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  1. genesis1981

    Head twitching open mouth breathing at night- video for help with diagnosis

    Her ears are totally clear. No live or. It’s anywhere on her body. No scratching or twitching all day today. I guess my question is- what causes chickens to twitch and struggle to breathe ONLY at night??
  2. genesis1981

    Head twitching open mouth breathing at night- video for help with diagnosis

    Thank you for your response. We haven’t been able to see clearly in her ears. Opening the flap they are barely visible bc of all the feathers growing right up to them. I see now evidence of mites or lice and this is exactly why I’m puzzled. I really thought the woman who sold them to me had...
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    Head twitching open mouth breathing at night- video for help with diagnosis

    I’m posting this video in the hopes that someone with experience can spot what’s going on. This is a 6 month old barred rock pullet who isn’t laying yet. She acts completely normal during the day except for two days ago when I found her with some yellowish poop on her butt and she was standing...
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    Heat stroke treatment and results

    That’s what I will do. Thank you so much for giving me some advice. Even when there’s no solution, the support means a lot. 💕
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    Heat stroke treatment and results

    Exactly. I feel her organs got cooked and are shutting down. I am so torn about whether to help her stop suffering or give her time. She won’t drink anymore. And will simply not tolerate a syringe. The crop is so blown up. She is inside and cool as is her best pal. All I can do is keep them...
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    Heat stroke treatment and results

    Thanks for this response as it’s really helpful for her situation. I read your other post. What a sad thing she died so quickly. Mine was fine last night. I had done a good job cooling them through the afternoon and evening. I asked my husband to check the coop fan to be sure it was on...
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    Heat stroke treatment and results

    She drank a ton of electrolyte water and plain water and her crop is now quite full. Now she just appears to be asleep. Can chickens recover from this when it’s this bad? Do you know?
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    Heat stroke treatment and results

    I am in Maryland where we had heat index 105° yesterday. I have a 5 year old saphire gem/easter egger hen who was panting a lot through the day and I offered the usual ice treats iced electrolytes and cold snacks. I was very worried because overnight it was going to remain hot. I came to check...
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    Unable to tell if crop is just sour or impacted or both

    Also no fluid in abdomen. I keep checking there. It’s all in the crop. She’s pooping a little. She’s standing or sitting. Not closing her eyes. She seems more annoyed than anything about being in jail!
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    Unable to tell if crop is just sour or impacted or both

    Thanks so much for replying. I did read that article. And I have been really scared to massage her crop the last several hours because it’s just so full. I keep reading here people vomit their chickened successfully but I’m a bit afraid to do it to her. But that crop is just sooo fukl. And I...
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    Unable to tell if crop is just sour or impacted or both

    I have a 3 year old sapphire gem who was my most prolific layer. She stopped laying a month ago after laying a couple of misshaped eggs. I checked her regularly and she was never bound and acting normal so I hoped she’d come out of it. A few days ago she stopped being as aggressive about food...
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    Mystery weakness in 4 y/o black Australorp hen

    I’ve been spending the money on eggs for them so she can have it. It’s just so odd. She is as hungry as ever. Just suddenly weak. And wants to be held! She was always the *bitchiest* of my hens. I hope she bounces back come spring and this is just a result of her molt being very hard on her.
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    Mystery weakness in 4 y/o black Australorp hen

    I’d love a brand recommendation. I’ve always used scratch and peck and I don’t think they make anything higher protein than layer. I see grower and starter feeds.
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    Mystery weakness in 4 y/o black Australorp hen

    Do you also recommend the higher protein feed for meat birds over the winter?
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    Mystery weakness in 4 y/o black Australorp hen

    So you suggest switching to broiler feed during this time? I’ve never done it before.
  16. genesis1981

    Mystery weakness in 4 y/o black Australorp hen

    I will weigh her that’s a good idea. But I do feel she’s not lost more since the initial loss a couple months ago. I’ll eliminate the other treats as well. Crop has been emptying. I am just so stumped. None of my hens are laying. They generally always stop once it gets cold and don’t start again...
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    Mystery weakness in 4 y/o black Australorp hen

    Oh and no laying since before the molt. Also her poop has seemed normal this whole time.
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    Mystery weakness in 4 y/o black Australorp hen

    Of my small flock I have two black Australorp girls that are 4 years old. They both molted this fall after it was cold but one of them had a particularly hard molt. She’s never lost so many feathers or taken so long to feather back out. Well it almost seems she never recovered whereas her...
  19. genesis1981

    Feather pecking? What to do about it

    This has been going on for months and not getting any better. Huge patch of feathers missing. Looks like they’re broken off. I’ve seen some of them pecking her/eating her feathers. Attaching a pic of my sapphire gem who has been decimated by the other hens with pecking. Because of my setup I...
  20. genesis1981

    Misshapen eggs for months - what gives?

    Yea every once in a blue moon her egg is perfect! I am only posting to see if anyone says I should be concerned, if I can be doing something to help her out I certainly will. Looks like it would be uncomfortable to lay an egg like that. But then again laying an egg at all has to be a literal pain 🤣
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