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    sick chicken

    Thank you! Yes we have her in a kennel right now she just seems very sleepy hopefully she isn’t hurting to bad
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    sick chicken

    So our 2 year old chicken has gotten sick again. She had sour crop a few months ago but now she is sick again. Her comb and wattle are shrunken and pale, she has not been eating or drinking, very sleepy just lays all day. Also has been losing weight, her poop has also been mainly diherra.
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    sick chicken???

    Thanks so much we will definitely do that and if the crop is still large tomorrow then we will try that and if it comes down to it we will take her to a vet. We will not be giving her any more antibiotics right now just incase
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    sick chicken???

    feeling her crop it feels large for the morning but still very soft. I did not feel any bloating around her underside either and no sign of mites
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    sick chicken???

    hi! so i checked her crop and it feels full and soft so it may be an impacted crop. she hasn’t eaten anything and i don’t see much poop, then again i’m not sure what is hers since just a few days ago we had a broody hen in the kennel and I am not completely sure which is who’s
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    sick chicken???

    hi our 2 year old hen is looking quite sick. she has lost a bit of weight i can feel some of her bones on her lower side. her comb is pale and shrunk. she now just lays down all day and doesn’t seem to get up and move. all of our chickens have stopped laying eggs due to the heat right now but...
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    Help with Broody Silkie Hen

    Hi!! We have a hen that is constantly broody a couple ways we deal with her is at first just as much as possible if you can pick her up off the nest and put her outside. Maybe away from the other chickens but still letting the others girls see her. then try reintroducing her. Try this for a few...
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    Chicken attacked by Hawk (photo attached)

    So sorry for the late reply but she made it! We think she lost hearing in that ear but other than that she is fine.
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    How to get chicken to take oral antibiotics

    Thank you so much for the reply we will definitely try that!
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    How to get chicken to take oral antibiotics

    Thank you so much we will definitely try that! We have been using our hands to try to pull her beak open but that hasn’t been working lately so this will definitely help!
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    How to get chicken to take oral antibiotics

    It is in a capsule that has power, I’m not sure of the name though
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    How to get chicken to take oral antibiotics

    Hi we have a chicken who recently got attacked by hawk and survived she is doing better but has a big gash on her neck. We have gotten her oral antibiotics that mixes with water and we give her with a syringe. Any tips to try to make it easier to give her? She fights us on taking it, the first...
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    Possum attack

    Yes! Right below the comb on the brownish part. If you can take the corner of a wet rag or q tip even with warm water and try to clean most of the blood hopefully there won’t be damage and she will be able to breathe normally!
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    Possum attack

    Ok great!
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    Possum attack

    I am so sorry for what happened to your chicken. For the nostrils they should be on the side of the beak right where the comb ends I can’t really see in the picture it looks like where it would be is where the black stuff on her beak is. Hopefully that will help and wishing best of luck to you...
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