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  1. Tstraub

    Wrath's Marans

    ...healthy. If you only breed the young ones then years down the road you discover most of your birds have some serious health issues like heart, liver, disease or get egg bound by the time they are 2-3 years old you’ll be in a bad situation with no easy way to recover the line. Feed quality feed
  2. M

    Egg Bound Again

    Buffy the Buff Plymouth Rock was squawking, which is unlike her. She was egg bound once before, and I got it out. I thought I’d check again. It feels like an egg is right at the back door (vent), by feeling under her, not in her. Now that she’s in where it’s warmer, I’m wondering if I...
  3. A

    Chicken standing hunched with butt drooped down, but not egg bound?

    I can’t figure out what’s wrong with this hen. She’s an icelandic, and since snow started a month ago she’s been acting very lethargic and unhappy. Sitting in the corner of the coop, slow to exit in the morning, and yesterday she even tumbled out. I haven’t seen her shivering, and she doesn’t...
  4. Not-so Slick Chicken

    Diving back in- but chickens won’t live with me, thoughts?

    Is there a reason they can't be checked on daily? Driving to them is inconvenient, sure, but an 8 minute drive each way isn't unreasonable. A lot can happen in a day. They could lose access to water and food. They could become egg-bound or ill. Eggs sitting around isn't a good thing. They will...
  5. Debbie292d

    Epsom salt bath for a sick chicken

    It sometimes helps with egg-bound hens because it relaxes them, or soaking their leg(s) if they are injured. It's not a good idea to give a bath to a sick chicken necessarily as it could stress her out and make things worse. What seems to be wrong with your hen?
  6. Debbie292d

    URGENT!! Sick chicken, poopy and bloody butt!

    I'm so sorry for your loss. :hugs I would pick up at least the calcium to have on hand, as I'm just guessing she was egg-bound. Is sending her in for a necropsy possible? You'd find out at least what was really wrong with her. You'd double bag her and put her in your fridge, not freezer...
  7. L

    Impacted crop/ Weight loss

    She is mostly inside but was getting rather depressed so I had to take her out for time with her flock and that worked her right up. She no longer lays and if she does they are soft shelled or shell less so I have to watch her but she did have 3 drippings today that were not green so I’m...
  8. Sarajobe

    Weird poop

    ...cold (Ohio) . She is still eating and drinking. We did give one calcium tablet as she hasn't laid in a couple weeks weeks, but isn't acting egg bound. We do have 2 that have had a respiratory infection, on antibiotics from the vet, but she has zero respiratory signs. We've been to the vet...
  9. CCsGarden

    Impacted crop/ Weight loss

    ...this I was giving up. She was losing weight not drinking or eating. I saw her droppings and it looked like egg white. I gave her a bath for egg bounding but I couldn't feel the egg. She then passed and I did a necropsy and she had an egg very high up to the point that it wasn't possible to...
  10. G

    Sick chicken

    Thanks for the info. I think it may be the angle of the photo but I’ll double check her feet this morning. I have not directly seen her poop as they free range, but all the poop in the coop from overnight is normal.
  11. Debbie292d

    Sick chicken

    Hi, Her feet and legs look swollen to me. Are they to you? Otherwise, being puffed up and tail down could mean a few things, but egg-bound or coccidiosis are the most common. Any chance you've seen her poop? I think I'd be on the safe side and give her a whole Calcium Citrus+D3 for a few...
  12. Jayteetee

    Puffed feathers. Egg bound?

    Hi all, My 2 year old bantam australorp went broody 12 months ago. She hasnt laid an egg since then. The last few days shes got puffed feathers. Is this eggbound? How do I give her a bath safely?
  13. Debbie292d

    Please help! 2 healthy pullets passed away out of nowhere

    Ivermectin isn't used anymore for treating worms as its effectiveness has diminished and not considered a dewormer by most here. That's not saying it didn't kill the roundworms had that been what they had, but you can't be sure. Ivermectin for chickens is mostly used to treat SLM (scaly leg...
  14. H

    Please help! 2 healthy pullets passed away out of nowhere

    ...the polish on the top bar with the older birds. Polish was laying and the silkie was not. I checked both for a “lump” in case of being egg bound but did not feel any. I’ve become somewhat paranoid due to dealing with all these illnesses and check on my birds constantly to see if there’s...
  15. MamaPoult

    What made you happy today?

    My egg bound hen passed her egg :celebrate
  16. Mrs. K

    Checking frequency for sick or injured chickens

    ...fresh air, exercise, sunshine are good for birds. In 20+ years of keeping chickens, I have lost birds to predators, I have had birds just die. But to my knowledge I have never had EYP. Or an egg bound chicken. However, I also would not treat. If the bird is in misery, I would put them down...
  17. MamaPoult

    At my wits end with this crop situation!

    Hi, thanks for the response CC! Oh my! That's crazy! I haven't even thought of that yet. I'm in a bit of a tricky situation though. We're having a winter storm supposedly coming through tonight that's calling for -30f and -65f wind chill. I'm worried to bring her in and give her a warm bath then...
  18. CCsGarden

    At my wits end with this crop situation!

    I had a hen who's crop would fill back up with fluids and it turned out she had a stuck egg very high, so high up I couldn't feel it. She passed and I found that out during the necropsy. Your hen could be egg bound very high up. Have you given her a bath yet?
  19. WannaBeHillBilly

    The Quack Shack

    Welcome back! You have been missed dearly. How old was the runner duck? She might just died of old age...
  20. M

    Help maybe eggbound

    Update, still need help. So i dont think she's egg bound cause she still hasn't layed but is still alive. She just wants to sit in the coop laying down. She looks alert kinda chirping. She has diarrhea but still not eating or drinking much. Ive had to help her With both. What could be wrong???
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