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    Two blood drops under roost

    Thank you!! I was thinking this was possibly the case.
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    Two blood drops under roost

    good morning, this past week I decided to put a board under the roost for easier clean up. The board had a couple mini drops of blood on it a couple days after placing it. There was no blood in the stool that I could see. Just these two random drops on the board there has not been any since...
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    Puffing feathers, won't leave nest, shivering, continuous rubbing beak side to side

    Thank you so much! I am relieved to hear the consensus is not an illness. Tomorrow she's going to rabbithutch jail. Fingers crossed!!
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    Puffing feathers, won't leave nest, shivering, continuous rubbing beak side to side

    Thank you!! Thank you!!
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    Puffing feathers, won't leave nest, shivering, continuous rubbing beak side to side

    OMG!! I can't imagine taking care of more chicks than what I have now haha! I tried locking her out of the hen house, but she just kept walking in circles around it! Ugh! Thanks for the advice, I'll go research that now! #quicklybecomingachickenexpert
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    Puffing feathers, won't leave nest, shivering, continuous rubbing beak side to side

    That's what I was thinking too! I hate to keep bothering her but like I said, if shes sick I hate to see her suffer. Can I ask, are you just leaving the eggs for your hen?
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    Puffing feathers, won't leave nest, shivering, continuous rubbing beak side to side

    I do have a broody hen! The Rhode Island that had the respiratory issue. RI will at least free range on our property if there are no eggs. Orp is there ALL DAY LONG!!
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    Puffing feathers, won't leave nest, shivering, continuous rubbing beak side to side

    Good afternoon, For exactly a week, one of our 10 chickens, an Orpington, has been sitting on the laying nest. Originally I thought she was egg bound and soaked her in warm epsom salts a few times Friday and Saturday. The result was a very smelly runny yellow poo each time I pulled her out of...
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