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    Limping Hen

    Hello again, Do you have any further thoughts in response to my last post? Thank you!! Jay
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    Limping Hen

    Hi she’s over 1 year old. She has been limping for a couple of weeks now. What’s the progression time of Marek’s? Jay
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    Limping Hen

    Here is the video:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZUBGuAR2h34eZzZOXhGuw I have given the little one a once over again. Her knee joint appears stiff and she pulls away but when I feel her hip she makes a noise. She only weighs 1.6kg or around 3.5 pounds so I gave her 50mg of aspirin about 10...
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    Limping Hen

    Hello! Thanks for your message. The hen is 1 year old and is otherwise well. She wasn’t vaccinated as she was hatched at home from our roo and hen. I will get some aspirin and give it a go. If in water should I syringe feed it to her or just offer it in her pen? Thank you again, Jay
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    Limping Hen

    Does she roost? Is that difficult for her? How bad is the limp? Does it stop her from being chickeny? Hi and thanks for your help! Yes she can roost. It doesn’t appear to be difficult. Her limp is quite pronounced and she hops along when she runs. She is still eating, dustbathing and wandering...
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    Limping Hen

    Thanks so much. I’d love to be able to give her some relief!
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    Limping Hen

    I have a young hen who has been limping for a while now. There are no signs of bumblefoot or any other injury I can see. We have a large rooster. Perhaps he has hurt her? Any ideas? I am in Australia so can’t access pain meds without a script. Are there any other pain management ideas? Thank you!
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    Hen Staggering, Droopy Wing

    I have a 3-year-old Welsummer hen who has been unable to stand for long before her wing droops and she lies down on her side. This has been going on for about a month. I have her separated in a large cage. She is still eating well. Her comb is red and eyes are clear. She has been wormed and...
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    New Nesting Box Disaster!

    Sorry the link was to the roll away box I bought on eBay to give you an idea.
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    New Nesting Box Disaster!

    We were having huge egg losses due to crows and bush turkeys helping themselves from our mower-catcher nesting boxes so invested nearly $200 in a two-hole roll away nesting box - problem is the girls don’t want a bar of them! I took away the mower catchers and now they are just laying randomly...
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    Roo attacking returning hen

    The pen is part of the coop but segregated, yes. Their “free range area is large, around 100m2. We have dogs that will kill chickens so they are kept behind a fence but small chickens and chicks can get through so they are kept in the pen, in full view of the others until they are old enough and...
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    Roo attacking returning hen

    Thank you! I think it might be the roo reacting because the broody is pecking at his favourite hens and he’s protecting them. I might try penning the roo so the girls can sort out the pecking order before letting him back in the fray.
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    Roo attacking returning hen

    We have had a great experience with our roo- he’s gentle with the ladies, offering them food and standing up to the barking dog on the other side of the fence. However, we’ve had a buff Sussex raising two chicks in a pen that is inside the coop and today I thought I’d let her out for a dustbath...
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    Head Shaking Pullet

    Thanks HoopyFrood - everything else seems fine - no runny nose or eyes, normal poo....??
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    Head Shaking Pullet

    My Coronation Sussex pullet has been shaking her head constantly since we got her about a month ago. She has not got mites but I've given her an extra treatment anyway, her ears are clear and healthy. I've had her on antibiotics for 5 days. No improvement. She's eating well and putting on...
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