexive movement of her legs but nothing that looks purposeful. She can no longer rest on her breast but is laying...
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    dead hen :(

    I am new at raising chickens but I have 2 austolorps, 1 barred rock, 3 welsummers, 1 americauna, a golden campine bantam and a japanese bantam rooster. They all get along very well, even the little campine. Some breeds are more agressive than others. I wouldn't think it was the egg laying, not...
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    what could be wrong with my chicken?

    My chicken (who walked of her own accord into the coop last night) is having difficulty walking this morning. I found her on the ground, not on the roosting bar, in the coop, unable to move. It seems she is unable to bear weight well on her right foot. At first it looked like she could not...
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    The water dunking cured my broody!! (Update w/ PIC)

    I have a welsummer that has been broody for a couple of weeks. She is not laying on any eggs. I have tried closing the coop during the day for several days. I have caged her for a few days. I have tried kicking her out multiple times during the day. The problem is that if I close the coop the...
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