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    Sick chicken, sleepy, not eating, underweight

    Update: I looked up sour crop and all her symptoms seem to match. Attached is a picture of the hen. She doesn’t seem as perky as usual, not sure if that comes through in the picture. Still no poop that I can find. I tried to smell her breath , it does smell sort of funky but also I wasn’t able...
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    Sick chicken, sleepy, not eating, underweight

    I have not smelled her breath but I will try. What is a remedy for sour crop? No chicken vets in our area. Currently I’m not able to post a picture of her and didn’t see her poop this morning which is also strange. Which part of her abdomen besides her crop should I be feeling? Besides the crop...
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    Sick chicken, sleepy, not eating, underweight

    Thanks for your reply! While you posted this I added more info in a reply below so some answers to your questions are in there. It’s been hot but their coop is in a shady spot. She is the only one acting strange. The others are fine.
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    Sick chicken, sleepy, not eating, underweight

    To add more information, she is a speckled Sussex, about 2.5 years old. Our chickens were recently moved from full time free range to being in an enclosed run for most of the day because we now live in a place with more predators. They eat organic grain, some compost (just veg and fruit, nothing...
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    Sick chicken, sleepy, not eating, underweight

    Hello, this morning I noticed one of our chickens is not acting normal. She is moving very slow, will stand in one spot for minutes at a time. She drank some water but again, very slowly. She is standing with her feathers sort of puffed out and her body looks like she is hunched up. She isn’t...
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    HELP! Hen is molting in the middle of a cold snap

    Just and update and some clarifying questions: my molting chicken is still shivering, it’s the end of the day. How long can she go being that cold and shivery, without getting sick? Is feeding oats and electrolytes enough? I’m considering a heat lamp just until the cold snap breaks and then...
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    HELP! Hen is molting in the middle of a cold snap

    Thanks everyone. I won’t be able to do a heat lamp because power connection is too far from the coop and I don’t want to risk the fire hazard. I gave them a fresh layer of wood shavings and straw just for good measure. My molting hen seemed to be okay, she stopped shivering once inside, drank...
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    HELP! Hen is molting in the middle of a cold snap

    That’s a great point, I hadn’t considered that. Thank you. I’ve had her in our house for about fifteen minutes. What’s the best way to transition her back out? Yes she’s got the other four hens who she’s friends with to hopefully keep her warm. And the coop is quite small. The nesting area is...
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    HELP! Hen is molting in the middle of a cold snap

    Out of our five hens, one of them is molting late. She’s still in the process of losing feathers and has minimal new growth. We’re experiencing a cold snap right now; it’s -1 degree Fahrenheit and won’t get above freezing until two days from now (with night time lows still below freezing). When...
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    Soft eggshells and very tough membranes?

    Thanks, that’s really helpful. I have attached the nutrition information for their grain in the photo above. I can add egg pictures later. I know they have had lice in the past. I offer them a tub of diatomaceous earth for that but truthfully I haven’t monitored its effectiveness. I’ll try the...
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    Soft eggshells and very tough membranes?

    Thank you. Do you know if this will also address membrane toughness?
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    Soft eggshells and very tough membranes?

    i’m looking for suggestions and advice! Out of our five chickens, only one of them is consistently laying eggs with very soft shells. The top of the eggs are particularly soft with lots of little bumps on the point. Is there anything besides lack of calcium and too much salt intake that can...
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    What is the best way to introduce a new hen to the flock

    Thanks for the insight on taking in weary birds. This particular birds story is that she is the last one left of a small flock of hens, a few of which died due to an aggressive male duck attacking them. This is what lead to her to losing weight/being sad. She is not a health risk. I did bring...
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    What is the best way to introduce a new hen to the flock

    Awesome! So helpful. Thank you. I have the new one in her own little side pen and it seems to be working out. While my flock free ranges they sometimes walk over, only one has tried to fight her. The others seem uninterested. We’ll see as they days go on.
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    What is the best way to introduce a new hen to the flock

    hello all, I am going to pick up a new hen from another homestead. This hen is the last left of a small flock. She’s currently reported as sad and losing weight, so she needs a new home and new flock mates. I have four hens and I am wondering what is the best way to introduce her to the flock...
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