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    Weak chicken - have taken to vet - salpingitis? Internal layer? Laid a HUGE egg / walks like a penguin

    ) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She is a 4 year old braHama. When I noticed her, she was underweight at about 4-5 pounds. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. This began in September. I noticed she didn’t come out for...
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    Slow crop / lethargic / scoliosis - have gone to vet

    This all stated about two weeks ago. Tina is a 1.5 year silkie mix. We had some hot days here in Oregon but everyone seemed fine. A couple of days later tina seemed slow and lethargic. I separated her and noticed her crop wasn’t emptying and she had a huge mass. I followed up with some oil and...
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    Test Came Back Negative for Marek’s - Still has trouble ealking

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She arrived on my doorstep 2 weeks ago from a chicken friend that asked me to help. She is now 13 weeks old - duccle mix 2) What is the behavior, exactly. tends to have right leg either...
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    Lethargic / “ticking” head / no appetite / wry neck

    Creamsicle is about 4 months old. not vaccinated against Marek’s since she was a gift from someone’s farm. I noticed her Tuesday. Hunched over, ruffled, and isolated. I grabbed her (usually friendly anyway) without too much drama. I started giving her corid in the water and some drops in her...
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    Is the leg broken / dislocated? Or is it the hip?

    This is Evelina. She is 3 months old and vaccinated against Marek’s. I noticed she was limping yesterday. She is favoring her right leg and walking on the shank and hock instead of putting weight on it. I gave her a warm epsom salt bath. Figured it would be a slipped tendon but I don’t feel...
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    Should I treat for cocc

    Dolores wasn’t out this afternoon which I thought odd. I found her sleeping in the coop. She is 6 months old. Started laying about 3 weeks ago.She did poop before going back intothe coop. She is alert but her drop is empty. She isn’t looking to sleepy and her feathers arent ruffled but her tail...
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    Dreaded Bubbly Eye Issue

    So I have a girl that I noticed yesterday that has bubbly eyes. She had just finished sneezing. I checked her 2 hours later and she had no bubbles. I checked her on the roost last night and there was no bubbles. She is not breathing raspy. Her behavior is normal other than she seems to be...
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    Yet another prolapse

    First prolapse vent I’ve had to deal with. I’ve cleaned her up and been getting up every hour to push insides back in if needed. I have preparation H and vetericyn. She’s getting nutridrench but I have yet to offer her any food after she snubbed her favorite treat around 10pm (it’s now 2 am)...
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    Bump on Turkens Back of Neck

    hello fellow chicken lovers! I present to you Saucy. S/He is a straight run bantam turken from Wilco. About 3 weeks old. Lately I’ve noticed this bump on the back of Saucy’s head. Everyone else is fine. Just Saucy. Doesn’t seem to itch and saucy doesn’t seem to pick at it or anything...
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    Chunk of skin missing

    So the “too many roosters” at the house situation is no longer an issue. The day before the roosters went to their new forever home, this happens. She’s inside and eating, drinking normally. I tried to pull that piece of skin up to see if I could butterfly bandage it together but it didn’t work...
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    Paranoid Poop Question

    Hello everyone! This could just me be being paranoid. I tend to be that way towards my girls. It’s my first year having chickens so I’m still a rookie. Here’s the scoop: I have 12 girls total in a pen / run / coop set up that is 12 x 8. Everyone is about a year old. The two main girls I am...
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    WANTED - Polish Frizzle Pullets / Eggs

    Greetings fellow Chicken Lovers. I am in search for Polish-Frizzle pullets. I have the set up to incubate eggs so I’m willing to go that route but I live in the city limits so I wouldn’t be able to keep the roos. But if all you have are eggs, I’ll take them! Not planning on showing them or...
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    2 girls, 1 too? EE

    They were born on 10/09 so they’re about 12 weeks old. They came from blue eggs and I’m pretty sure they’re EE. Never owned chickens before so it’s been quite the learning curve. No doubt the one in the middle (Giraffe) is a Roo. He has a nice big ranch to go to once he is old enough. He has...
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    Day 25 & Ready to Say Goodbye?

    It was my first (and possibly) only hatch. I acquired some eggs and while I've always wanted chickens, this was a bit rushed. I thought it was "set & forget" but I was Day 10 into this and then realized I was in way over my head! The fact that 3 hatched is nothing but a miracle honestly. I got...
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    Recently Hatched Chick - Needed Help Hatching - Now is Weak (somewhat graphic pics)

    I have a chick that needs some help. :( I acquired some chicks (check my introduction for more backstory). Out of the 8, 3 have hatched. One on day 19 and the other two on day 21. 2 were duds. The other 2 are still incubating. They are rockin' but haven't pipped but I will let them do their...
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    Newbie Here! *waves*

    Hello everyone!! Wanted to introduce myself before I start being needy of your knowledge. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? These are my first chickens. A boyfriend's brother had a brooding chicken (had to google what brooding was) and since they don't have a...
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