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    Hen w/ Stinky Vomit, Soft Crop, Diarrhea, Pale Face Skin - HELP!!!

    Thank you for your helpful advice. Her crop does indeed feel like a balloon. We just did the routine again - oil, baking soda water, massage, then flip - again, nothing came out. She seems perky enough, but she didn't want to eat anything after the flush. I felt like she needed something, so...
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    Hen w/ Stinky Vomit, Soft Crop, Diarrhea, Pale Face Skin - HELP!!!

    Hello. This forum has been priceless to us as this is our first experience with chickens. We will do ALL we can for them because we love them and they produce eggs for us. Chicken-friendly vets are few and far between, far away, and expensive. Often, I have found, issues can be identified...
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    Hen "laying" clear watery (egg white?) or is it diarrhea?

    wow! Thanks for that! Stress can manifest in so many physical ways in humans...and I guess chickens, too! I'm going to keep an eye on her ear. I am not sure what would be a stressor, there is a "pecking order" but nothing really aggressive, they seem like a unit. She is certainly not...
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    Hen "laying" clear watery (egg white?) or is it diarrhea?

    Phew! Thanks! Glad to know that you have experienced this without dire problems. Thanks again and have a great evening!!!
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    Hen "laying" clear watery (egg white?) or is it diarrhea?

    Thank God for this forum, because I am new to chickens and unfortunately, have grown really attached to them and feel so worried whenever there is a problem! I have 13 laying hens, about 6 mos. old, so still new to laying - 2 Golden Comets, 3 Silver Laced, 3 Leghorns, 4 Araucanas, one loved...
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