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    Hen limping badly

    She's still limping, and I don't know if it's the leg or the foot that's hurting her. Any ideas, please?
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    Hen limping badly

    My barred rock, about 26 weeks old, suddenly started limping badly. She can't put weight on the leg. I see no sign of bumblefoot or injury, it doesn't seem broken, no swelling or extra warmth. When I hold her, I notice the bad foot doesn't curl up tightly the way the good one does, and the leg...
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    2nd sick (lethargic) hen after introducing new ones

    Update: She is barely alive. She hasn't eaten since Friday morning and she won't drink; I get a little in her beak with a syringe. I have given her Wazine and tetracycline hydrochloride as well as Sav-a-Chick (vitamins/electrolytes). I gave the active chickens Wazine yesterday and will give them...
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    2nd sick (lethargic) hen after introducing new ones

    All at once? For the healthy ones too?
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    2nd sick (lethargic) hen after introducing new ones

    A friend suggested coccidiosis because of how quickly both hens declined, but there has been no bloody poop. Is that still a possibility?
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    2nd sick (lethargic) hen after introducing new ones

    Thank you for the advice. Crop still seems empty, no smell from her mouth but her poop is still green and very smelly, and she makes sick little sounds. Our feed store has very limited supplies (now I know to order them and have them on hand). I bought Sav-a-Chick and fed 10cc into her beak...
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    2nd sick (lethargic) hen after introducing new ones

    She is very sick this morning. She won't eat or drink. I don't see lice or mites. Her poop is green, I don't see any worms in it, and she spit out some green watery stuff too. Advice??
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    2nd sick (lethargic) hen after introducing new ones

    Two months ago we got 2 pullets to add to our flock of 3 hens, aged almost 3 years. We quarantined the new ones for 4 weeks, so they've been integrated for over a month. 2 weeks ago one of the older hens got a droopy comb and was acting lethargic, including sitting in the nesting box for hours...
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    newbie questions about using a chicken tractor

    In our case, the tractor is separate from the coop and run. It allows them to "free range" without worrying about hawks. The coop and run are secured against night time predators (for us, raccoons) also, but the tractor is pretty flimsy. We have an enclosed city backyard so dogs aren't a...
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    Our first egg, who coulda done it?

    Pet their rears and see who squats -- that's how I ID each new layer.
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    She Squatted!!!!!! How long until she lays?

    It should be 1 - 2 weeks, but it may be sooner unless you were checking her squatting every day until now! Our 4 chicks, all the same age, started laying over a period of 7 weeks. I don't know if they inspired each other, but the later ones started using the nest box quicker.
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    Will they ever lay? (pics)

    I had given up on their laying until the spring...and then today we got our first egg!! It was from Layla, the barred rock. I suspected she was squatting last week, but I wasn't sure. She is about 29 weeks. I hope the other three catch on quick. (She actually laid it in the run; this is...
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    Will they ever lay? (pics)

    Homecoming, May 24 May 28 May 29, barred rock May 29, the new hampshire red formerly known as buff orpington So how old do they look in these photos? It was hard to get clear pics of them.
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    Will they ever lay? (pics)

    Quote: Oh my god, you may be right! I just looked through the breed pics on the site, and she's redder and slimmer than the other BO's, not as nearly dark as the RIR, and doesn't have scattered white feathers like the Red Star. That leaves...New Hampshire Red. Her tail feathers are dark at the...
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    Will they ever lay? (pics)

    Quote: My mistake -- I just checked their baby pictures and they had feathered wings and a few on their tails, especially the BO (the BR had the least) -- but pretty much down elsewhere, so maybe they were younger than I thought.
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