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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    still no egg laying but she did eat two scrambled eggs today. can they eat too many? the recent one was with cheddar cheese which she appreciated.
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    i've called a number of vets now including one that said that they did farm animals and no one deals with chickens. weird. joanie has eaten a little today and is sitting under the heat lamp. i'll give her another warm bath later. and another tums since the first was only a partial tab.
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    i gave her the tums though i ended up wearing a good bit of it. the trick is to make a little drop on the tip of the beak and wait for her to swallow...or shake it off. i called my vet and they do not do chickens.
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    after her long blow dry (which she loved) joanie the hen slept in the cat carrier in the basement. this morning she ate a little crumbles mixed with vanilla yogurt. her poops seem normal. i guess she must be eating a little. i can feel the enormous egg in her abdomen. this morning i'm going to...
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    ok thx. she has been sitting in warm water for about 45 minutes now with nothing. she doesn't look like she is even trying to lay an egg. i've been reading threads but there are a lot of horror stories! i don't know why they breed these hens to lay such huge eggs.
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    ok i think she is eggbound. it feels like there is a humongous egg there. i have her sitting in a tub of warm water which she likes. she was falling asleep. should i massage her abdomen?
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    i've been lurking and have used it as a resource. it's pretty great. hopefully we'll get her straightened out.
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    yeah i'm planning on separating her this afternoon. i'm just worried the other two won't accept her when i put her back.
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    she is a red sex link hen about 7 months old. she was laying well but then recently stopped. she has no respiratory symptoms, no trauma injuries, walks fine, no outward disease symptoms. she is just not eating. i will examine her behavior more this afternoon when i get home.
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    My hen is sick-HALP!

    my hen has gone off her feed. she pecks at stuff but is not eating. she has been sick for about a week and is getting thinner. i checked her crop for impaction and it is empty. i have not seen her pooping. one day she stood all fluffed up but has been more perky during the week. any ideas?
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