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    Hens can't stand up and she won't eat or drink water!

    Well, we're going on a week and a half now, and Ramona seems to be getting a little better. She's been eating a lot of applesauce and baby food and drinking water, all, with my help. It is a bit taxing on me, as it takes an hour or two each time, but it is worth the effort if she might recover...
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    Hens can't stand up and she won't eat or drink water!

    Thanks, Country Goddess. Thanks for your suggestion. Maybe it is botulism. Not sure. Gonna maybe try the epsom salt thing. I did figure out that if I prop her head up on a pillow to stabilize her neck, she will drink water and eat a little bit, so perhaps there is hope. It has been a week and...
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    Hens can't stand up and she won't eat or drink water!

    So, Ramona is, as far as I can tell a Production Red hen. Got her about 2 years ago when she was already about 2 1/2 years old. She has been progressively having a harder time over the last few weeks with being able to use her leg strength which we had attributed to her getting older, as she...
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