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    Recurring Soft Eggs and Membrane

    Hello everyone, I apologize if this post comes off as a bit of a vent, but basically I have been seeing recurring instances of my hens laying soft shelled eggs, or in one hen’s case, just the membrane with egg white (sometimes with the yolk.) Initially I was only feeding them the layer feed...
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    Heavy breathing and swollen abdomen (Video)

    I'm hoping the vet will have some answers tomorrow, and praying that it's something curable. I think the redness has come and gone, but I thought it was due to the other hens bullying her. Thanks for responding though! I appreciate the concern for my sweet girl 💕
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    Heavy breathing and swollen abdomen (Video)

    Hi friends, I could use some thoughts if anyone has any. I detail it all down below, but aside from her breathing heavy sometimes and her swollen abdomen, I was doing some of my own research and I do wonder if one of her air sacs could be inflamed, as she has a lump on one side of her underside...
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    A Tribute to my hen Shirley

    Thank you (and sorry for the late reply) I actually saved all of their first eggs (shells), and I buried her with hers. It's been hard watching the small flock continue without one, it feels like I'm always missing one still
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    A Tribute to my hen Shirley

    Thank you, I gave her the best life I could and I hope she felt that way before she passed 💕
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    A Tribute to my hen Shirley

    On Saturday April 27th, my dear hen Shirley passed away over night in my room. I tried everything I could to help her, and made a few posts here in search of answers. I learned a lot of things and glad people were willing to help or suggest ideas. She had her ups and downs, I took her to the vet...
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    Questions about Sour Crop

    She's sitting down holding her mouth open now, I'm pretty worried...
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    Questions about Sour Crop

    Hi, it's me again. This is a follow-up from my last thread about my hen acting off. (Link here.) Do let me know if there's a better way to update people! I don't think I can edit the post anymore Good news and bad news, good is that I tried Miconazole and it really helped. Cleared her up for...
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    Eggbound with Two Eggs Simultaneously | Broken & Soft Shell

    I'm so sorry your hen passed away. Just know you did everything you could. She was clearly well loved, and she knew that. I've learned a few things reading through this thread. I recently gave one of my hens one calcium pill a day for about 5 days, because I noticed she was laying soft eggs. I...
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    Any Gamers Here?

    I just got all 44 achievements in Resident Evil 2!! 🥳
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    Eggbound with Two Eggs Simultaneously | Broken & Soft Shell

    I'm very relieved to hear your hen is doing better! I had a hen pass from being egg bound a few months ago – and ever since I've been worried about the same thing happening to my other hens. A good nights rest should do her well after this stressful day. You're doing great!
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    Hen acting stand off-ish, puffed up, losing weight, adjusting crop a lot etc

    Update: I kept her inside last night, and her crop was completely empty this morning. She's energetic again now, but I'm sure after a few hours of being outside she'll be back to being mopey. She did spit up a little liquid yesterday though, but I can't confirm the colour cause it was on a black...
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    Hen acting stand off-ish, puffed up, losing weight, adjusting crop a lot etc

    I do wonder if there's a recurring yeast in there that acts up perhaps. I'm going to look into getting probiotics from a not-vet source since they take a while to get back to me here. There's basically one farm vet to serve everyone where I live so they can be quite busy
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    Hen acting stand off-ish, puffed up, losing weight, adjusting crop a lot etc

    As far as I know our local chicken store doesn't have probiotics, but I could be mistaken. I'll ask on a local FB group to check since they would be closed on the weekend. I have her inside again with me tonight, and I've noticed after she eats she makes a lot of gurgling sounds for a while...
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    Hen acting stand off-ish, puffed up, losing weight, adjusting crop a lot etc

    Hello everyone, I have a weird case with my hen Shirley, she has been acting very strange and causing me worry. I suspect sour crop but honestly I'm not sure. I also question if she's just cold. I tried to be as precise as I could, and thank anyone in advance for reading. 1) What type of bird...
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