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    hello BYC from CA

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Started 6 years ago (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 5 hens (3) What breeds do you have? Americauna, Barred Rock, Olive egger, Starlight green, prairie bluebell (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard...
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    I ended up bringing her to the vet, she was getting weak after not eating for those days and was in obvious discomfort. The X-ray showed she had an oviduct impaction which required surgery. Weighing out the risk vs benefit I decided to euthanize her as she probably wouldn't tolerate surgery...
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    Gave her Tums when I got home last night. Unfortunately she was scratching and pecking just yesterday morning, the rest of the day she was back to not doing much, not eating, just drinking. This morning is same, not eating and staying in place. Her crop is small and squishy, less than a ping...
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    She's no longer trying to push from her vent, she pooped several times yesterday. Today she's not lethargic, she scratching and pecking and drinking the vitamin water with electrolytes and probiotics. Will send her vent pic when I get home, hubby's watching her till then. Haven't given her...
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    Her crop feels squishy and soft this morning like it was yesterday. She hasn't eaten and won't even take the grit. Is there anything else I can do?
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    I didn't feel it this morning but compared with the other hens and it's softer and squishier. She hasn't eaten since yesterday. I'll hold off and feel it in the morning. I didn't notice a bad odor.
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    Wild bird feed is just a treat couple times a week, their regular feed is Modesto Milling Whole Grain Layer NonCorn NonSoy (17% protein). She was laying normal eggs before this, it was only yesterday we found the soft shell. So after reading about sour crop, that's definitely what she has...
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    Vent is clean, she actually had more solid poop about an hour ago: Comb and wattles are in the photo above, they look fine to me. Crop feels bloated, could it be sour crop?
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    Yes, she has oyster shells available. She's also free range. I give her the treats below, including watermelon, bean sprouts, some of our leftovers but not very often.
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    I could, that's to address the soft shell right? She just started laying a couple of weeks ago, shells were fine then. Any idea what's causing her to be sick?
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    Just added, they didn't take the first couple of times. I also added video of her vent. https://photos.app.goo.gl/5wqh2DQe7iKTkZ7s6
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    This didn't seem to attach to OP
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    Hen not eating, moving, laid soft shell, stayed in coop all day

    I have a hen that I thought got out of our yard but turns out she was in the coop all day. I moved her inside to see what's going on and below are the symptoms. I need your expert advice on how to treat her. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or...
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