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    2 year old hen not eating, incredibly inactive + thin, standing w/ her head close to her body and her eyes closed all day, clear thick droppings?help!

    Apple cider vinegar is good to keep in the water at all times- just a splash
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    My Comet in a Stupor- won’t eat

    I think I’ve narrowed it down to sour crop. I’m going to massage her crop 4 times today and give her a dropper of either olive oil or apple cider vinegar alternately. I’ve done it once today and already she is a bit more alert and it stimulated her digestion within 5 minutes! I’ll check back...
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    My Comet in a Stupor- won’t eat

    My elder Comet (adopted- no idea of age, but more than 3 yrs) has been the fearless, friendliest protector of my tiny pet flock and most abundant egg producer. Yesterday she woke up confused and is still that way. She is molting. But this goes beyond that. Nothing physically wrong that I can...
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    Hi from the NC Mountains!

    My name is Susan, and I'm a 1.5 yr. backyard chicken veteran. It's been a fun and easy experience up to now. Reading the "How to Introduce New Hens into the Flock" tells me I have been lucky because we've broken every rule about increasing the flock. Fortunately, up to this point, it's all...
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