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    Has anyone safely supplemented Vitamin D long term for a single laying hen? How have you done it?

    Hello everyone! I have been to a veterinarian with my hen, so we have a definitive conclusion about the cause of her 'issue.' Basically, our sweet Salmon Faverolles (two years old) has been having a bit of difficulty with egg laying. She would lay a lot of soft-shells, sometimes more than one...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Thank you very much. We're doing better, it was a stressful month but we're coming out the other side. I appreciate the well wishes through this, and I hope the upcoming holiday season is a good one for you!
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    I thought I'd update on how my hen is doing! The Sulfa-Trim appears to be doing the trick. Within a day after starting, the bleeding in her stool started to taper off to discolored brownish-orange mucus, then completely disappeared by day 3. She is now behaving totally normally... and in an...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Gosh, same. I'd like her system to rest and heal up while she's molting. She passed a larger clot with fresh blood overnight in the coop, but she behaved normally throughout the day. I'd love to see the bleeding stop with some time on the sulfa meds. She is definitely on the early side of a hard...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Update: Got ahold of the vet! She had an elevated white blood cell count while on the amoxicillin, so we are going to try switching to a different antibiotic. My chicken is having good and bad days, she's up and down. She did start molting the day she refused food and water, and now she's back...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    @Seaslug totally happened with my Easter Egger last year. She acted like she was dying for a day then dropped all her feathers overnight. We'll watch her again tomorrow morning and see how she's doing, but it sure is a relief to see her eating and drinking again!
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    She keeps scaring us, then acting a bit stronger. I syringe-fed her some nutri-drench water and some coconut oil earlier, and she took a few bites of blueberries. Left her for two hours to rest, she got up and started drinking and eating on her own. She's dropping a lot of feathers, too. I'm...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Still waiting for results. My hen was doing great for a couple of days, well enough that I put her outside with the other chickens, and then today she's back to her extremely lethargic behavior. She had a couple of blueberries, but otherwise isn't really eating or drinking. She had a few small...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    My vet was definitely confused by the amount of meds thrown at my girl. We reduced meds down to the amoxicillan only and he took bloodwork and a fecal sample. He said he'd like to re-do the x-ray if we need to, but wanted to save me a bit of money by seeing what the bloodwork and samples turn up...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Thank you so much! She's still picking at food, when I called the hospital about it they obviously recommended a sooner follow up than my original tuesday appointment, but I plan on calling for same-day tomorrow morning right at opening (as advised by the vet assistant on the phone today). Right...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    She just passed this and looks a bit better after passing it. These are the bloody chunks I saw the day before she started acting lethargic. Still taking her in tomorrow!
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    She's acting more lethargic today and less interested in food. Still passing some poop, but little bits. We have a follow up vet visit for Tuesday and I was told to call early tomorrow for a same day visit, so I think that's the plan. I am concerned about the possibility of ovarian cancer but...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Thank you! I hope she continues to trend better. We're monitoring her closely while she's on her meds.
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    The vet called me back yesterday and told me it's nothing to be concerned about and it will improve, especially since she's already improving. Super nice and compassionate hospital -- it was my first time going because it's farther out than some others, but their service was probably the best...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    I set her in a separate area outside today. She is pooping, half of it is runny and liquidy. Her solid poops sometimes have thick globs of mucus. I called the vet with a question about it, and they'll get back to me about whether that's normal as she's clearing infection and inflammation with...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    This doesn't sound like good news but it totally is: she's starting to put up a fight for her meds. Pooping much more regularly. Tried to offer some more coconut oil but she fought so I decided to cut my losses. She ate plenty today and I'll check her crop in the morning.
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Now that I'm a computer I can also add: The x-rays showed nothing wrong at all with her lungs, all normal. Both her crop and her gizzards were absolutely full of food and she looked inflamed around the gizzards, which appeared to be causing the constipation and lack of food movement through her...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Honestly I was surprised by the omeprazole too. I gave her peckable pieces of coconut oil this afternoon and she enjoyed a nice massage in my lap. She is pooping solids and her crop is feeling better! She went straight to eating after her massage and I’m encouraged.
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Update for @Eggcessive ! She is pooping some solid poops and picking at food occasionally. Her crop is still on the full side. I'm going out to get some dulcolax and some coconut oil to give her for crop massages to help get things moving (spaced apart from her vet-Rxd meds). I'll start with...
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    Suggestions for Lethargic Hen?

    Good news, first thing she did when we put her in the hospital pen was eat. :) Gave her a first dose of meds and now she can rest.
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