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    Low energy 6 year old hen video

    Thanks for the detailed response. it is worth a shot! It is a bit chilly here today, only 60 degrees, but i will keep her warm as much as possible during the process.
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    Low energy 6 year old hen video

    No she has not
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    Low energy 6 year old hen video

    Hi one of my original girls became low energy in last 48 hours. She is about 6 years old and a black Australorp. She has been fine bird until now. I checked her crop and feels empty- she not really eating or drinking. Also she has dried poop on her vent area- she never had that before. I just...
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    Exhausted Hen with Sour Crop, please help!

    The Hen I called Goldie died about an hour ago in my arms. I really want to know what I could have done other than interceding earlier, that could have saved her. I wan to make sure I do not lose another hen to Sour crop. Thanks.
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    Exhausted Hen with Sour Crop, please help!

    Hi, my almost 5 year old Buff Orpington had been showing signs over the last week of being a bit off but was eating so I thought it may have been the bitter cold up here in Upstate NY. In any case she looked particularly off yesterday so I picked her up and she spit out a dark brown fluid. I...
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    Healthy looking hen is listless, not laying, not eating and shy of flock

    She doesn't appear to be molting but two other birds are- so she may just be starting? She is my only yellow colored bird so looking for her feathers laying around. Thanks
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    Healthy looking hen is listless, not laying, not eating and shy of flock

    Hello i have a small flock of five hens, 4 and 5 years old. My yellow buff orpington is not laying, but more importantly not eating and is listless and separating from flock. She is usually the most magnanimous bird I have. Been going on for maybe 2 days at most. She looks healthy- crop...
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    Comment by 'UpstateHenman' in article '"Hentirement"'

    Great article! I always planned on keeping my hens until their final flight to the great coop in the sky! It is good to hear they will still lay into their golden years. I have six hens total, three I inherited at about a year old , and I believe they are four years old now. The other three...
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    Adequate space and run materials

    Hello Fellow chicken keepers! I have had a small brood of chickens for about 18 months now. I started with three hens, and then last April added three new pullets. The introduction of the new birds went well -after I watched several videos. I have a question about the size of my run with the...
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    Rookie Chicken Man

    Hello, I started with three egg layers last August and got three more pullets this April. The new girls have not started laying yet. I am in love with the girls and plan to let them retire and live out their lives in my back yard. I am in a small city in upstate NY but have a double city lot...
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