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  1. Susie Seagrave

    Gasping for air and vomiting bile

    Help! My free-range hen, Little Pea, who is 7 years old, and has never been sick in her life, is breathing very laboured and 'wet' this morning, is hardly moving around and has just started vomiting a clear, yellow bile, which smells very acidic. She's vomited quite a lot and her breathing...
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    Help! Is this water belly?

    I think my 4-year old hen may have water belly, but I'd never heard of it before I started researching her symptoms. I thought she had coccidiosis a few months ago and I thought I'd lose her. However, I treated her and she seemed to recover well but has not laid eggs since. About 4 weeks ago...
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    Feet Issues & Red Patches on Elderly Cockerel's Legs

    A few weeks ago, I adopted a 10 year-old cockerel who was being badly bullied in his previous flock. He arrived with issues with his feet, and although he can walk around, although rather unsteadily, he is unable to jump, perch or climb up into the hen house unaided. I thought it might be...
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    Salpingitis or not? Mystery condition

    I have four much-loved Girls but two-year old 'Cantona', who was an excellent layer, seems to have a problem with her poo, and a lack of eggs. Although she looks like an active, healthy hen, my first thought was Salpingitis, having lost a hen to it some years ago, but there's been no lash egg. I...
  5. Susie Seagrave

    Heavy Mite Infestation

    Help! I have a heavy mite infestation - maybe red mite or chicken mite (is there a difference, or is 'chicken mite' a general term for a group of mites that affect poultry?) I only have four free-range hens, two of which are in moult at the moment. The temperature has been hot but is now cooler...
  6. Susie Seagrave

    Swollen Eyelids

    I have a small flock of 5 hens and my five year-old girl, Pea, has developed slightly swollen eyelids. She has her eyes closed much of the time, although when she opens them, her eyes are clear and she can peck up tiny insects, so there seems to be nothing wrong with her vision. I bathed her...
  7. Susie Seagrave

    Young Rooster Too Heavy for His Own Legs

    I have a young rooster, about 18 weeks old. He came from an unknown source at 5 weeks old, so I know nothing about breed or his history. (I was sold a hen that turned out to be a rooster!). I haven't kept a rooster before. He grew extremely quickly and is now HUGE and pretty heavy. The problem...
  8. Susie Seagrave

    If it's not bumblefoot, what is it?

    I have been reading the thread started by Vyctoria (Ducks) who suspected bumblefoot, but is now unsure due to the absence of a scab. I have a very similar problem with one of my hens, Solskjaer. Solskjaer is about 14 weeks old and is a heavy bird. For the last 3 days, she has been limping and...
  9. Susie Seagrave

    5 Week-old Chicks - Blood in Poo

    URGENT I have just a few birds - members of the family, of course! I wanted to get a few more, so less than a week ago, I bought 3 female chicks, all about a month old. I do not know the flock they came from, as I purchased them from the only feed supplier in my area. After two days, I noticed...
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